The First March of Gentlemen

In The First March of Gentlemen, Rafal Milach creates a fictitious narrative composed of authentic stories. He retells the historical childrens’ strike in Września in Poland from the early 20th Century, through collaged archive photographs from the 1950s and 1960. By blending these elements, he has created a new narrative, to be read as a playful metaphor for the political situation of the present. This project was created by the Deutsche Borse Prize shortlisted photographer…

In The First March of Gentlemen, Rafal Milach creates a fictitious narrative composed of authentic stories. He retells the historical childrens’ strike in Września in Poland from the early 20th Century, through collaged archive photographs from the 1950s and 1960. By blending these elements, he has created a new narrative, to be read as a playful metaphor for the political situation of the present. This project was created by the Deutsche Borse Prize shortlisted photographer on the Kolekcja Września residency programme in 2016. Second Edition Published April 2018 Text by Maciej Pisuk, Rafal Milach, Karol Szymkowiak Design by Rafal Milach & Ania Nacka-Milach Limited to 650 copies (including 100 special editions) 165 x 207 mm portrait format 72 pp, 48 illustrations Hardback ISBN 978-1-910401-17-0