Simione Mihai, Sintesti, Romania
About this artwork
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert spent many hours documenting the independent existence of the Kalderash gypsies of Romania during the 1990s. These photographs form a vivid contrast to the media's by-now-clichéd broadcasts on the depressing conditions in Romania's orphanages. Sutton-Hibbert shows us a community that subsists on a bare minimum of material comforts but nevertheless looks proudly on the world. It is full of vigour and a capacity for enjoying life. Old men, children, beautiful young women challenge the viewer with their steady gaze.
Updated before 2020
-
artist:Jeremy Sutton-HibbertScottish (born 1969)
-
title:Simione Mihai, Sintesti, Romania
-
date created:1993
-
materials:Gelatin silver print
-
measurements:17.90 x 17.70 cm
-
object type:
-
credit line:Purchased 1993
-
accession number:PGP 143.22
-
gallery:
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert studied photography at the Glasgow College of Building and Printing. His work covers a wide range of styles and subjects, from portraits to documentary photography. He has worked across the world and covered many news stories including the aftermath of 9/11 in New York, the...