Nicolás Muller: Traces of Exile
Exploring the depths of photography and its ability as a weapon to create an authentic document of reality, Hungarian-born photographer Nicolás Muller is being recognised for his work in an exhibition at the Jeu de Paume Gallery in Paris.
Muller, whose work was not very well known in France while he lived there in exile after fleeing Nazi persecution, was a leading exponent of Hungarian social photography. Working from the rural lands of Hungary, to the countryside of Tangiers after he fled Hungary as it aligned with Nazi Germany and finally onto Spain, Muller was able to capture the social and political changes through the eye of his lens and with labourers as his canvass.
Now for the first time, France is recognising Muller’s work and his humanist, documentarian style of that came from the hills of Hungary to Tangiers and Spain. It will be featured exclusively at an exhibition titled Traces of Exile.
Utilising hundreds of images and documents taken from archives kept by his daughter, Ana Muller, the exhibition will look to reflect the photographer’s deep and impassionate love for the world of labour and the most modest members of society. His work is said to bring a strong sense of sympathy for the working class, which would remain a hallmark throughout his career.
The exhibition is currently open at the Jeu de Paume in Paris, France. It will close on Sunday 31 May 2015.
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