The Art of Looking: Between Photography and Literature. Wioletta Greg’s touring Scotland

In preparation for a planned exhibition of Polish photography in 2027, we have invited Wioletta Greg to lead literary events exploring the relationship between photography, observation and storytelling. For Greg, memory aided by photography has been central to her work.

Events held in both Polish and English, please check before booking.
All events are free, however registration is recommended as places are limited.

Full list of events below:

Wednesday 16 September, 5.30 – 6.30pm (in English)
General Washington Browne Room, Edinburgh Central Library, George IV Bridge, EH1 1EG
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Thursday 17 September, 7.00pm – 9.00pm (in Polish)
General Stanislaw Maczek Polish Ex-Combatants Association House (Dom SPK), 11 Drummond Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6PJ
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Saturday 19 September, 7.00pm – 8.30pm (in Polish)
Sikorski Polish Club, 5 Parkgrove Terrace, Glasgow, G3 7SD
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Sunday 20 September, 1.00pm – 2.00pm (children with parents in Polish)
Kulturalnik, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, EH9 1PL
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Monday 21 September, 5.00pm – 6.30pm (in English)
Star Room, The John Gray Centre, 15 Lodge Street, Haddington, EH41 3DX
To RSVP, please telephone: 01620 820680 or email: haddington.library@eastlothian.gov.uk

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Wioletta Grzegorzewska is a Polish-British writer living in United Kingdom since 2006. She publishes under the pen name: Wioletta Greg. Currently, she lives in Lewes on the river Ouse. She is an accomplished poet, shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Swallowing Mercury, her first prose book translated to English by Eliza Marciniak, was longlisted for the 2017 the Man Booker International Prize. Greg’s tales are rich in colour and texture, facts and magic. They possess a lyrical prose offering; a picturesque depiction of a country both lost in time, yet still modern.