The title of the exhibition “North goes South - waste we didn’t create” plays on the double meaning of the expression “to go south,” which means moving in a southern direction but also “to deteriorate/decline”.

It also aims to challenge the main theme of this year’s Photography Festival in Sopot, – North, as the show is a part of festival’s celebratory 10th edition programme.

Here, “north" refers to the geographical, economic and cultural Global North, and its negative impact on the Global South, with an emphasis on the waste colonialism, unsustainable global textile industry in the era of fast fashion, and resulting environmental crisis.

The exhibition presents the works of THE REVIVAL, a collective and community-run organization of activists/artists from Ghana, led by Yayra Agbofah, as an example of vibrant, impactful movements in Africa of today that challenge the status quo, question the values and economic systems of the Global North, and redefine the notions of sustainability and human connection to nature. Through upcycled fashion, community projects, art, and the powerful language of photography, THE REVIVAL inspires and offers solutions and hope in times of crisis, calling for action and stimulating global social change.

curated by: Ula Kahul, Małgorzata Popinigis