Joe’s photos in Polish exhibition
PHOTOGRAPHER Joe Dixon had the honour of displaying his pictures of north Wexford in Gmina Puck in Poland last month at the Cultural Year in the Commune of Puck festival.
Joe, helped by representatives of the Gorey Municipal District, staged the ‘My Home Your Home’ exhibition to strengthen the cultural exchange with the Puck Municipality.
In May, former chairman of Gorey Municipal District Cllr Joe Sullivan and Dr Jan Dettlaff from Poland signed a letter of intent concerning a partnership with Gmina Puck for the foreseeable future. Joe said the trip with Cllr Anthony Donoghue and director of services, Eddie Taaffe was the next stage of the cultural exchange.
Joe’s photographs show his fascination with the culture and landscape of Gorey and the beauty of north Wexford.
He expressed his openness to the Polish guests in the title of the exhibition – ‘My Home Your Home’. ‘This beauty of my little motherland is my home and this house is your home,’ he said at the exhibition.
The photographic exhibition was also an opportunity to meet representatives of both local governments.
Head of Puck municipality Tadeusz Puszkarczuk, commune council chairperson Anna Pomieczyska, Gorey representative Cllr Anthony Donoghue and director of services Eddie Taaffe all expressed their willingness to extend mutual contacts between the regions.
There were performances by the regional bands ‘Bursztynki’ from Mieroszyn and ‘Plësta’ by Józef Roszman.
The visitors had the opportunity to visit the charming town of Puck, the old town of Gdansk, its cathedral, and the Olsztyn Park. Joe said he will particularly remember the visit to the unit of the Volunteer Fire Brigade in Lebcz and at the Scout Maritime Centre in Puck. Gorey Municipal District would like to thank the director Dr Jan Dettlaff for the invitation and the hospitality received.
It is hoped that this was not the last Gorey visit to Puck and that the partnership will result in many more projects in the future.