Zofia Rydet (1911-1997) is one of Poland's most famous photographers, known for the incredibly ambitious project, 'Sociological Record,' in which the artist aimed to candidly document every household in Poland. Begun at the age of 67, the project consumed her and many of the tens of thousands of portraits that resulted from it remain undeveloped. This exhibit at MoFo will introduce audiences to Rydet's photo collages, the last project she worked on before the unfinished 'Sociological Record,' and which the museum describes as her 'magnum opus.'

Rydet's surreal collages , which are often composed of fragments of her own photographs, address deeply humanistic themes. According to the artist herself, the series is “about humans threatened from the moment of birth, about their feelings and desires, about loneliness, fear that only love can save them from, and about the dread of extermination and the tragedy of time passing.”

The exhibition features around 100 works grouped by Rydet into 15 thematic sections. These cover both universal human experiences – such as 'Birth,' 'Motherhood,' and 'Transformations' – and the shared histories of Rydet’s own generation. In 'The World of Feelings & Imagination,' more intensely than in any of her other work, one feels the echoes of the war and destruction, resonating even with today’s geopolitical realities.