Mark Power The Old Town, Warsaw, Poland, 2005 Farbfotografie, C-Print auf Fuji Crystal Archive Matte, verso signiert, Aufkleber der Agentur Magnum mit Informationen zum Motiv, Print 2020, 10,9 x 13,9 cm auf 15,2 x 15,2 cm. Passepartouriert in einem säurefreien und alterungsbeständigen Passepartout in Museumsqualität (Conservation-Board). “In 1978, the College of Cardinals elected the first non-Italian pope since the 16th century. Remarkably, they chose a man from behind the Iron Curtain instead, ordaining Karol Wojtyla (b. Wadowice, Poland, 1920) as John Paul II. John Paul celebrated Mass in Warsaw during his first papal visit to Poland in 1979. Lech Walesa, the founder of Solidarnosc (Solidarity) and the first post-Communist President of Poland later claimed Poles were giving the courage to demand change by these words: ‘Let your Spirit descend and change the image of the land…this land.’ John Pauls´s death provoked an outpouring of grief in Poland. Huge screens were erected across Warsaw of enable hundreds of thousands to watch the requiem mass broadcast live from the Vatican, where the greatest number of heads of state present at any funeral were present: four kings, five queens, at least 70 presidents and prime ministers, and more than 14 leaders of other religions. John Paul was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. Advances in telecommunications ensured he was the most recognizable pope in history, so it seemed appropriate to photograph this momentous event as it was: a television broadcast.” – Mark Power Mark Power, * 1959 in Harpenden, England, britischer Fotograf. Mark Power trat Magnum Photos 2002 als Nominierter bei und wurde 2007 Vollmitglied der renommierten Agentur. Seine Arbeiten sind in zahlreichen Museen auf der ganzen Welt zu sehen und befinden sich in bedeutenden öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen, darunter das Arts Council of England, das British Council, das Victoria and Albert Museum, das Los Angeles County Museum of Art und das Marrakech Museum of Photography and Visual Art.