Dewi Lewis, 2022

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

140 tritone plates

160 pages, 290mm x 260mm

From Dewi Lewis:

“An epoch of social history …” Originally published in 1983 by Jonathan Cape, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s Byker is recognized as a seminal body of work and a modern classic of photography. Konttinen documented a close-knit community in Newcastle in an area that was her home for seven years and which was destined for wholesale redevelopment. The work gained national recognition as a key photographic account of a rich working class culture on the eve of its destruction. The book was selected by The Observer as one of the top ten books of the year.

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