The effects of the Russian Revolution through 130 of Max Penson¿s photographs
This year marks a century since the Russian Revolution. With no political aim, but rather to display the photographer's technique, the Vimcorsa sala in Córdoba is exhibiting over 130 unpublished photographs from the Uzbek photojournalist, Max Penson. The photos portray the effects of the revolution on his homeland beginning in 1924. Controlled by Leninist propaganda, Penson paints a gentle image of his people.
Los efectos de la Revolución Rusa a través de 130 fotografías de Max Penson
Giulia Re
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Max Penson was a photographer for the `Pravda¿ newspaper whose photos portray a perspective tinged by the communist control of Uzbekistan between the years 1920 and 1940. Along with showing peasants happy in their work, Penson also highlights the incorporation of women into the workforce and large State infrastructure projects.
The photographs, on display for the first time, are part of a private collection and show a reporter who was interested in naturalism, without disregarding the constructivist movement or the influence of artists such as Alexander Rochenco. Because he was Jewish and held a western perspective, Penson lived isolated, dying lonely and depressed.
