Questions around surveillance and control circle around the photography at FORMAT Festival, now on show in Derby

Questions around surveillance and control circle around the photography at FORMAT Festival, now on show in Derby
A group show put together by a Polish and a Hungarian curator, European Kinship: Eastern European Perspective picks out a shared sensibility across Eastern Europe – and beyond
Years before social media, the photographer was already critical of our obsession with celebrity culture and mocked the idea of spectacle
The American photographer’s debut monograph was inspired by a celebrated 19th-century poet and the stories of people he met on his journey
Visitors are treated to a breadth of approaches, from Polish subculture archives to intimate domestic imagery
The Ones to Watch cover artist’s ‘Vita Aeterna’ series unpacks his grandmother’s trust of alternative medicines
Now studying in London, the Ukrainian One to Watch Varvara Uhlik uses food and animation to explore Slavic identity
Developed in his bathroom, Ones To Watch winner Vic Bakin’s images offer nostalgia in a time of war
Over almost a decade, the photojournalist has documented life in Ukraine – now a new exhibition in London brings together her images of war, protest and resilience