{"product_id":"baltic-edition-tish-murtha","title":"Baltic Edition - Tish Murtha","description":"\u003cp\u003eTish Murtha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eContact sheet from Tish Murtha’s Elswick Kids series, April 1978\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiclée Print\u003cbr\u003ePrinted on Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl 285gsm\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced exclusively for BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art on the occasion of the \u003cbr\u003eexhibition Close to Home, 4 July 2026 – 4 April 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in South Shields in 1956, Murtha returned to Newcastle from university to document life in her Elswick community, capturing the social impact of industrial decline with honesty, empathy and urgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpening in summer 2026, this landmark exhibition - \u003cem\u003eClose to Home\u003c\/em\u003e in Baltic’s Level 3 gallery - marks the first time four major series by celebrated documentary photographer Tish Murtha will be shown together in the North East, alongside a newly commissioned body of work by Newcastle–based artist Kuba Ryniewicz. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeveloped in close collaboration with her daughter, Ella Murtha, the exhibition honours Tish’s vision and the continued stewardship of her archive. Her images remain a vital record of working-class experience and a powerful call to acknowledge the inequalities that persist today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baltic Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58060007080310,"sku":"P00008461","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/8715\/files\/tish_murtha_baltic_edition.jpg?v=1781093139","url":"https:\/\/shop.balticmill.com\/products\/baltic-edition-tish-murtha","provider":"Baltic Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}