In 2015, Latvian born artist Ivars Gravlejs released Early Works, a photographic scrapbook which documents his schooldays during 1990s. This body of work propelled his name in the photography and art world.

Now living and working in Prague, Ivars ongoing series Shopping Poetry is inspired by the facial expressions that shoppers make when looking at their grocery receipts.

 

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Ivars Gravlejs @ivarsgravlejs taking over Photoworks account 🙂 #photoworks_uk #ivarsgravlejs #instagramtakeover #photography #shopping_poetry

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cucumbers cucumbers bananas tomatoes tomatoes bananas cucumbers tomatoes bananas tomatoes bananas tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes bananas One of the first poems by Ivars Gravlejs @ivarsgravlejs #photoworks_uk #ivarsgravlejs #instagramtakeover #photography #shopping_poetry

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beer hunting glass mystery squirrel vodka glass mystery panties torro sponge mermaid Ivars Gravlejs @ivarsgravlejs taking over Photoworks account! #photoworks_uk #ivarsgravlejs #instagramtakeover #photography #shopping_poetry

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