Memory isn't black and white: Girl on a Spacehopper
In 1971 Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen snapped a joyous image of a little girl playing in the street. It became world famous. But who is she?
'The portrait you'd love to have of yourself as a child' – but who is she?
In 1971, Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen snapped a joyous image of a little girl playing in the streets of a Newcastle suburb scheduled for demolition, called Byker. The photo became world famous. Byker disappeared forever. Forty years later, Sirkka got a phonecall. Who is the girl on the spacehopper?
A version of this interview was first broadcast in August 2023.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Laura Thomas
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(Photo: Girl on a Spacehopper. Credit: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen. All Rights Reserved, DACS/Artimage 2023)
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