Daniel Šperl has given himself an exhibition for his sixtieth birthday. From the outset, he decided to set aside the photographs made during his stays in Japan, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, China, Mongolia, and Ghana, and to select exclusively from works created in various regions of the Czech Republic. For months, he produced hundreds of traditional darkroom enlargements—enough to fill the Galerie Rudolfinum or the House at the Stone Bell to capacity. Leica Gallery Prague, however, is more intimate in scale. Some time ago, together with the gallery’s director Míla Dubská, I had to endure rather painful moments persuading Daniel Šperl that not all of his finely crafted and meticulously framed photographs could fit within this space, and that some would have to be omitted. I understand all too well the mercilessness of such conditions. As I know from experience, the author’s decision about which photograph to exhibit and which to exclude can at times resemble the situation in Styron’s famous novel Sophie’s Choice. date and time Mon—Fri 10:00—20:00 Sat—Sun 11:00—18:00