Down on the Quayside for my weekly barre class – yes, I am still going – I decided to pop into Side Gallery and check out their new exhibition, The Inner Eye: Aspects of GDR Documentary Photography.

I have a longstanding fondness for Berlin, and a fascination for life in GDR, and the show didn’t disappoint. Three floors of stunning photos taken by the leading photographers of the time, most of which focus on the everyday life of the country, it’s a fascinating and enlightening exhibition, and definitely worth a visit.