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Imaginary journey- Spaces to inhabit – photography exhibition by Eva Barton, Jorge Fabián Castillo and Jordi Vic

Tonight, 20th April 2018 at 19h, opening of photography exhibition “Imaginary journey- Spaces to inhabit”, by Eva Barton, Jorge Fabián Castillo and Jordi Vic, Dom kulture Studentski grad, Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 179

Photographers:
Eva Barton (Hungary)
Jorge Fabian Foto Castillo (Mexico)
Jordi Vic (Catalonia)

Traveling is not only a state of geographic mobility, it can also be an internal state, reflexive, an interior glance that has its own time and its own images that spring from the imaginary.

Photography can represent the world but not the imaginary. It’s here where artists situate themselves and gamble for photography as a means to get to that imaginary inexistent of the real – making it palpable, sensible and intimate with proposals.

Whether it is for a re-creation of broken sentiments where destiny is decisive to continue, or finalize, or a longing for the faded memories of a city that one felt and suffered, nostalgia for the memories that I would like to move in the distance and recover from that distance, or delve deeply into profound sentiments of the everyday and decide to travel inward in order to see myself and recognize between memory and the existence of time.

These are forms of moving with the knowledge that traveling is not only physical, but also interior and reflexive in order to arrive to the awareness of being sensible.

With the support of Embajada de México en Serbia & Collegium Hungaricum Belgrád

Imaginarno putovanje – Prostori za naseljavanje – Eva Barton, Jorge Fabián Castillo i Jordi Vic

Večeras, 20. aprila 2018. godine u 19h, otvaranje izložbe fotografija “Imaginarno putovanje – Prostori za naseljavanje”, Eva Barton, Jorge Fabián Castillo i Jordi Vic, Dom kulture Studentski grad, Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 179

Fotografi:
Eva Barton (Mađarska)
Jorge Fabián Castillo (Meksiko)
Jordi Vic (Katalonija)

Putovanje nije samo stanje geografske pokretljivosti, već može da bude i unutrašnje stanje, refleksivno, unutrašnji pogled koji ima sopstveno vreme i sopstvene slike koje niču iz imaginarnog.

Fotografija može da prestavlja svet, ali ne i imaginarno. Upravo ovde se umetnici smeštaju i kockaju za fotografiju kao sredstvo putem kog mogu da dođu do tog imaginarnog nepostojećeg dela stvarnosti – čineći ga opipljivim, osetljivim i intimnim sa njihovim predlozima.

Bez obzira da li se radi o ponovnom stvaranju razlomljenih osećanja gde je sudbina odlučujuća za dalji nastavak ili okončanje, ili o čežnji za izbledelim sećanjima na grad koji se oseća ili trpi, nostalgiji za sećanjima koja bismo želeli da pomerimo u daljinu i da ih ponovo uzmemo sa te distance, ili da prodremo snažno u duboka osećanja svakodnevice i odlučimo da putujemo unutar sebe kako bismo se videli i prepoznali između sećanja i postojanja vremena.

To su načini kretanja sa znanjem da putovanje nije samo fizičko, već i unutrašnje i refleksivno, kako bi se došlo do svesnosti da je razumno.

Uz podršku Ambasade Meksika u Srbiji i Collegium Hungaricum Beograd

At 3 AM – photography exhibition by Ivan Blazhev

Tonight, 19th April 2018 at 20h, opening of photography exhibition “At 3 AM” by Ivan Blazhev, TransformArt Gallery, Svetog Save 8

Ivan Blazhev was born in 1974 in Skopje, Macedonia. He has graduated from Brooklyn College (NYC, USA) with BA in Filmmaking and holds an MFA degree in Photography from the Academy of Arts of Novi Sad (Serbia). Works as a photographer, filmmaker and educator. He has exhibited his work at national and international museum and gallery venues. In 2008 his project Macedonia Dreaming was part of Beyond Walls – Eastern Europe after 1989 program at the Noorderlicht Photo Festival in the Netherlands. In 2011 he was featured in the exhibition Fragments: Macedonian art scene 1991 – 2011 at the Museum of Contemporary Art – Skopje. Blazhev has published five photographic books.

At 3 am

“…and in a real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day. At that hour the tendency is to refuse to face things as long as possible by retiring into an infantile dream – but one is continually startled out of this by various contacts with the world.” – writes F. Scott Fitzgerald in his book “The Crack-up”. Borrowing its title and theme from this reference, the project “At 3 a.m.” refers to this particular time of the day not as an indication of the time when the photographs of Skopje may have been taken. This temporal reference is more so, a parameter of the spiritual state and time we live in.

Under the auspices of “SK-2014” a curious proliferation of statues, monuments and neo-classical and baroque architecture have been popping up across the Macedonian capital during the last few years. As a result of this still ongoing project, Macedonia’s capital Skopje has been built, torn apart, rebuilt, covered and masked, undergoing a facelift beyond recognition. But the facelift goes much deeper under the surface. SK-2014 is a revisionist project which has been rewriting the history of the city and it has been redefining the identity. Much debated and with strong international and local opposition, the project has been under the scrutiny of the public, but nevertheless the government continued with the project, deeply carving through the Skopje urban landscape.

“At 3 a.m.” is a personal photographic narrative of confrontation, transformation and intimate battle, documenting the trauma from the abrupt changes to the face of the city. Photographing the changing urban landscape, as well as the human landscape within it, is an effort to make sense of the new reality, of coming to terms with the city. It is a way of exploring Skopje, finding a way through the new landscape and trying to understand its new face, its new skin and what is under it. It is not a project about documenting the change, but rather it is a project about the psychological impact of the change and a search for a sense of identity and community within the new landscape. The project represents photographer’s personal gaze into memories, changes and socio-political impact on the individual and the community.

U 3 ujutru – izložba fotografija Ivana Blazheva

Večeras, 19. aprila 2018. godine u 20h, otvaranje izložbe fotografija “U 3 ujutru” Ivana Blazheva, galerija TransformArt, Svetog Save 8

Ivan Blazhev rođen je 1974 god. u Skoplju. Diplomirao je režiju na Bruklinskom koledžu (Njujork, SAD), a magistrirao fotografiju na Akademiji umetnosti u Novom Sadu. Radi kao fotograf, režiser i pedagog. Izlagao je svoje radove na samostalnim u grupnim izložbama u zemlji I inostranstvu, između ostalih 2008 god. njegov projekat “Makedonija sanjajući” bio je deo izložbe “Preko zidova – Istočna Evropa nakon 1989 godine” na Noorderlicht festivalu fotografije u Holandiji, a 2011-te godine deo je izložbe “Fragmenti: Makedonska umetnička scena 1991 – 2011” u Muzeju savremene umetnosti – Skoplje. Blazev je objavio pet fotografskih knjiga.

At 3 am

“… u stvarno mračnoj noći duše uvek je tri sata ujutru, dan za danom. U to doba, tendencija je odbijanje suočavanja sa stvarima što je više moguće, povlačenjem u infantilan san – ali čovek je konstantno trgnut iz tog sna zbog raznih kontakta sa svetom”- piše F. Scott Fitzgerald u svojoj knjizi “The Crack -up”. Pozajmljujući naslov i temu iz ovog citata, projekat “U tri ujutru” se odnosi na ovo određeno vreme dana, ali ne kao indikaciju vremena kada su fotografije snimljene, več kao parametar duhovnog stanja i vremena u kojem živimo.

Pod nazivom “SK-2014” u proteklih nekoliko godina veliki broj statua, spomenika, zgrada i fasade neoklasicističke i barokne arhitekture nikli su kroz grad. Kao rezultat ovog tekućeg projekta, Skoplje je izgrađeno, srušeno, obnovljeno, pokriveno i prikriveno, dobijajući neprepoznatljiv lik. Međutim, ovo “uljepšavanje” ide mnogo dublje ispod površine.
“SK-2014” je revizionistički projekat koji revidira istoriju grada i redefiniše identitet. Iako puno debatiran i sa snažnom međunarodnom i lokalnom opozicijom, projekat se nastavio, duboko urezujući kroz Skopski gradski pejzaž.

“U 3 ujutru” je lična fotografska naracija konfrontacije, transformacije i intimne borbe, dokumentiranje traume od naglih promena lica grada. Fotografisanje ove promene urbanog pejzaža, kao i ljudskog I kulturnog pejzaža unutar urbanog, predstavlja način traženja smisla i suočavanje sa novom realnosću grada. To je način istraživanja Skoplja, pronalaženje puta kroz novi pejzaž i pokušaj da se razume njegovo novo lice, nove kože i ono što je ispod nje. To nije projekat o dokumentiranju samih faktičkih promena, već je serijal fotografija nastalih pod psihološkom i duhovnom uticaju promjena i potragu za osećanjem identiteta i zajednice u novom pejzažu. “U 3 ujutru” predstavlja lični pogled fotografa u sećanja, promene i socio-politički uticaj na pojedinca i zajednicu.

Lalibela – putovanje u Jerusalim Afrike – izložba fotografija Gali Tibon

Večeras, 19. aprila 2018. godine u 19h, otvaranje izložbe fotografija “Lalibela – putovanje u Jerusalim Afrike” Gali Tibon, Muzej afričke umetnosti, Andre Nikolića 14

Etiopija je jedna od najstarijih hrišćanskih zemalјa na svetu, u kojoj se оvа vеrа počelа propovedati u prvim vekovima hrišćаnstvа, a zvanično je priznatа kao religija u 4. veku n.e. Etiopska prаvоslаvnа tеvаhеdо crkva danas broji preko 40 miliona vernika.

Hrišćanska tradicija neraskidivo je upletena u kulturu i istoriju zemlјe. Najsvetiji grad i najvažnije hodočasničko središte je Lalibela, gradić smešten u severnom planinskom području Lasta, koji godišnje pohodi veliki broj domaćih vernika, ali i sve više stranih posetilaca.

Jedanaest monolitnih crkava, zа kоје sе prеtpоstаvlја dа su sagrađene za vreme vladavine krаlја Lаlibеlе (12-13. vеk), isklesane su u mekom crvenom vulkanskom kamenu ispod nivoa zemlјe, i povezane mrežom tunela i podzemnih prolaza. Nјihova izgradnja predstavlјa izuzetan arhitektonski podvig, a od 1978. godine nalaze se pod zaštitom UNESKО-a. Prostorni raspored bogomolјa, grupisanih u dve skupine, pa čak i naziv reke Jordanos koja ih deli, podsećaju na Jerusalim i celom lokalitetu daju takoreći biblijski prizvuk. Od 12. veka, od kada su crkve podignute, u njima se neprekinuto obavlјa verska služba.

GALI Tibbon, nagrađivana fotografkinja iz Jerusalima, zа dokumentarni rad o Lalibeli, 2013. gоdinе је оsvојilа nаgrаdu kојu dоdеlјuје Sony World Photography (WPO). Izmеđu оstаlih priznаnjа, dоbitnicа је i Moscow International Photo Award, Fotoweek DC, dva puta je bila pobednica UNESCO Humanity Photo Award i finalistkinja National Geographic konkursa. Rad joj je zasnovan na istraživanju religije, vere i duhovnosti kod vernika širоm planete. Fotografije su joj objavlјivаne u mnogobrojnim novinama i čаsоpisimа: Geo, National Geographic, Newsweek, Elle, Time, itd. Nјеni rаdоvi su izlagani u muzejima, galerijama i na mnogobrojnim internacionalnim festivalima fotografije širоm svеtа.

Izložba je rezultat saradnje Muzeja afričke umetnosti, Beogradske tvrđave i Beogradskog meseca fotografije.

Lalibela – A Journey to the Jerusalem of Africa – photography exhibition by Gali Tibon

Tonight, 19th April 2018 at 19h, opening of photography exhibition “Lalibela – A Journey to the Jerusalem of Africa” by Gali Tibon, The Museum of African Art, Andre Nikolića 14

Ethiopia is one of the oldest Christian countries in the world, where Christianity was officially recognised as a religion in the 4th century. Today, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church gathers over 40 million believers.

The Christian tradition is inextricably linked with this country’s culture and history. The holiest city and the most significant centre of pilgrimage is Lalibela, a little town situated in the northern mountainous area of Lasta, visited every year by large numbers of local believers, but increasingly also by foreign visitors.

Eleven monolithic churches, assumed to have been built during the reign of King Lalibela (12-13th century), were carved out of a soft red volcanic rock, below ground level, and connected through a network of tunnels and subterranean passages. Their construction represents an extraordinary architectural achievement, and since 1978, the churches have been under the protection of UNESCO. The spatial layout of the churches, which are grouped into two clusters, and the very name of the river Yordanos that divides them, are reminiscent of Jerusalem, imbuing the entire setting with an almost biblical aura. Since the 12th century when the churches were erected, religious services have been held without interruption.

GALI Tibbon photographer is an award-winning photographer based in Jerusalem. In 2013 she was named Travel Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards (WPO) in London for her documentary work on Lalibela, Ethiopia. Among her many awards are: the Moscow International Photo Award, Fotoweek DC, she is a two-time winner of the UNESCO Humanity Photo Award, and a National Geographic photo contest finalist (etc.). Her work explores the theme of religion, focusing on faith, capturing the spiritual and abstract emotions of the believers into her stills as she travels around the globe. Tibbon’s images are published regularly in renowned magazines and newspapers worldwide (Geo, National Geographic, Newsweek, Elle, Time, etc.). Her pictures are exhibited in museums, galleries and prestigious international photo festivals.

The exhibition is the result of the cooperation between the Museum of African Art, Belgrade Fortress and Belgrade Photo Month.

Karaburma, my ghetto – photography exhibition by Igor Čoko

Tonight, 18th April 2018 at 19h, opening of photography exhibition “Karaburma, my ghetto” by Igor Čoko, Galerija Eurocentar, Makedonska 30

Many things doesn’t looks like we want to see them. Or it doesn’t suit us to present them the way they really are. Sometimes raw, sometimes brutal, quite on the edge. But so outgiving, truth and full of life. Welcome to Karaburma. My ghetto. A place of restless spirit and very kind people. A place of vivid extremes, which street and social aesthetic I was documenting during past five years. Welcome to my personal Bronx.

Igor Čoko

Karaburma moj geto – Igor Čoko izložba fotografija

Večeras, 18. aprila 2018. godine u 19h, otvaranje izložbe fotografija Igora Čoke “Karaburma moj geto”, Galerija Eurocentar, Makedonska 30

Mnoge stvari vjerovatno ne izgledaju onako kako želimo da ih vidimo. Ili nam ne odgovara da ih predstavimo onakve kakve jesu. Često puta sirove, brutalne, na ivici. Ali životne, neposredne i istinite. Dobrodošli u Karaburmu. Moj geto. Kraj nemirnog duha, ali veoma prijatnih ljudi. Mjesto živopisnih krajnosti, čiju sam uličnu i socijalnu estetiku dokumentovao tokom proteklih pet godina. Dobrodošli u moj lični Bronks.

Igor Čoko

Moj Pariz u Polaroidima – izložba instant fotografija Miodraga Baždara

Večeras, 17. aprila 2018. godine u 19h, otvaranje izložbe “Moj Pariz u Polaroidima” instant fotografija Miodraga Baždara, galerija Бартcелона, Belgrade Design District

Izložba “Moj Pariz u Polaroidima” je skup Polaroid instant fotografija Pariza, “grada svetlosti”. Tokom izložbe biće organizovane radionice pod pokroviteljstvom firme Polaroid Originals.

My Paris in Polaroids – Instant photography exhibition by Miodrag Bazdar

Tonight, 17th April 2018 at 19h, opening of Miodrag Bazdar instant photography exhibition “My Paris in Polaroids”, gallery Бартcелона, Belgrade Design District

Exhibition “My Paris in Polaroids” is a collection of Polaroid instant photographs of Paris, “city of light”. During the exhibition there will be organized workshops supported by Polaroid Originals company.