Horst Friedrichs, Celso Colaço, João Carlos, Sivan Askayo, Tiago Sales, Valeria Galizzi
6 fotografov, 3 fotografije, 1 specifičen izgled
"Kako izgledam?" To je vprašanje, ki ga fotografom največkrat postavimo in se ga tudi najbolj bojijo.
Nekateri vam bodo odgovorili, da izgledate čudovito, drugi, da izgledate veselo, žalostno, nervozno, prestrašeno, nezbrano. Spet tretji vas bodo morda želeli prepričati, da še nikoli prej niste izgledali bolje. Naj se sliši zanimivo, a od Brassaïja do Lászla Moholy-Nagyja, od Roberta Cape do Douglasa Fairbanksa, od Man Raya do Korde, večina fotografov ni nikoli zmogla izgleda prav zares opisati. Od očeta moderne fotografije, Andreja Kertesza, ki je svoje zanimanje za opustošene ravninske pokrajine zamenjal za naključne ljudi, ki jih je srečal na ulicah Budimpešte, od potujočih dnevnikov Richarda Avedona iz Texasa do čudaškosti Diane Arbus z ulic New Yorka. Fotografi se trudijo v objektiv ujeti tisto, kar vam pokaže ogledalo na čisto običajen dan ali pa tisto, kar je za obzorjem skrito. Od starih Photomaton studijev v pozabljenih krajih po celem svetu iz prejšnjega stoletja, od Carlosa Relvasa na Portugalskem do Chichica Alkmima v Braziliji, se fotografi trudijo ujeti popolno ali nepopolno podobo. A z besedami je nikoli ne znajo opisati.
Horst Friedrichs, Celso Colaço, João Carlos, Sivan Askayo, Tiago Sales in Valeria Galizzi je 6 fotografov, ki sodijo v vrh evropske fotografije. Navdušujejo se nad tem, kar fotoaparat lahko pokaže in preobrazi. Motivi s celega sveta, od pomarančevcev v Timbuktuju do sivine Lahoreja, od underground klubov v MOD Londonu do Buenos Airesa in vrtoglavih višin nebotičnikov v Hong Kongu in Dubaiju. Motivi, ki iščejo odgovor in spoznanje, kako ljudje izgledajo in kaj gledajo. To je njihova zgodba in njihov točno določen pogled na to, kar oko lahko vidi. Kolesarji, šivilje, glasbeniki, pisatelji, športniki, žurerji, vsi strmijo v fotoaparat. Gore, riževa polja, kaotične podobe mest sredi prometnega zamaška in tihi gozdovi v meglici. To je njihov izgled. Vaša naloga je, da pogledate bližje.
Foto: João Carlos
- João Vilela Geraldo
Kuratorja: João Vilela Geraldo in Zala Orel.
Produkcija: Layerjeva hiša, Mestna občina Kranj, TAM-TAM Inštitut
Več o festivalu Svetlopisani dnevi: https://layer.si/svetlopis/
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HYALOTYPICAL DAYS | Festival of Photography
Looking 6×3
Spot-On Gallery
5. 11. – 30. 11.
Opening: Tuesday, November 5th 5pm
Horst Friedrichs, Celso Colaço, João Carlos, Sivan Askayo, Tiago Sales, Valeria Galizzi
6 photographers, 3 photos each, 1 specific look
“How do I look?” This is the question all photographers get asked the most, and fear the most. Some will say you look amazing, others will tell you that you look happy, sad, nervous, afraid, unfocused. Others will even try to convince you that you have never looked better in your life. But curious as it might seem, from Brassaï to László Moholy-Nagy, from Robert Capa to Douglas Fairbanks, from Man Ray to Korda, most photographers have never been able to describe any particular or specific look. From the father of modern photography, André Kertész, who turned his gaze from barren flat landscapes and moved it to the random people he would find on the streets of Budapest, from the travelling diaries of Richard Avedon in Texas to the immediate quirkiness of Diane Arbus on the streets of NYC, photographers have been trying to put into print what your mirror shows you on any given Sunday, or what any horizon holds secret/hidden. From the old Photomaton Studios of the last century in each forgotten town around the world, from Carlos Relvas in Portugal to Chichico Alkmim in Brasil, photographers have been trying to capture the perfect, or imperfect, look, but have simply been unable to describe it.
Horst Friedrichs, João Carlos, Valeria Galizzi, Tiago Sales, Sivan Askayo and Celso Colaço, 6 of the best European photographers fascinated by what the camera can show or transmit (and transform), have travelled around the world from the oranges and reds of Timbuktu to the greys and yellows of Lahore or Wadi Rum, from the dance salons of underground MOD London and Buenos Aires to the heights of fragile skyscrapers in Hong Kong and Dubai, to find how people look like, and what they look at. This is their story and their particular view on what the eye can see. Bikers, tailors, musicians, writers, rockers, athletes, all staring into the camera. Mountains, rice fields, chaotic cityscapes at rush hour, silent forests in the mist, empty beaches. This is their Look. It’s up to you to look closely.
– João Vilela Geraldo
Curated by João Vilela Geraldo and Zala Vidali Orel. Produced by Hiša Layer.
More about the programme of Hyalotypical Days: https://layer.si/svetlopis/hyalotypical-days/
