4. Photodistorzija by Andi Bančić

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PHOTODISTORZIJA 4 I consider this essay to be both an announcement and a personal experience of works submitted to this year’s Photographic Biennial in Poreč. As a member of jury, I regard the applications generally do not yield a true insight into a capacity of each particular work. All the more, the opening event is a moment of expectation and surprise. While reading the application forms, the jury wished to draw out the maximum and avoid misjudgements, but only the opening will give a true picture. Ever since its foundation in 2003, Photodistorzija has intended to present photographs in all the forms of its appearance: from classical analogue to digital photography; from photography as a pure document to subsequently manipulated or computer-generated photos. Openness towards genres and the application of photographic media is stated in the contest propositions. Logically, this is also reflected in the actual selection. We should, however, mention that that the exhibition’s review character additionally evolves from the jury’s intent to include all the examples presenting the noneveryday treatments of photography such as, for example, a print technique. We should not neglect a fact that the actual title, Photodistorzija, directs our attention towards the possibility of reversing or twisting of, tentatively, known photographic matrixes. About hundred individuals applied for a biennial, mostly amateurs. This is not unusual for two essential reasons. The first is that any Croatian wishing to study photography has to attend international arts schools abroad (Prague, Padua, Milan, London) since there is no specialized study of photography in Croatia yet. The second reason concerns the fact that photography, during last fifteen years, underwent democratization at an unsurmised rate. There are but few people today that are excluded from the world market of digital, easily portable and cheap cameras. Photography has seen the end of elitism. Besides a large number of potential photographers, this resulted in a huge amount of drab photos that arise before the object in the eyepiece is actually selected, because “clicking” is as simple as holding a camera in one’s hand. Such works have not entered jury’s selection.

The diversified company of 4th Photodistorzija grasps all the general places of photo-thematics: portrait, architecture, landscape, travelogue, nude, semantics of urban milieu, conceptual approaches, female writing. Talking about portrait, I would like to mention Antonio Pozojević who, though pursuing photography for a very short time, recognized a genre for which he feels special affinity and which he successfully follows. His presented works are endowed with all the characterises of good social photography, such as an awakened character of a portrayed person. He also targets well the compositional cannons, regardless of a camera angle. Denis Gržetić made an exemplary successful portrait of a girl, fitting her figure within his favourite, northern landscapes that evoke the painting of northern romanticism. Parallels with painting are unavoidable here, since for a centuries painting tried diligently to play the role of photographer. I am glad to mention Viktor Herak, who continues the tradition of nude portraits by employing “dark” 1980s iconography, which perhaps overloads his figures a little bit. By contrast, Darko Tripar portrayed a female body, deprived of everything superfluous but a movement of slowly turning around itself, in semi-darkness. The absence of human figure in a desolated landscape, as well as accentuating the sombre atmospheres, are the main parameters played with by Karmen Orlić and Saša Vadanjel. Wistfulness is running though the frames shot by Ana Lorencin, who still uncovers their warmth, whether through a protagonist’s smile or by (un)consciously avoiding depicting the solitude. She mainly portrays two figures, even if its just empty chairs, such as in a case of infra-red photo by Ivan Legović and Dean Petrović. A similar take with a dominant blue-green colour spectrum, a work by Mirta Klarić, is peculiar to the aesthetics of world where computer-generating became equalled with the real space. Digital technology has changed our experience of nature and colour. Typical example of this is presented in a series of three photographs by Alan Matuka, where one cannot discern whether they are computer-generated, or maybe photographed and manipulated through a graphic programme. The same goes for a work by Zoltan Nagy and Tina Erman, who turn the real 4

space into a semblance of an artificial one. Lucija Bušić has won our votes by her polaroid, portraying motifs that are similar in following the visual criteria of graphisms, ones we do not perceive by employing “ordinary” look at reality. There are authors that have responded to the idea of inverting photographic and visual arts’ cannon, as connoted by the title of this event. These authors include Manuel Paljuh who submitted a photography made by fish-eye lens, or Irena Paskali and her panoramic photos of Köln streets, shot from a car with a fish-eye lenses, recording a horizon in 180 degrees span. Mario Gazić is the author of “painterly” portraits of distorted physiognomies, achieved perhaps by a rotation of digital camera, shot in dark with no flash. There are also photo-prints by Marin Dlaka, reminding of technique old as the photography itself, i.e. a direct print of negative upon paper coated with photosensitive emulsion. Interesting experiment can be seen in the photographic animation by Milivoj Šegan that convincingly reminds of lumino-mobiles, actually being the photographs of his own illuminated sculptures. Since mastering the techniques is not one of the preconditions for creating the photographs, the authors who find this moment to be primary are rare. Ivo Puniš has been pursuing photography as an amateur for few years, thoroughly studying the technical (im)possibilities of photographing: his motif is deprived of meaning and atmosphere on the account of attempt of photographing water drops without reflection. This corresponds with the example of Pula author Heni Tade, who also photographed the water drops on leafs. Here, a single drop reflects the entire environment, however in dimensions so small that a human eye does not discern details. Beautiful takes are featured in a series encompassing four photographs titled “Here Sleeps Granny”, by Ana Tomić, a senior student of Rijeka Academy. Outstandingly well framed photos of sheets convey the intimacy of a bed where someone sleeps. A different context, featuring another example of accentuated female writing, shows a series of situational photos by Jasenka Bulj. Her series

portrays details extracted from a whole, and is titled “Drinking Coffee” in order to underline its social context . For the same reason her work is exhibited in Atelier Club. One of the most unusual and less known authors that have been allotted space for integral presentation is Borjan Radolović, who seems to have found - without much effort - an efficient manner to photograph insects, depicting them with utter poeticism, as fragile creatures they truly are. Video installations and multimedia works have been assigned to Mala Gallery that will host the works by Davor Sanvicenti, Goran Škofić, Rainer Gamsjäger and Momoko Seto, of which two latter pursue the issues of processes on earth, water elements (Gamsjäger) i.e. water and salt as two opposing elements within a death-life alternative. These works are truly metaphors, sublimations of all the questions in a single suggestive audio-visual experience, where you cannot think of anything but simply enjoy the view of large formats in HD (Seto). Completely unexpectedly, Goran Škofić corresponds with previous authors by presenting his work “Neon Sky”, offering aesthetic experience of sky in a very similar manner. As to Davor Sanvičenti’s work, I cannot claim anything before experiencing it directly during the actual opening event. The last trio in Zucatto will follow the triple composition of gallery.The presentation of three diverse authors is conceived as an easy melting in an ascending order, from conceptual photography by Jelena Blagović located at the ground floor, through intimist close-ups and open series of exteriors by Sofija_Silvia, to travelogue photography by Luka Baljkas located at the gallery’s top.

Sabina Salamon

LOKACIJE / LOCATIONS 1 ISTARSKA SABORNICA / ISTRIAN CHAMBER Matka Laginje 6 2 GALERIJA ZUCCATO / ZUCCATO GALLERY Dekumanska 34 3 LAPIDARIJ ZAVIČAJNOG MUZEJA POREŠTINE / LAPIDARIUM OF THE HERITAGE MUSEUM OF THE POREČ REGION Dekumanska 9 4 FOAJE KAZALIŠTA / THEATRE FOYER Narodni trg 1 5 MALA GALERIJA / SMALL GALLERY Narodni trg 1 6 MMC ATELIER “I” Obala maršala Tita 3A 7 ISTRA ALF IZLOG / ISTRA ALF SHOW-CASE Trg slobode 2

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SKUPNA IZLOŽBA / GROUP EXHIBITION ISTARSKA SABORNICA / ISTRIAN CHAMBER MARKO BESLAĆ, VEDRAN BURUL, LUCIJA BUŠIĆ, MARIN DLAKA, KARLO DRAGAN DOŠEN, ROMINA DUŠIĆ, TINA ERMAN, MARIO GAZIĆ, VOLJEN GRBAC, DENIS GRŽETIĆ, VIKTOR HERAK, MARTA KLARIĆ, JERKO MACURA, ALAN MATUKA, MIRJANA MEDAKOV, MARKO MRŠE, ZOLTAN NAGY, SANJA NIKOLIĆ, KARMEN ORLIĆ, MANUEL PALJUH, IRENA PASKALI, DRAŽEN PERIĆ, KIKI PETRATOU, KO NORDERISK & JORIS LENSTRA, DEJAN PETROVIĆ I IVANA LEGOVIĆ, IVO PUNIŠ, ALEKSANDAR RAZDOROV, NIKOLA ŠERVENTIĆ, ENRICO SMERILLI, VANJA SVILIČIĆ, MILIVOJ ŠEGAN, HENI TADE, ANA TOMIĆ, DOMAGOJ TOPIĆ, MARIN TOPIĆ, DARKO TRIPAR, SAŠA VADANJEL

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MARKO BESLAĆ / Zagreb, Hrvatska

VEDRAN BURUL / Rijeka, Hrvatska

Umjetnički fotograf iz Hrvatske. Njegove fotografije mogu se činiti bizarnim ili nadrealnim, ali temeljit pogled otkriva ih kao duboko emocionalne, gotovo romantične. Godine 2007. dobio je prvu nagradu za generiranu fotografiju na festivalu Photodays. Izlagao je na nekoliko izložbi u zemlji i inozemstvu, a radove objavljuje u raznim časopisima.

Rođen je 1981. u Kopru. Studirao je talijanski jezik i književnost na Filozofskom fakultetu u Puli gdje je diplomirao 2006. godine. Bavi se fotografijom i glazbom. Izlagao je na nekoliko samostalnih i međunarodnih skupnih izložbi. Živi i radi u Rijeci.

* Learning to fly, Problem solving, Fake memories

He is an art photographer from Croatia. His pictures may seem bizarre or surreal, but when you look them deep, they are deeply emotional , almost romantic. In 2007 he won the first prize for generated photography at Photodays Festival. He exhibited at several exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. Beslać publishes his works in various magazines. tel +385 (0)91 721 26 48 markomao@gmail.com

Ritual / The ritual

Born in 1981 in Kopar, Slovenia. He graduated Italian language and literature from Philosophical Faculty in Pula in 2006. Burul is pursuing photography and music and has exhibited as several solo and international group exhibitions. He lives and works in Rijeka. tel. +385 (0)98 702 388 vedburul@gmail.com www.vedranburul.webs.com 8

LUCIJA BUŠIĆ / Pula, Hrvatska

MARIN DLAKA / Rijeka, Hrvatska

Rođena je 1985. u Zagrebu gdje 2009. završava Ekonomski fakultet. Od 2006. godine član je Fotokluba Zagreb gdje je pohađala tečaj analogne fotografije kod pok. Josipa Vranića. Zanima ju isključivo analogna fotografija, stari fotoaparati, eksperimentiranje u razvijanju te camera obscura.

Pohađao je Školu za primijenjenu umjetnost u Rijeci. Do nedavno se bavio videom, a sada istražuje sitne fragmente trenutaka dvaju krajnosti - mikro i makrokozmosa, svjetlo i njegove odbljeske. Nevino i razigrano predstavlja stvarnost onkraj one koju primjećujemo svakodnevno, koja nam često promiče no sve sačinjava.

Born in 1985 in Zagreb, where in 2009 she graduated from the Economical Faculty. Since 2006 a member of photo club where she completed a course in analogue photography with late professor Josip Vranić. She focuses exclusively on analogue photography, old cameras, experiments in developing photographs and camera obscura.

Dlaka attended School for Applied Arts in Rijeka. He was pursuing video until recently, when he started exploring tiny fragments of the moments from two extremes – microcosm and macrocosm, light and its reflections. Innocently and playfully, he presents reality beyond what we notice every day, a reality that is often overlooked, yet makes up everything.

tel +385 (0)95 825 90 25 lucija.busic@gmail.com

tel. +385 (0)98 965 19 39 sakrabojski@gmail.com

Kućno

*2 tourists, jelly, komet, mikro - čestice svjetla /

DRAGAN KARLO DOŠEN / Rijeka, Hrvatska

ROMINA DUŠIĆ / Višnjan, Hrvatska

Rođen je 1951. u Rijeci. Završio Brodo-strojarsku tehničku školu. Diplomirao na Teološkom fakultetu, te radio kao profeseor vjeronauka u Istri. Neko vrijeme boravio je u Milanu gdje se bavio modnom fotografijom. Snimio i režirao nekoliko filmova. Član je društva novinara. Aktivno izlaže posljednjih deset godina.

Rođena 1975. godine u Puli. Završila Filozofski fakultet u Rijeci i ALU u Ljubljani. Sudjeluje u nizu skupnih i samostalnih izložbi, radionica i predavanja. Bavi se oblikovanjem i fotografijom.

Dodji bliže - projekt lučica Kantrida /

Born in 1951 in Rijeka. After attending the Engineering School, he graduated from the newly founded Theological Faculty and worked as a teacher of catechism in Istria. For a while, he resided in Milan where he pursued fashion photography. Shot and directed several movies. A member of the Society of Journalists, he has been actively exhibiting during past ten years. tel +385 (0)91 121 22 02 bidrag12@yahoo.com

Breath - triptih / Breath - triptyh

Born in 1975 in Pula. Graduated from the Philosophical Faculty in Rijeka and the Academy of Visual arts in Ljubljana. Exhibited at many solo and group shows, workshops and talks. She’s pursuing design and photography.

tel. +385 (0)91 515 41 45 romina.dusic@gmail.com, www.rominadusic.com 10

TINA ERMAN / Žminj, Hrvatska

MARIO GAZIĆ / Zagreb, Hrvatska

Tranzicije / Transitions

Raspad autoportreta

Rođena je 1981. u Puli. Diplomirala na Grafičkom fakultetu u Zagrebu 2005.g., smjer Dizajn grafičkih proizvoda. Profesionalno se bavim grafičkim dizajnom, a fotografijom u slobodno vrijeme. U posljednje vrijeme ponovno otkriva čari analogne fotografije kroz lomografiju, koju intenzivnije proučava od 2008.g.

Rođen 1981. u Zagrebu. diplomirao slikarstvo 2006. na Umjetničkoj akademiji u Splitu. bavi se slikarstvom i fotografijom. Sudjelovao na nekoliko skupnih i samostalnih izložbi u zemlji i inozemstvu. Živi u Zagrebu

Born in 1981 in Pula. Graduated in 2005 from the Department of Graphic Products at the Faculty of Graphic Arts Zagreb. Professionally engaged with graphic design, pursuing photography in her spare time. Recently she started rediscovering the charms of analogue photography through lomography, studying it more intensively since 2008. tel. +385(0)98 176 26 85 terman81@gmail.com http://free-pu.t-com.hr/tinae/

Born in 1981 in Zagreb. Graduated painting in 2006 from the Art Academy in Split. He’s pursuing painting and photography. Participated at several group and solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. Lives in Zagreb.

tel +385 (0)91 738 70 51 mariogazic@net.hr 11

VOLJEN GRBAC / Rijeka, Hrvatska

DENIS GRŽETIĆ / Poreč, Hrvatska

Rođen je 1956. god u Vinkovcima. Po zanimanju je solist opere-tenor. U svojoj dvadesetpetogodišnjoj pjevačkoj karijeri nastupao je u glavnim tenorskim ulogama u više od 500 predstava te više od 1000 koncerata. Fotografijom se počeo baviti 1987. god. Sudjelovao na mnogim samostalnim i skupnim izložbama u zemlji i inozemstvu, te je dobitnik nekoliko nagrada. Živi i djeluje u Rijeci i Grožnjanu.

Rođen je 1964. u Pazinu, fotografijom se bavi 30-tak godina. Izlagao je na nekoliko samostalnih i više skupnih izložbi u zemlji i inozemstvu. Član je ULUPUH-a od 2006. godine.

Havana, svjetlo i sjene / Havana, lights and shadows

Born in 1956 in Vinkovci. A soloist tenor by vocation. In his 25 years long career as a singer he performed the leading tenor roles in over 500 shows and more than 1000 concerts. He started pursuing photography in 1987. Grbac participated at numerous solo and group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad and won several awards. He lives and works in Rijeka and Grožnjan. tel +385 (0)91 101 09 93 voljen.grbac@ri.t-com.hr

Maga / Enchantress

Born in 1964 in Pazin. He’s been pursuing photography for about 30 years. Gržetić exhibited at several solo and many group exhibitions in both Croatia and abroad. A member of the Association of Visual Artists in Applied Arts since 2006.

tel. +385 (0)91 503 09 30 denis.grzetic@pu.t-com.hr 12

VIKTOR HERAK / Poreč, Hrvatska

MARTA KLARIĆ / Pula, Hrvatska

Rođen je 1990. u Puli. 2008. završio je Školu primijenjenih umjetnosti i dizajna u Puli ,smjer kiparstvo. Iste godine upisao je Višu školu za fotografiju u Sežani,gdje završava prvu godinu.

Rođena je 1984. u Puli. Studira Komparativnu književnost i Francuski jezik na Filozofskom fakultetu u Zagrebu. Fotografijom se počela baviti prije nešto više od dvije godine, potpuno samouka, saznaje o fotografiji uglavnom preko interneta i uz pomoć knjiga. Sudjelovala na nekoliko samostalnih i skupnih izložbi.

Every me, every you

Born in 1990 in Pula. In 2008 graduated from the Department of Sculpture at the School of Applied Arts and Design in Pula. In the same year he enrolled a Collegiate School for Photography in Sežana, where he is presently completing the first year.

tel. +385 (0)98 861 111 herakviktor@gmail.com

Ne tako običan život

Born in 1984 in Pula. Presently studies comparative literature and French language at the Philosophical Faculty in Zagreb. She became involved with photography some two years ago. Completely autodidact, Klarić learns about photography mainly through internet and books. Previously had two solo exhibitions in Zagreb and Pula, along with two group exhibitions. tel. +385 (0)98 407 782 marta.klaric@gmail.com martaklaric.com 13

JERKO MACURA / Šibenik, Hrvatska

ALAN MATUKA / Zagreb, Hrvatska

Rođen 1980. u Šibeniku. 2006. diplomirao slikarstvo na „Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera“, Milano, Italia u klasi prof. Giuseppe Maraniella. Studirao je na Likovnoj akademiji «Široki Brijeg», smjer grafika. Sudjelovao je na nekoliko skupnih i samostalnih izložbi u državi i inozemstvu. Živi i radi u Zagrebu i Šibeniku.

Rođen je 1966. godine u Zagrebu. Završio je A stupanj, smjer fotografije na London College of Printing. Od 1995 radi kao samostalan umjetnički fotograf u svom studiju. Realizirao je brojne vlastite projekte. Stalni je član RPS-a, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. Živi i radi u Zagrebu.

Untitled (tih_i)

Born in 1980 in Šibenik. Graduated painting from Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy, in a class of professor Giuseppe Maraniello. Macura participated at several group and solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. He lives and works in Zagreb and Šibenik.

Born in 1966 in Zagreb. He graduated with an A degree from the Department of Photography, at the London College of Printing. Since 1995 he has been working as a freelance art photographer in his proper studio, realizing his own numerous projects. Matuka is a full member of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. He lives and works in Zagreb.

tel. +385 (0)91 739 33 11 jerkomacura@gmail.com

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MIRJANA MEDAKOV / Pula, Hrvatska Rođena je 1959. godine. Izlagala je na tridesetak skupnih izložbi u zemlji i inozemstvu, na kojima je ostvarila zapažene rezultate i osvojila desetak nagrada. Objavljivala je fotografije u domaćim i stranim foto časopisima. Sudionik je projekta u organizaciji i pod pokroviteljstvom Ministarstva vanjskih poslova «Hrvatski svjetionici». Živi i radi u Puli Born in 1959. Exhibited at around 30 group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, where she achieved acknowledged results and won about a dozen prizes. Published photographs in Croatian and foreign photographic magazines. A participant of Croatian Lighthouses, a project that was organized and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lives and works in Pula. tel +385 (0)91533 29 82 mirjana.m@inet.hr

MARKO MRŠE / Zagreb, Hrvatska

Mediterraenan mode

Marko Mrše je slobodni fotograf koji se bavi isključivo fotografskim kolažima. Upotrebljava medij kolaža kako bi izrazio refleksije na svoju glavnu temu – svakodnevni život na ulicama. Održao je samostalne izložbe u Dubrovniku, Zadru, Ljubljani i Zagrebu te sudjelovao na grupnoj izložbi u Budimpešti. Marko Mrše is a freelance photographer working exclusively with photo collages. He uses collage medium to express reflections on his main theme - everyday life in the streets. He has held individual exhibitions in Dubrovnik, Zadar, Ljubljana and Zagreb, while he participated in a group exhibition in Budapest.

tel +385 (0)91 784 75 47 markomrse@yahoo.com www.markomrse.com 15

ZOLTAN NAGY/ Pula, Hrvatska

SANJA NIKOLIĆ / Skopje, Makedonija

Ecce Homo

*Movement / Pokret, La Muse / La Muse

Rođen 1979. u Zagrebu. Odrastao u Puli. 2004. godine diplomirao na Tehničkom Veleučilištu u Zagrebu za inženjera informatike, usmjerenje grafika i dizajn. Fotografijom se bavi od 2005. Pohađao nekolicinu tečaja. Sudjelovao na nekoliko skupnih i samostalnih izložbi u zemlji i inozemstvu. Pohvala Hrvatskog fotosaveza. Born in 1979 in Zagreb. Grew up in Pula. In 2004 graduated IT from the Department of Graphics and Design at the Technical College in Zagreb,. He’s been pursuing photography since 2005. Attended several courses, participated at several group and solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. Nagy was commended by Croatian Photographic Union.

Rodjena je 1984. u Skopju, Makedonija. 2004 godine počela se baviti digitalnom fotografijom. Posljednje dvije godine učestvovala je na petnaestak međunardonih izložbi u zemlji i regiji. Dobitnica je nekoliko nagrada. Po profesiji je diplomirani pravnik.

tel. +385 (0)98 534 282 zoltannadj@gmail.com

tel. +389 71 362 020 sanja.n84@gmail.com

Born in 1984 in Skopje, Macedonia. In 2004 she engaged in digital photography. During last two years she participated at about 15 international exhibitions in Croatia and abroad, winning few awards. Nikolić is a lawyer by vocation.

KARMEN ORLIĆ / Poreč, Hrvatska

MAUNEL PALJUH / Poreč, Hrvatska

Svjetlopisi /

Of myst

Rođena je 1966. godine u Puli. Fotografijom se bavi dvadesetak godina, podjednako u analognoj i digitalnoj formi. Sudjelovala na nekoliko skupnih i samostalnih izložbi u zemlji i inozemstvu. Članica ULUPUH-a od 2009. godine. Živi u Poreču.

Rođen je 1980. u Puli. Završio je školu za fotografa u Zagrebu. Fotografirao za kataloge, internetske stranice, razne časopise i bendove. Sudjelovao na nekoliko samostalnih i skupnih izložbi Član je Kluba Amaterske Fotografije (KAF Sv. Lovreč). Potpredsjednik je UM S.A.V.E. koja se bavi promicanjem audio-vizualne kulture.

Born in 1966 in Pula. She’s been pursuing photography for twenty years, analogue and digital form equally. Orlić participated at several group and solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. A member of the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts since 2009. Lives in Poreč.

Born in 1980 in Pula. Completed a School for Photography in Zagreb. Has photographed for catalogues, websites, various magazines and brands. Participated at several solo and group exhibitions. A member of the Club of Amateur Photography Sv. Lovreč. Vice-president of UM. S.A.V.E. / United Audio Video Artists Youth Association, that promotes audio-visual culture.

tel +385 (0)91 555 49 74 anton.orlic@pu.t-com.hr

tel +385 (0)91 533 45 21 paljuh@yahoo.com 17

IRENA PASKALI / Njemačka i Makedonija Raum 6 / Prostor 6

Rođena e 1969. u Ohridu, Makedonija. Diplomirala je na Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti u Skopju, te magistrirala na Academy of Media Arts u Koelnu, Njemačka. Dobitnica je nekoliko nagrada i stipendija. Izlagala je na velik broj skupnih i samostalnih izložbi u Austriji, Makedoniji, Njemačkoj, Turskoj, Francuskoj, Bugarskoj, Bosni i Hercegovini, Finskoj, Srbiji, Švicarskoj, Hrvatskoj, Kanadi, Rusiji, Španjolskoj, Americi. Živi i radi u Koelnu (Njemačka) i Skopju (Makedonija)

Born in 1969 in Ohrid, Macedonia. Graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Skopje, Macedonia. Holds MA from the Academy of Media Arts, Köln, Germany. She won few awards and scholarships. Exhibited at many group and solo exhibitions in Austria, Macedonia, Germany, Turkey, France, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Serbia, Switzerland, Croatia, Canada, Russia, Spain, USA. Lives and works in Köln (Germany) and Skopje ( Macedonia).

irenapaskali@yahoo.com www.irenapaskali.com 18

Joris Lenstra: Zgodan mladi samac koji voli pisati o svijetu. Rođen i odrastao u Nizozemskoj. Voli duge šetnje po plaži, ples uz glasnu glazbu i susrete s iskrenim Šveđankama. Duboko je zabrinut za svijet i vjeruje da bi svi morali češće kontemplirati vlastitu smrt. Sada boravi u Rotterdamu na planetu Zemlji. Kiki Petratou was born in 1971 in Patras, Greece. She studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts and continued her studies with an MA in Fine Art (awarded with Distinction) at the Piet Zwart Institute/Willem De Kooning Academy Rotterdam, NL and Plymouth University, UK, and a Research Masters in Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, NL. She has presented her work in several group exhibitions and festivals intenationaly. She is based in Rotterdam, NL.

KIKI PETRATOU (Greece) u suradnji sa pjesnicima /i.c.w. poets Ko Norderisk (Nederland) & Joris Lenstra (Nederland) *The Nigerian story / Nigerijska priča, Red Laces / Crvene vezice

Kiki Petratou je rođena 1971. u Patrasu, Grčka. Studirala na atenskoj Školi likovnih umjetnosti, poslije čega je s uspjehom magistrirala likovne umjetnosti na Piet Zwart Institute/Willem De Kooning Academy Rotterdam u Nizozemskoj i Plymouth University u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu. Magistrirala je i istraživanje pri medijskim studijima na Sveučilištu u Amsterdamu u Nizozemskoj. Radove je predstavila na nekoliko grupnih izložbi i festivala u Grčkoj i drugdje. U svojem se umjetničkom radu bavi pretežno fotografijom. Živi u Rotterdamu, Nizozemska. kO nOrderisk: Nakon što ga je njegov narod Saami protjerao, kO nOrderisk je slučajno stigao do Rotterdama, gdje je osnovao srl@, noćnu kočiju koja održava san na životu, jer smrt je e-mail koji nije nikada poslan. Nedavno je Uitgeverij Nadorst izdao njegovu knjigu poezije “Najbolje od najvećega”.

kO nOrderisk: Banned from his people the Saami, kO nOrderisk by accident got to Rotterdam; there he founded srl@, a night carriage that keeps the dream alive, because death is an e-mail that was never sent & just recently his poetry book ´The greatest of the biggest´ was released by Uitgeverij Nadorst. Joris Lenstra: Cute single young male who likes to write about the world. Born and raised in the Netherlands. He likes long walks along the beach, dancing to loud music and meeting up with Swedish women who are sincere. He’s deeply concerned about the world and believes everyone should contemplate their own death more often. Now residing in Rotterdam on planet Earth.

kikipetratou@gmail.com www.kikipetratou.blogspot.com www.artistswithattitude.nl ko_norderisk@yahoo.com artsnel@gmail.com 19

DRAŽEN PERIĆ / Pazin, Hrvatska

IVO PUNIŠ / Poreč, Hrvatska

Rođen je 1987. godine u Puli. Student je Informatike na Veleučilištu u Rijeci, a fotografijom se bavi isključivo amaterski posljednjih godinu dana. Bavi se web designom, grafikom i programiranjem. uređuje muzički underground web portal dead-space.org

Rođen 1967. godine u Poreču. Završio Matematičko informatičku gimnaziju u Pazinu. Fotografijom se bavio u mladosti kao član fotokluba Poreč, prije oko dvije godine ponovo se počinje intezivnije baviti fotografijom. Živi i radi kao informatičar u Poreču.

Born in 1987 in Pula. Studies IT at the Polytechnic of Rijeka. Perić pursues exclusively amateur photography, for a year now. He’s active in web design, prints, programming and edits a music underground web portal dead-space. org.

Born in 1967 in Poreč. He graduated from the School of Mathematics and Computer Science in Pazin. He pursued photography in his youth, as a member of photo club Poreč. Two years ago, he more reactivated his photographic interest more intensely. He lives and works as an informatician in Poreč.

tel +385 (0)98 434 605 pazinug@gmail.com

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DEJAN PETROVIĆ I IVANA LEGOVIĆ / Poreč, Hrvatska Dejan Petrović rođen je 1984. u Puli. Fotografijom se bavi osam godina, a zadnje dvije intenzivno. Objavljena mu je fotografija na kalendaru Istarske županije u sklopu projekta XII x II 2009, i na jednoj samostalnoj izložbi. Živi i radi u Poreču.

Ivana Legović rođena je 1983. u Kopru. Apsolventica na Sveučilištu J. Dobrile u Puli. Fotografijom se bavi od srednje škole, a zadnje 3 godine intenzivno. Izlagala je na nekoliko skupnih izložbi i imala jednu samostalnu. Članica je UFI-a. Živi i radi u Poreču.

Dejan Petrović was born in 1984 in Pula. He’s been pursuing photography for 8 years now, of which 2 intensively. His photography was published on a calendar of Istrian county, within a project titled XII x II 2009. He participated on a solo exhibition. Presently, he lives and works in Poreč.

Ivana Legović was born in 1983 in Kopar, Slovenia. She is a senior student at the Juraj Dobrila University in Pula. She became engaged with photography back in the secondary school and has been pursuing it intensely for the last three years. Legović exhibited at few group exhibitions and one solo show. A member of UFI / Association of Istria Photographers. She lives and works in Poreč.

tel. +385 (0) 98 275 253 dejan.petrovic@pu.t-com.hr

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ALEKSANDAR RAZDOROV / Poreč, Hrvatska

NIKOLA ŠERVENTIĆ / Zagreb, Hrvatska

Rođen je 1978. godine u Kopru. Fotografijom se prvi put susreće u srednjoj školi gdje se počinje zanimati za razvijanje fotografija u tamnoj komori, ali se ubrzo okreće isključivo fotografiranju. Živi i radi u Poreču kao web dizajner.

Rođen je 1988. u Zagrebu. Student je ekonomskog fakulteta na sveučilištu u Zagrebu. Fotografijom se počeo bavit početkom srednje škole. Završio je početni i napredni tečaj u CroArt foto klubu.

Born in 1978 in Kopar, Slovenia. He first encountered photography during high school, where he became interested in processing photographs in dark chamber. Soon afterwards he focused exclusively at photographing. He lives and works in Poreč as a web designer.

Born in 1988 in Zagreb. Studies economy at the University of Zagreb. Started pursuing photography at the beginning of secondary school. Completed beginners and advanced course at CroArt photo club.

tel. +385 (0)91 136 60 08 razdorov@gmail.com

tel +385 (0)99 217 84 45 serventic.nikola@gmail.com

Deklinacija / Declination

ENRICO SMERILLI / Milano, Italy

VANJA SVILIČIĆ / Pula, Hrvatska

Rođen je 1978. godine u Vercelliu. Nakon diplome „Video Designa“ pri Europskom Institutu za Dizajn (IED) u Milanu, nastavlja studij pri Accademia di Brera u području „Novih tehnologija za umjetnost“. Trenutno sprema magistarski rad pri istoj akademiji. Dobitnik je više nagrada. Živi i radi u Milanu

Rođena je u Zagrebu. Karijeru započinje u SAD-u, gdje kao zapaženi autor umjetničkih fotografija sudjeluje na Internacionalnom Festivalu CVAC Art Fair, te biva nagrađena prvim i drugim mjestom. Autorica je dokumentarnog filma “Na trgu”, a svjetska premijera filma održana je 2008. godine na Berlinskom Filmskom Festivalu. Vanja Sviličić (Juranić) was born in Zagreb. She started her career in USA. As a noted art photographer, she participated at International Festival CVAC Art Fair where she won the first and second place. She authored a documentary film titled On the Square, whose world premiere was held at 2008 Berlin Film Festival.

Born in 1978 in Vercelli. After graduating Video Design from the European Institute for Design (IED) in Milan, continued studying new art technologies at Accademia di Brera. Presently works on M.A. thesis at the same academy. He won many awards. He lives and works in Milan.

tel. +39 333 577 00 72 enrico.smerilli@gmail.com

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MILIVOJ ŠEGAN / Sesvete-Popovec, Hrvatska

HENI TADE / Pula, Hrvatska

Razbiti Euklidov prozor /

Neverending story /

Milivoj Šegan,rođen 1957. god. u Turčević polju. ALU –ZG. diplomira 1982. u klasi prof. Ivan Sabolića, na kiparskom odsjeku, a u njegovom mentorstvu i postdiplomskom. Izlagao na više desetaka samostalnih izložaba u zemlji i inizemstvu. Dobitnik više nagrada. Član je HDLU-a i HZSU-a. Milivoj Šegan was born in 1957 in Turčević polje. Graduated from the Sculpting Department of the Academy of Visual Arts in 1982, in a class of professor Ivan Sabolić, who was his mentor also during the postgraduate study at the same institution. Member of the Croatian Association of Visual Artists. He joined Croatian Freelance Artists Association in 1989. Exhibited at dozens of solo exhibitions in Croatia. His artworks won several awards.

Rođena je 1982. u Puli. Završila je tečaj fotografije u udruzi ljubitelja fotografije FORMAT iz Pule gdje je trenutno i član te njihov PR za internet medije. Sudjelovala je na par skupnih izložbi te na raznim natjecanjima. Radovi su objavljivani u magazinu DigitalFoto te u beogradskom magazinu ReFoto.

tel +385 (0)98 279 491 yowilim@gmail.com

tel +385 (0)91 885 44 15 danor.tade1@pu.t-com.hr

Born in 1982 in Pula. Completed a photographic course organized by FORMAT, an association of photography aficionados from Pula, where she also acts as a PR for internet media. Participated at several group exhibitions and various contests. Tade’s works were published in Digital Foto Magazine and Belgrade magazine ReFoto. Her favourite motif is water.

ANA TOMIĆ / Poreč, Hrvatska

TOPIĆ DOMAGOJ / Osijek, Hrvatska

Rođena je 1981. godine u Puli . Trenutno apsolventica Akademije primijenjenih umjetnosti u Rijeci smjer grafika. Izlagala je na nekoliko skupnih i samostalnih izložbi.

Rođen je 1979. godine u Osijeku. Završio je Prvu gimnaziju u Osijeku 1998. godine te upisao Akademiju dramskih umjetnosti, smjer filmsko i TV snimanje. Sudjelovao na brojnim domaćim i međunarodnim izložbama fotografija.

Born in 1981 in Pula. Presently a senior student at the Department of Prints of the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka. She participated at several group and solo exhibitions.

Born in 1979 in Osijek. Upon graduating from the First Gymnasium in Osijek in 1998, he enrolled the Academy of Dramatic Art, Department of Film and TV Directing. Topić participated at numerous Croatian and international exhibitions of photographs.

Tu baka spava / Granny sleeps here

tel +385 (0)92 245 33 56 superanatomic@yahoo.com

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TOPIĆ MARIN / Osijek, Hrvatska Rođen je 1956. godine u Osijeku. Njegov bogati stvaralački opus predstavljen je na preko stotinu skupnih i dvadesetak samostalnih izložbi. Nagrađivan sa oko sedamdeset nagrada. Završio je Rolleyevu školu fotografije u Braunschveigu. Godine 1987. proglašen majstorom fotografije i primljen u ULUPUH. Član je HDLU Osijek. Born in 1956 in Osijek. His rich creative oeuvre has been presented at over hundred group and about 20 solo exhibitions. He won roughly 70 awards. Completed the Rolley’s School of photography in Braunschweig. In 1987 he earned a title of the Master of photography and became a member of the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts. He is also a member of the Croatian Association of Visual Arts Osijek. tel. +385 (0)98 223 550 marin@fotoart.hr www.fotoart.hr

DARKO TRIPAR / Poreč, Hrvatska Rođen 1962. Član ULUPUH-a. Živi i radi u Poreču. Borni n 962. Member of the Croatian Association of the Applied Artists. Lives and works in Poreč.

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SAŠA VADANJEL / Rovinj, Hrvatska Planet Earth / Planeta Zemja

Rođen je 1966. godine u Puli. Fotografijom se počinje baviti tijekom studija u Zagrebu. Od 2001. godine izlagao je na 50-tak izložbi. Dobitnik je nekoliko nagrada za fotografiju među kojima i 2. nagrada na 32. međunarodnoj izložbi fotografije Zagreb salon 2008. Član je ULUPUH-a. Born in 1966 in Pula. He got engaged with photography during his study in Zagreb. Since 2001 he exhibited at approximately 50 exhibitions. He won several awards for photography, including the 2nd prize at 32nd International Exhibition of Photography Zagreb Salon 2008. A member of the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts. vadanjel@vadanjel.com www.vadanjel.com 27

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LUKA BAJLKAS / Zagreb, Hrvatska

OBLICI HINDUKUSHA / SHAPES OF HINDUKUSH

Rođen je 1974. godine u Zagrebu gdje je završio osnovnu školu , a nakon toga i srednju Zrakoplovnu školu. Upisuje Građevinski fakultet u Zagrebu,a godinu dana kasnije ulazi na Vojnu pilotsku akademiju u Zadru.1997. prekida pilotsku akademiju i 2000. god. diplomira te dobija zvanje dipl. Ing Aeronautike. S fotografijom počinje još 1986. Savjetuje ga otac, iskusni fotograf i razvijač koji je krajem šezdesetih imao svoj amaterski lab u Libiji i u Zagrebu. 2001. odlazi u Istočni Timor i Indoneziju gdje radi humanitarne zračne operacije – organizira zračnu podršku vezanu za proglašenje nezavisnosti Istočnog Timora od Indonezije. Odlazi u Afganistan gdje ostaje 5 godina, fotografira iz svih kuteva,a najviše iz zraka. Koristi svo vrijeme da bi putovao i fotografirao. Obilazi Australiju, Eritreju, Yemen, Ugandu, Tanzaniju, Indiju, UAE, Singapore, Indoneziju, Libanon, Oman. Njegove fotografije objavljivane su u raznim UNovim publikacijama o Afganistanu i Istočnom Timoru, u National Geographic Hrvatska, Globusu. U lipnju 2009. na manifestaciji PhotoDays u Rovinju proglašen je fotografom godine. Trenutno živi u Zargebu

Projekt je rezultat mojih mnogobrojnih letova helikopterom u Centralne visoravni Afghanistana, HinduKush masiv (Ubojica Hindu-a) na ruti Kabul - Bamiyan Panjao - Nili (Daikundi) u periodu 2005.-2008. Trebalo mi je par godina, mnogo letova i fotografija da bih se iskristalizirala ideja kako i u koje vrijeme prikazati ta prostranstva, taj velik, većinom nenaseljen brdoviti prostor. Općeniti problemi bili su pogoditi let kad je najbolje svjetlo. Odlučio sam se koncentrirati na vijugave brazde u kanjonima gdje nastaju i nestaju rijeke od otopljenog snijega sa vrhova i kao posljedicu ostavljaju tragove u nevjerojatnim bojama. Fotografija jezera Band-e Amir koje se nalazi na visini od 3000 metara dočarava visinu prostora te suhoća zraka samo pojačava oštrinu fotografije koja je slikana obicnim 20mm objektivom. Fotografijom ljudi koji igraju nogomet na prostranom platou Zmajeve doline u blizini Bamiyana htio sam prikazati nevjerojatno prostranstvo na kojem se na 21. ožujak okupljaju ljudi etničke skupine-Hazare te slave perzijsku novu godinu - Naw-Ruz. Afghanistan se percipira kao prva loša vijest na dnevniku, rasulo i anarhija, samoubojice, razaranja, talibani i opium, generalno apokalipsa. Ovo je moj mali doprinos za neku drugu, pozitivniju viziju.

Born in 1974 in Zagreb, where he finished elementary school and, afterwards, the School of Aeronautics. After a year at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Zagreb he enrolled the Military Pilot Academy in Zadar. In 1997 he dropped out of the Pilot Academy and in 2000 graduated in aeronautical engineering. He began pursuing photography back in the 1986, getting advices from his father, an experienced photographer who back in the 1960s owned his own amateur laboratories in Zagreb and Libya. In 2001 Baljkas left for East Timor and Indonesia where he was engaged in humanitarian air operations, organizing air support in connection to the proclamation of independence of East Timor from Indonesia. Consequently he leaves for Afghanistan, remaining there for five years, photographing from all the angles, mostly the airborne perspective. He uses all of his time to travel and photograph, visiting Australia, Eritrea, Yemen, Uganda, Tanzania, India, UAE, Singapore, Indonesia, Lebanon, Oman. His photos were published in various UN publications on Afghanistan and East Timor, in the Croatian edition of National Geographic and in Globus Magazine. In June 2009 he was proclaimed a photographer of the year by the Photodays Festival in Rovinj. Presently, he is based in Zagreb. tel. +385 (0)91 573 22 70 lbaljkas@yahoo.com www.baljkas.com

The project resulted from my numerous helicopter flights over the central plains of Afghanistan, Hindukush massive (Hindu Slaughter) on a route from Kabul to Bamiyan to Panjao to Nili (Daikundi) during 2005-2008 period. It took several years and many flights and photographs to crystallize the idea as to how and in which time to present these expanses, this large, empty, mostly uninhabited hilly space. General problems included pairing the flight with the best light conditions. I have decided to concentrate on the winding ridges in canyons where rivers arise and disappear, born of snow melting from the summits, leaving behind trails in amazing colours. The photographs of Band-e-Amir lake, located almost 1 hour of flight from Bamiyan at 3000m ash, conjure the area’s height, while air dryness only strengthens the sharpness of photography that was taken with ordinary 20 mm lens. When photographing people playing football on a spacey plateau of Dragon Valley near the Bamiyan, I wished to portray the incredible expanse where once upon a year the people of Hazar ethnic group gather on 21 March to celebrate Persian New Year, Naw Ruz. Afghanistan is perceived as the leading bad news, as disintegration and anarchy, suicide bombers, demolition, Taliban and opium, the proverbial apocalypse. This series of photographs is my small contribution to another, more positive vision.

JELENA BLAGOVIĆ / Zagreb, Hrvatska

PRIJE MENE / BEFORE ME

Rođena je 1983. godine u Zagrebu. Završila je Fotografski odjel u Školi za primijenjenu umjetnost i dizajn u Zagrebu, nakon čega upisuje studij fotografije u “Istituto Superiore di Fotografia e Arti Visive” u Padovi, Italija. Školovanje nastavlja u Engleskoj gdje završava dodiplomski i diplomski studij umjetničke fotografije na University of Westminster u Londonu i stječe diplomu magistra fotografije. Zaposlena je kao umjetnički asistent na Akademiji dramske umjetnosti u Zagrebu, na Odsjeku snimanja - Katedra za fotografiju i kao nastavnica na Fotografskom odjelu u Školi za primijenjenu umjetnost i dizajn u Zagrebu. Izlagala je na brojnim izložbama u Engleskoj, Kini i Hrvatskoj, članica je ULUPUH-a. Surađuje s brojnim umjetnicima, novinama i magazinima.

U seriji fotografija “Prije mene” propitujem vlastiti identitet u odnosu sa svojom majkom, gledajući kroz vrlo opipljivu - materijalnu stvar – majčina ljubavna pisma. Čitanje tuđih ljubavnih pisama, osim s dozom neuljudnog i voajerističkog, povezujem s osjećajima koje pruža njihovo iščekivanje i otvaranje, raznolika tekstura, miris starosti i istrošenosti papira na kojemu su napisana, te sa spoznajom da su bila čuvana sve ove godine. Pisma iz serije fotografija “Prije mene” su pisana od 1968. do 1981. godine, a odnose se na vrijeme od majčinog puberteta do prvih godina veze s mojim ocem. U tom periodu nije bilo Interneta, e-mailova, sms poruka, chatova i ostalih danas dostupnih sredstava komunikacije kojima smo u pravilu zamijenili pisanje pisama. Brzina i površnost današnje pisane komunikacije, te nestabilnost medija gotovo da ne ostavljaju prostora za spoznaju, proživljavanje i emocionalni vremenski odmak od navedenih osjećaja, te ih je gotovo nemoguće čuvati i arhivirati, kao nekada rukom pisana pisma. S druge strane, tema dotiče suptilnost mog odnosa s majkom, koja mi otvara vrata svoje intime, kroz svoja pisma me pušta u svijet njezinih prošlih romantičnih osjećaja i navodi me na preispitivanje mojeg odnosa s njom, te upoznavanje jednog, meni do sada nepoznatog, dijela njezine osobnosti i prošlosti. In a photographic series Before Me I question my own identity in relation to my mother, looking through a very palpable, material items – my mother’s love letters. I link reading others’ love letters to a dose of uncivilized and voyeuristic behaviour, but also with feelings arising from expectation and opening, diverse texture, smell of old things and worn-out paper on which they were written, as well as with a fact they have been kept all these years. Letters from a series of photographs Before Me have been written from 1968 to 1981 and are related to a time from my mother’s puberty to the first years of her relationship with my dad. In this period there was no internet, e-mails, sms, chats and other today available means of communication that have, as a rule, replaced the writing of letters. Speed and superficiality of today’s written communication, as well as instability of media, leave almost no space for insights, experiencing and emotional time-distance from the expressed feelings. Besides, they are almost impossible to preserve and archive, as hand-written letters once were. On the other side, the theme touches on the subtleness of relation with my mother, who hereby opens doors to her own intimacy, and through her letters lets me inside the world of her past romantic feelings, leading me towards questioning my relation to herself, as well as to getting to know one, previously unknown, part of her character and personality.

Born in 1983 in Zagreb. Graduated from the Photographic Department at the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb, after which she studied photography at Istituto Superiore di Fotografia e Arti Visive, Padua, Italy. She continued education in England where she completed the undergraduate and graduate study of art photography at University of Westminster in London, eventually gaining the Master of Photography diploma. She works as an art assistant with the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, Department of Filming, Chair of Photography. She also teaches at the Photographic Department at the School of Applied Arts and Design in Zagreb. She exhibited at numerous exhibitions in England, China and Croatia and is a member of the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts. Blagović collaborates with numerous artists, newspapers and magazines.

tel. +385 (0)91 254 56 40 jelena_blagovic@yahoo.co.uk

SofijaSilvia (Silvia Potočki Smiljanić)

OBIČNA TUĐINA / COMMOM OUTLANDS

Rođena u Puli, živi i radi na relaciji London-Prag-Pula. Magistrirala je likovnu umjetnost pri Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design London 2007. Izlagala je međunarodno: u Grazu, Austriji, u galeriji Camera Austria u Kunsthausu, u Sloveniji u Fotogaleriji APT, Hiši fotografije, sudjelovala na međunarodnoj skupnoj izložbi Tražeći mjesto za zaborav u Umjeničkom paviljonu u Zagrebu te bila jedna od četiri finalista nagrade Radoslav Putar 2009. i jedna od dvanaest ovogodišnjih favorita Zbirke Filip Trade predstavljenih na izložbi Finalisti u Gradskoj galeriji Labin. Njeni su radovi objavljivani međunarodno u časopisu Camera Austria International, češkom Blok, slovenskom Fotografija, kao i u hrvatskim Kontura, Čovjek i prostor i Oris časopisima. Diplomirala je pri FAMU Akademiji izvedbenih umjetnosti, Visokoj školi za film i televiziju u Pragu, Republici Češkoj. Trenutno radi na projektu o otočju Brijuni.

Naša se iskustva ne mogu objasniti ili potpuno razumjeti pukim otkrivanjem činjenica; zbog toga, da bismo komunicirali dalje od opisa, moramo pronaći poetsku istinu. Fotografije predstavljene u ovom projektu u obliku slijedova i pojedinačnih slika su poput misli i stihova zapisanih u dnevnik. One su zapisi mojih iskustava i sjećanja na dva različita i zemljopisno udaljena mjesta: London i djelić engleske provincije, i Hrvatsku, pretežito Istru, odakle potječem. Sve slike, čak i kao dio slijeda, neovisni su kadrovi i ostaju odvojene. Na taj način naznačuju pokret unutar sekvence i unutar cjeline djela. Time što je odvojena, svaka slika nosi potencijal povezivanja s bilo kojom drugom, pa iako se to fizički ne događa, potencijal ostaje. U galerijskom su prostoru predstavljene kao vremenski slijedovi koji teku neovisno, budući da nemaju ni kraja ni početka. Kao što sekvence zajednički postoje unutar djela, neovisne, ali u međusobnom odnosu, tako je i s dva svijeta unutar njih. Žive zajedno poput usporednih svemira, a svako se putovanje s jednog mjesta na drugo doima poput prijelaza na drugu razinu.

Born in Pula, SofijaSilvia (Silvia Potočki Smiljanić) lives and works between London, Prague and Pula. In 2007 she obtained Master’s Degree in Visual Arts from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design London 2007. Her international exhibitions include: Camera Austria Gallery in Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria; Photo Gallery APT, House of Photography, Slovenia. She participated at an international group exhibition titled Searching for the Place of Oblivion in Art Pavilion Zagreb. SofijaSilvia was one of the four finalists for Radoslav Putar Award in 2009, as well as one of this year’s twelve favourites of Filip Trade Collection presented at Finalists exhibition, at Gradska Gallery Labin. Her works were published internationally, by Austrian magazine Camera Austria International, Czech magazine Blok, Slovenian magazine Fotografija, as well as Croatian magazines Kontura, Čovjek i prostor and Oris. She graduated from FAMU – Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. SofijaSilvia presently works at a project on Brijuni Island.

tel. +385 (0)91 205 13 72 sofija_silvia@yahoo.com

One’s own experience cannot be explained or fully undestood by mere disclosure of facts; therefore to communicate beyond description one must strike a poetic truth. The photographs presented in this project as sequences and single images are like thoughts, verses, written in a diary. They are records of my experience and memories of two different and geographically distant places: of London and a bit of English countryside and Croatia, mainly Istria, the place where I am from. All the images, even as part of a sequence, are framed independently and remain separate. In such way they suggest movement within the sequence and within the entire body of work. By being separate, each image has the potential of being combined with any other and although this does not physically happen, the possibility is retained. In the gallery space they are presented as timelines that flow independently, as having no end and no beginning. As the sequences coexist within the work, independent but relating to each other, so do the two worlds represented within them. They coexist like parallel universes and each time traveling from one place to the other seems like moving to a different plane.

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SAMOSTALNA IZLOŽBA / SOLO EXHIBITION LAPIDARIJ ZAVIČAJNOG MUZEJA POREŠTINE / LAPIDARIUM OF THE HERITAGE MUSEUM OF THE POREČ REGION

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BORJAN RADOLOVIĆ / Medulin, Hrvatska Kukci, pauci, gušteri /

Rođen 1973. u Puli. Završio je Srednju grafičku školu u Puli nakon koje upisuje Likovnu akademiju u Veneciji. Prije par godina krenuo je sa fotografskom opremom u prirodu, zavolio divljinu, a naročito njene sićušne, veličanstvene ljepote. Živi i radi u Medulinu. Born in 1973 in Pula. Graduated from the Graphic School in Pula, after which he enrolled the Academy of Visual Arts in Venice. Few years ago he has ventured into nature together with his photographic equipment. He came to love wilderness and particularly its tiny magnificent beauties. Lives and works in Medulin.

+385 (0)99 792 95 56 borjanr@yahoo.com

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SAMOSTALNE IZLOŽBE / SOLO EXHIBITIONS FOAJE KAZALIŠTA / THEATRE FOYER

VALENTINA BUNIĆ ANA LORENCIN ANTONIO POZOJEVIĆ

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ANA LORENCIN / Medulin, Hrvatska

Monolog osjećaja / Emotions monologue

Rođena je 1980. godine u Puli. Sebe opisuje kao autoricu u potrazi za snažnim detaljima, bezvremenskim pogledima. Fotografije nastaju spontano i impulzivno. Fascinira je sve što je crno bijelo, misteriozno, stripovsko. Živi i radi u Puli. Born in 1980 in Pula. Self-described as an author in search of powerful details. Her photographs arise spontaneously and impulsively. Lorencin is fascinated with everything black and white, mysterious, comic-like. She lives and works in Pula.

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ANTONIO POZOJEVIĆ / Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sanjati / To dream

Rođen je 1984. godine, diplomirao politologiju na Fakultetu političkih znanosti sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Fotografijom se bavi isključivo amaterski zadnjih godinu dana. U fotografiji najviše cijeni socijalne teme. Born in 1984. Graduated political sciences from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb. Pursues photography since the last year, strictly as an amateur, appreciating mostly social themes.

tel. +385 (0)91 581 48 14 antoniopozojevic@gmail.com 43

VALENTINA BUNIĆ / Veliko Trgovišće, Hrvatska

Istraživanje - moj svijet / Researching - my world

Rođena je1975. Diplomirani je inženjer arhitekture. Fotografijom se bavi posljednje dvije godine, te je sujelovala na nekoliko skupnih izložbi u Fotoklubu Zagreb, te jednoj skupnoj izložbi u Argentini. Član je Fotokluba Zagreb. Born in 1975. Graduated architecture. She has been pursuing photography for two years now. Participated at several group exhibitions in Fotoklub Zagreb and one group exhibition in Argentina. A member of Fotoklub Zagreb.

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SKUPNA IZLOŽBA / GROUP EXHIBITION FOAJE KAZALIŠTA / THEATRE FOYER

REINER GAMSJÄGER DAVOR SANVINCENTI MOMOKO SETO GORAN ŠKOFIĆ

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RAINER GASMJÄGER/ Lienz, Austria

State of Flux (Wave 1-2-3) - Video (3.35 min, 3.37 min, 3.48 min)

DAVOR SANVINCENTI / Poreč, Croatia

Rijeka / The river - Video Instalacija/Video Installation - sound: Christian Fennesz

Rainer Gamsjäger was born in 1974 in Bad Ischl. He graduated at the Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt, Graz in Graphic Design. In 2007 he graduated in Experimental Design at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz. Gamsjäger is winner of several prizes.

Rođen je 1979. godine. Multimedijalni umjetnik, autor mnogobrojnih umjetničkih instalacija i projekata. Zaokupljen je ispitivanjem mehanizama percepcije. Izlagao je u zemlji i inozemstvu, te je dobitnik više nagrada. Videoinstalacija “1001” nalazi se u zbirci Muzeja Suvremene Umjetnosti u Zagrebu.

Born in 1979. A multimedia artist, author of numerous art installations and projects. Preoccupied with research in perceptive mechanisms. Recently became actively engaged in the researches pertaining to the audio-visual sphere and the anthropology of visual culture. Exhibited in Croatia and abroad. A participant and leader of numerous expert workshops and winner of several prizes. His physical video-installation 1001 is kept in the collection of Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb.

gamsjaeger@liwest.at www.rainer.gamsjager.at

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MOMOKO SETO/ Tokyo, Japan PLANET A - Video (6:00 min)

Rođena 1980. u Tokiju, Japan. Završila je Francusku školu u Tokiju i potom pohađala Fakultet likovnih umjetnosti u Marseilleu, Francuska, gdje je magistrirala 2006. U okviru međunarodne studentske razmjene 2004. je dospjela na California College of Arts of San Francisco/Oakland, SAD. Stipendist u Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains. Snima filmove za Asia Network (Réseau Asie, CNRS). Dobitnica Diploma of Merit @ Tampere Film Festival, 2009. Born in 1980 in Tokyo, Japan. Studied in French school of Tokyo, then went to Fine Arts school of Marseille, France (Master degree in 2006). Selected as international exchange student by California College of Arts of San Francisco/ Oakland (USA) (2004). Fellowship student at Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains. Works for Asia Network (Réseau Asie, CNRS) in Paris, as filmmaker. Awarded with Diploma of Merit @ Tampere Film Festival, 2009.

setomomoko@gmail.com www.setomomoko.org

GORAN ŠKOFIĆ / Poreč, Croatia

Neonsko nebo / Neon sky - Instalacija / Installation

Rođen je u Puli 1979. godine. Maturirao grafički dizajn u Školi za primjenjenu umjetnost i dizajn u Puli u klasi prof. Ivana Obrovca. Diplomirao Dizajn vizualnih komunikacija - Video oblikovanje na Umjetničkoj akademiji u Splitu u klasi prof. Dana Okija. Radi na području video umjetnosti, eksperimentalnog filma, fotografije, muzičkih spotova i dizajna. Prikazivao je i izlagao svoje radove na brojnim izložbama i festivalima u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu. Dobitnik je više značajnih nagrada. Živi i radi u Poreču i Zagrebu. Born in Pula in 1979. Graduated graphic design from the Scholl of Applied Arts and Design in Pula, in a class of professor Ivan Obrovac. Graduated the design of visual communications – video design from the Arts Academy in Split, in a class of professor Dan Oki. Škofić creates in the spheres of video art, experimental film, photography, music spots and design. Exhibited works at numerous exhibitions and festivals in Croatia and abroad, winning many significant awards. Lives and works in Poreč and Zagreb. goranskofic@gmail.com www.goranskofic.com 49

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MMC ATELIER “I” 3

JASENKA BULJ DAMIR IVANKOVIĆ

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JASENKA BULJ / Zagreb, Hrvatska Kavica / Coffee

Rođena je u Splitu. Diplomirala je slikarstvo na Akademiji likovnih umjetnosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu u klasi profesora Nikole Reisera. Postdiplomski studij pohađa na majstorskoj radionici profesora Ljube Ivančića i Nikole Reisera. Članica je profesionalnog udruženja samostalnih umjetnika — ZUH-a i HDLU. Sudjeluje na mnogobrojnim skupnim i samostalnim izložbama u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu. Kao samostalni umjetnik živi i radi u Zagrebu. Born in Split. Graduated painting from the Academy of Visual Arts in Zagreb, in a class of professor Nikola Reiser. A member of ZUH and HDLU, Croatian professional associations of freelance artists. Participated at numerous group and solo exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. Lives and works in Zagreb as a freelance artist. tel. +385 (0)98 799 615 jasenka.bulj@zg.htnet.hr 52

DAMIR IVANKOVIĆ / Sl. Brod, Hrvatska

Anonimi / Anonymous

Rođen je 1985. u Sl. Brodu. Loše se osjeća kada iz kuće izađe bez fotoaparata, ali nema problema sa nošenjem odjeće uflekane kemikalijama iz tamne komore. Obožava (i istovremeno mrzi) slikati na film, a sa digitalijom se muči. Po zanimanju je liječnik, a fotografija je tu kao razonoda, strast, terapija... Born in 1985 in Slavonski Brod. Feels poorly when leaving home without camera but has no trouble wearing clothes stained with chemicals from dark chamber. Adores (and simultaneously hates) using film camera and is tormented with digital camera. A doctor by vocation, pursues photography as a pastime, passion, therapy...

tel. +385 (0)98 180 17 00 divankovic@gmail.com www.flickr.com/photos/divankovic/

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NON STOP FLICKR SLIDE SHOW ISTRA ALF - IZLOG / ISTRA ALF - SHOWCASE

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UPUTE / INSTRUCTIONS 1 otvori svoj profil na www.flickr.com / sign up to flickr.com 2 uploadaj fotografiju / upload a photo 3 označi je sa PHOTODISTORZIJA-4 / tag it with PHOTODISTORZIJA-4

FLICKR PHOTO STREAM Ove godine omogućit ćemo svim zainteresiranim ljubiteljima fotografije iz cijeloga svijeta, a korisnicima Flickra, da sudjeluju na Photodistorziji. Sve što će korisnici trebati učiniti je označavanje (taganje) svojih fotografija sa naznakom: PHOTODISTORZIJA-4, a sve će se «tagane fotografije» prikazivati u fotoprezentaciji na LCD ekranu (82 cm/ 32’’) koja će se automatski i konstantno ažurirati. Ove godine omogućit ćemo svim zainteresiranim ljubiteljima fotografije iz cijeloga svijeta, a korisnicima Flickra, da sudjeluju na Photodistorziji. Sve što će korisnici trebati učiniti je označavanje (taganje) svojih fotografija sa naznakom: PHOTODISTORZIJA-4, a sve će se «tagane fotografije» prikazivati u fotoprezentaciji na LCD ekranu (82 cm/ 32’’) koja će se automatski i konstantno ažurirati. www.flickr.com

Flickr je online servis za pohranu slike i video sadržaja, kao i online društvena platforma. Uz to što je vrlo popularan kod internet korisnika za dijeljenje osobnih fotografija, često ga za pohranu slika koriste i blogeri. Od studenog 2009. bilježi više od 4 bilijuna pohranjenih slika. Flickr is an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community platform. In addition to being a popular website for users to share personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository. As of October 2009, it claims to host more than 4 billion images.

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4. photodistorzija 6. - 29. studenoga 2009. / 6 - 29 November 2009 Istarska sabornica / Istrian Chamber Galerija Zuccato / Zuccato Gallery Lapidarij Zavičajnog Muzeja Poreštine / Lapidarium of the Heritage Museum of the Poreč Region Foaje kazališta / Theatre Foyer Mala galerija / Small Galery MMC Atelier “I” Istra Alf - izlog / Istra Alf - showcase Pučko otvoreno učilište Poreč / Open Public University of Poreč Narodni Trg 1, 52440 Poreč, tel. +385 (0)52 887 217, fax. +385 (0)52 887 220 likovna@poup.hr www.poup.hr www.photodistorzija.com

Zahvaljujemo / thanks to:

nakladnik / publisher Pučko otvoreno učilište Poreč / Open Public University of Poreč za nakladnika / for the publisher Sanja Radetić Fatorić urednik / editor Andi Bančić voditeljica projekta / project coordinator Petra Počanić predgovor kataloga / catalogue foreword Sabina Salamon izbor radova / selection of works Ketrin Milićević Mijošek, Sabina Salamon, Petra Počanić postav izložbi po galerijama / exhibitions setup by galleries 1 Andi Bančić, Petra Počanić 2 Andi Bančić, Jelena Blagović, Petra Počanić, SilviaSofija / 3, 4 Andi Bančić, Petra Počanić / 5 Petra Počanić / 6 Andi Bančić, Petra Počanić / 7 Petra Počanić tehnički tim / technical team Amir Kurtić, Ivan Pisak, Aleksandar Poropat prijevod / translation Majda Jurić i Andy Jelčić (str. 31 tekst “Obična tuđina” / p. 31 Common outlands text) grafičko oblikovanje / graphic design Petra Počanić tisak / printing Inart, Poreč naklada / edition 600 primjeraka / copies

Program je omogućen potporom Grada Poreča, Istarske županije i Ministarstva kulture RH. The program was made possible with the assistance of the City of Poreč, the County of Istria and the Croatian Ministry of Culture.