FVPCI - 2nd Semester
Volume 1 / March 2011
Alex Nelu ’Greetings from Bucharest’
Mircius ‘Fighting the city’
Adrian Mihaiu ‘Traffic zen’
Liliana Zaharia ’Moara lui Assan (Assan’s mill)’
Moara lui Assan este prima moara industriala din Bucuresti ce functiona pe baza unui motor cu vapori de apa . Aceasta a fost cosntruita in anul 1853, in zona Obor-Lizeanu, de catre Gheorghe Assan si Ioan Martinovici, care aveau deja deschise in oras cateva bacanii. Moara asigura aprovizionarea cu faina a orasului atunci cand Dambovita si lacul Colentina inghetat, iar morile cu apa nu mai erau functionale. Mai tarziu, in afara comertului cu faina, s-a produs ulei vegetal, lacuri, culori. In prezent, moara este considerata monument istoric. Arhitectura silozului este impresionanta,
avand aerul unei cetati medievale, cu diverse ornamente si chiar 2 turnuri. La vremea construirii acesteia, era cea mai inalta cladire din Bucuresti. Desi acum este ascunsa printre blocurile de tip comunist, zona respectiva este foarte vasta iar ruinele ce se afla intr-o stare de degradare sunt neobisnuite din punct de vedere vizual. Desi este un monument istoric, nu este si un punct turistic si foarte putini locuitori ai orasului cunosc acest loc.
Nicoleta Huţanu ‘Sursa Culorii / colour flow’
Bucharest is meant to be, beyond appearance, full of nature and color. We imagine parallel worlds or recall memories that we conjure of that place we pass it by. How would it be not to have been there, or even to be different than it is? Let’s bring into place something we want it to be, a phantasy, a bit of poetry.
Ana-Maria Staicu ’Visual poetry’
Mario Oprean ’Construct’
Andrei Ivan ’Kids Town’
Irina Demeter & Şerban Manta ’Codoi CO2 ’
Bogdan Rãuţã ’Pe bicicletã / ‘On the bike’
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Orașul este un puzzle dezordonat ale cărui piese sunt obiecte care au o semnificație pentru fiecare dintre noi. Care sunt primele patru obiecte care amintesc de București.
Delia Gheorghiu, Şerban Manta & Oana Rad ’Bucharest in 4 objects’
Delia Gheorghiu, Şerban Manta & Oana Rad ’Bucharest in 4 objects’
Maria Burachu ‘Springtime’
Micul Bucuresti 01
Elena Albu ’Pâclã / Smog’
Micul Bucuresti 02
Irina Demeter ‘Book-a-rest’
Irina Demeter ‘Book-a-rest’
Tina Stroescu & Petru Anton ’News Wars ‘20 vs. 00’
Tina Stroescu & Petru Anton ’News Wars ‘20 vs. 00’
Roxana Constantinescu & Alfred Schupler ‘Crucified Faith / Credinta rastignita’
Credinta Rastignita La marginea Bucurestiului, pe Calea Giulesti, in peisajul dezolant oferit de groapa de gunoi, se inalta ruinele bisericii a ceea ce a fost candva Manastirea Chiajna, ridicata la 1780, pe vremea domniei lui Alexandru Ipsilanti si finalizata la 1790 de domnitorul Nicolae Mavrogheni. Edificiul are dimensiuni impresionante, chiar si acum cand nu mai e decat o ruina: 43 metri lungime, 18 metri inaltime, ziduri groase de 2 metri.
Chiajna a fost pe vremuri o manastire mai mare decat Cernica. La ea au lucrat mesterii care au inaltat conacul Vacarestilor de langa Targoviste, astazi aflat si el in ruina. Sfantul lacas si-a luat numele de la o mosie a celebrei doamne Chiajna, sotia lui Mircea Voda. Construit in stil neoclasic, urma sa fie cel mai important complex monastic din Tara Romaneasca. Astazi se afla in paragina, in mijlocul unui peisaj ingrozitor: hectare de gropi de gunoi, tone de deseuri, hale industriale parasite, cimitirul, calea ferata. Aici se adapostesc aurolaci si cersetori ce se incalzesc la focuri incropite, in pronaos, din anvelope, iar vara vacarii ce pasc turmele prin apropiere isi stabilesc aici cartierul general.
Fara ajutor grabnic, Manastirea Chiajna este condamnata in scurt timp sa dispara fara urma si, o data cu ea, o alta fila a trecutului nostru, memorie de piatra lasata sa moara. Orice initiativa de a reconstrui edificiul a fost in zadar , autoritatile nu au sustinut finantarea lucrarilor. Biserica Chiajna nu este un caz singular , mai multe ruine zac uitate si abandonate de comunitatile ortodoxe.
Roxana Constantinescu & Alfred Schupler ‘Crucified Faith / Credinta rastignita’
Ortodoxia, interpretata deficient naste un comportament bizar , in timpul slujbelor unii credinciosi se imbrancesc degenerand chiar in violente verbale, uitand motivul prezentei lor in casa Domnului. Pe fondul interferentei precrestinismului cu ortodoxia , a facut posibila prezenta unor ritualuri pagane pana in zilele noastre, bunaoara unii bunici isi ridica nepotii si ii misca circular deasupra defunctului. In mod surprinzator preotii tolereaza asemenea manisfestari. Cele trei situatii sunt doar cateva din exemplele atitudinii nonortodoxe ale crestinilor : abandonarea locaselor de cult , generarea de violente in biserici si folosirea de ritualuri precrestine
Dora Hrund Gisladottir ‘Red light’
URANUS BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS Uranus is a future boulevard, near the center of Bucharest, already planned by Ceaușescu. The City Hall, who decided to build it now, is following the dictator’s plans. Its place is supposed to be between the Victoriei Square and the Palace of Parliament. Many old buildings will be or are have been already destroyed to make room for the avenue. The people living there were given money or were moved at the periphery of Bucharest, probably in Pantelimon, a not very friendly neighborhood). In our journey to discovering stories of the people who were evacuated from their homes to making room for a larger street, we have found no one there.
Mihaela Nazarie & Andreea Cioran ‘Uranus: Boulevard of Broken Dreams’
Mihaela Nazarie & Andreea Cioran ‘Uranus: Boulevard of Broken Dreams’
Delia Ştirbu ‘Counting clouds’
WHAT DO I SEE IN A DAY? THAT MENTAL MAP Left colum pictures: Changes Right colum pictures: Continuity THE DAY Talk, watch, stare, time, late, there, sound, number s , messages, subliminal, bla-bla, sketch, trip, poor, stressed, nerve, phone, music, chat, coffee, sweets, girls, UGG, trend, home, time-time-time, want, web, lame, lonesome, hidden, masks, dye, jean, fake, hideous, colourful, stops. THE OTHER DAY Blank, absent, picture, money, phone, keys, car, light, metro, jam, tree, Parliament, tobacco, coffee, commercial, hag, hobo, heater, orange, steam, dust, spit, green, lash, fake, tan, hair, smell, brick, fallout, crowd, nest, shut, false, lie, spark, bag, price, bird, trash, cake, dog, history, advice, rude, expensive, old. THE POINT? See, want , feel , smel l manifest, social, humanity, one, get, rude, hate, humiliate subliminal, idea, thought, understand, be, stand, look! You’re there. A part of it. THINK CREATE
Catrinel Elena Cotae ‘That mental map’
Maia Bretan & Corina Nae ‘UR24Cristina Urban street Antoniu fashion ‘Bucharest’s in Bucharest’ style’
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Delia Gheorghiu, Şerban Manta & Oana Rad ’Grey’
Maia Bretan & Corina Nae ‘UR24 Urban street fashion in Bucharest’
Maia Bretan & Corina Nae ‘UR24 Urban street fashion in Bucharest’
CITY OF REFLECTION
Alex Gâlmeanu ‘City of Reflection’
Cristina Antoniu ‘old vs new’
Emil Avasilichioaiei & Irina Ghenu ‘42 Statii Metrou / 42 Subway Stations’
42 SUBWAY STATIONS inside space - outside space center - outskirts old design - new design
yellow - m1 line blue - m2 line red - m3 line green - m4 line
Emil Avasilichioaiei & Irina Ghenu ‘42 Statii Metrou / 42 Subway Stations’
Emil Avasilichioaiei Maia Bretan & &Corina Irina Ghenu Nae ‘UR24 ‘42 Statii Urban Metrou street /fashion 42 Subway in Bucharest’ Stations’
Camelia Iordan ‘A natural part of Bucharest’
Fortification in 1894
Fortification in 2011
Maia Bretan & Corina NaeGeorge ‘UR24 Urban Mocanu street ‘Thefashion castle in of Bucharest’ Bucuresci’
Mircea , 10 years in Bucharest
Maia Bretan & Corina Nae ‘UR24 Urban Ionuţ-Florin street fashion Negrilãin‘buzzelbuc’ Bucharest’
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This publication is the outcome of a one week workshop conducted by andrews:degen with 34 students from the Photo/Video FVPCI department at the National University of Arts in Bucharest. The research was focusing on the students’ personal visual stories and experiences relating to the city of Bucharest. A collection of work reflecting a contemporary critical and social orientated perspective.