3D VIRTUAL EXHIBITION 2020
ACTIVITY REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS About Exodus Déjà-Vu Virtual Edition
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Exodus Déjà-Vu Goes Digital
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Exodus Déjà-Vu In Numbers
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Inside Exodus Déjà-Vu Virtual Exhibition
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Exodus Déjà-Vu Virtual Exhibition Program
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Some Extract From Press Article About Exodus Déjà-Vu Virtual Exhibition
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About Visioncy Agency
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Acknowledgements
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FOREWORD The refugee crises has grown to become a global issue and a recurrent phenomena of our modern world. Every single day, thousands of people are forced to leave their livelihood. The tragic events which occured in Cambodia, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Venezuela, Honduras, Mexico, Afghanistan, Myanmar or Syria have sent millions on the roads to save their lives. We should not forget the outburst of violence, the unbearable situations which triggered the migration of each and every one of these individuals. All these people share a fate : the fate of the exodus. Considered in a row, all these poignant stories and pictures create a painful impression of déjà-vu. It seems, indeed, that History does repeat itself when it comes to its worst... Our photographic project has an educational aim and humanistic ambitions. Not only is it supposed to raise awareness amongst the younger generations, as they will be the leaders of tomorrow; but it also appeals to every citizen, in the sense that we all need to participate in the current debates. Our actions must be led with empathy and dignity. It is our shared duty to respond to these dramatic situations, to bring justice to those who have been wronged and deprived of their human rights. Therefore, we are compelled to share that we capture. The exhibition Exodus Déjà-Vu showcases the work of twelve famous photojournalists and award-winning photographers who have closely followed and documented the conflicts and the perilous journey of refugees throughout time, sharing a glimpse of the daily struggles experienced by those deprived of their human rights. Two generations of international reporters are reunited on the basis of their joint efforts to alert on the inhuman condition they witnessed all over the world : Coşkun Aral (TUR), Suthep Kritsanavarin (THA), Issa Touma (SY), Roland Neveu (FR), Sergey Ponomarev (RU), Rahman Roslan (MY), Greg Constantine (CA), Jean Chung (KOR) Yalda Moaiery (IR) Guillermo Arias (MEX), Fabiola Ferrero (VEN), and Atilgan Ozdil (TUR). Each photographer brings his own masterpieces and testimony of the events. Together, we consider it our mission to unveil and put forward in Exodus Déjà-Vu the reality of millions. Patrice Vallette
Curator & Director of Visioncy Agency
ABOUT EXODUS DEJA-VU Exodus DĂŠjĂ -Vu is the non-benefit project we have been powering since 2016. It showcases the work of twelve renowned photojournalists and award-winning photographers who have closely followed and captured the perilous journeys of refugees throughout time. Two generations of international photographers are united under the same banner, each of them bringing their own photographs and their knowledge on major events. to date, we have presented the exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Ankara, Istanbul, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, with the continuous contributions of the UNHCR, many different institutions and NGOs like Amnesty International, Asylum, various Embassies in the relevant regions, and the constant support of Anadolu Agency, our main communication sponsor.
EXODUS-DEJA VU GOES DIGITAL The pandemic has accelerated the need for us to rethink the way we produce and implement the project, which it turns out to be a great opportunity: digital allows us to reach a wider audience while keeping the content relevent and accessible globally. It becomes an innovative platform of interaction through interviews and direct exchange with the photojournalists. This edition of Exodus Déjà-Vu is unique and has an important impact on media and communication, to create awareness on refugees crisis. Moreover, it develops a widespread panel of discussion from around the world. Exodus has the ambition to continue in a completely nonprofit way. It’s a project which needs support and partnerships. Hundreds of new visitors reach the site every week and the project uses a different system to showcase the work of the photographers involved. In conjunction with the World Refugee Day. Exodus Déjà-Vu was schedule to be in New York on the 20th of June. As this event unfortunately could not take place, Visioncy siezed the opportunity to create a worldwide online event. hence, online 3D exhibition of Exodus Déjà-Vu, was launched, sharing our content with everyone. A series of multilingual live interviews with our international photojournalists, were uploaded on various social and online platforms to provide the public with insights on the depicted refugee crises and the challenges of photojournalism.
FIGURES LIVE INTERVIEWS THROUGH
13 ONLINE INTERVIEWS ATTENDANCE
1300
7100 EXHIBITION VISITORS IN ONE WEEK
3 CONTINENTS IN 3 LANGUAGES ENGLISH - SPANISH - TURKISH
28 PRESS ARTICLES
INSIDE EXODUS DÉJÀ-VU
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
EXODUS DÉJÀ-VU VIRTUAL EXHIBITION PROGRAM SATURDAY 20th OPENING EXODUS DÉJÀ-VU VIRTUAL 3D 7PM KUALA LUMPUR 1PM GENEVA 7AM NEW YORK ONLINE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Hector Guerrero, journalist at El País and photographer Guillermo Arias 12PM MEXICO - 10AM TIJUANA With journalist Fuat Kozluklu and curator Patrice Vallette 2PM ISTANBUL - 7PM KUALA LUMPUR With journalist Fuat Kozluklu and photographer Atilgan Ozdil 6PM ISTANBUL MONDAY 22th ONLINE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Firdevs Bulut, journalist at Anadolu Agency and photographer Coskun Aral 2PM ISTANBUL With journalist Yeganeh Rezaian at Advocacy Associate CPJ and photographer Fabiola Ferrero 12PM NEW YORK - 11AM BOGOTA TUESDAY 23th ONLINE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With journalist Firdevs Bulut and photographer Jean Chung 2PM ISTANBUL - 8PM SEOUL
WEDNESDAY 24th ONLINE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Ambassador Drahoslav Śtefanek (SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE migration and refugees - Council of Europe) and photographer Sergey Ponomarev 1PM PARIS - 2PM MOSOW With journalist Selin Unal (UNHCR Spokesperson) and photgrapher Issa Touma 3PM ANKARA - 3PM ALEPPO
Turkey,
THURSDAY 25th ONLINE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With Ms Catherine Stubberfield (Senior Communications Officer UNHCR) and photographer Suthep Kristsanavarin 7PM BANGKOK With journalist Jahabar Sadiq and photographer Rahman Roslan 9PM KUALA LUMPUR With Richard Towle (Deputy Director UNHCR -NY) and photographer Roland Neveu 12PM NEW YORK - 6PM PARIS SATURDAY 27th ONLINE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW With journalist Fuat Kozluklu and photographer Coskun Aral 11AM ISTANBUL
SOME EXTRACT FROM PRESS ARTICLE ABOUT EXODUS DÉJÀ-VU VIRTUAL EXHIBITION Exodus exhibit to go digital on World Refugee Day Exhibition features moments captured by top photographers in perilous journeys of refugees around the world Anadolu Agency is the global communication partner for the event, alongside other reputed organizations including UNHCR and Amnesty International. Anadolu Agency photojournalist Atilgan Ozdil’s work will also be showcased in the exhibition. The event is organized by Kuala Lumpur based arts and culture agency Visioncy and curated by its director Patrice Vallette. The organizers, though, remain undeterred and have completed preparations for a virtual exhibition, incorporating the various possibilities for expression of art and ideas offered by modern technology. The exodus began with contributions from five photographers and now showcases the moments captured by a dozen photojournalists in the perilous journeys of refugees in different parts of the world. By Firdevs Bulut - 16.06.2020 for Anadolou Agency
Exodus Fotoğraf Sergisi Dünya Mülteci Günü'nde dijital ortamda açılacak İlk Exodus sergisi, 2016 yılında Kuala Lumpur'da açılmış, bunu Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ankara ve İstanbul'daki sergiler takip etmişti. Serginin 2020 yılında Avrupa ve ABD kentlerini gezmesi öngörülürken, bu planlar yeni tip corona virüs (Covid-19) salgını nedeniyle rafa kaldırılmıştı.
Bunun üzerine organizatörler, modern teknolojiden yararlanarak sanal bir sergi için hazırlıklarını tamamlamıştı. 5 fotoğrafçının katkılarıyla başlayan projede dünyanın farklı bölgelerinde mültecilerin tehlikeli yolculuklarında 10'dan fazla foto muhabirinin çektiği kareler yer alıyor. 16.06.2020 for Anadolou Agency
Touring photographic exhibition 'Exodus Déjà-Vu once again highlights perilous journey of refugees They say a picture paints a thousand words. For the unseen, or those forced to live in the shadows, bringing their stories to light can make all the difference. In conjunction with World Refugee Day (June 20), the faces and perilous journeys the displaced have endured, and are still going through daily due to violence, discrimination, war and famine, etc., is now brought to the fore once more with Exodus Déjà-Vu. The founder of Visioncy Agency and curator of the exhibition points out, “Yes, there is a pandemic and chaos around the world that has the world’s attention right now, but all the more we should not forget that many more are living unbearable lives, waiting.” It is an emergency, he says unequivocally, adding that governments and people can tell themselves there are more urgent issues to deal with, like the economy, but “how can we survive collectively, if we continue to ignore the weakest?” Exodus Déjà-Vu can make for uncomfortable viewing, as it confronts us with a reality that many think do not exist, this writer included. But perhaps it is something we can no longer look away from, or walk away without reflection at least, that we are all vulnerable. By Mae Chan - 20.06.2020 for The Edge
ABOUT VISIONCY Visioncy is an international artistic & cultural agency based in Kuala Lumpur. We provide a broad range of services related to art management, creative industries, cultural institutions. Driven by our passion and our striving for excellence, our international team is committed to delivering ambitious concepts and content of great artistic value. Visioncy has a strong expertise in touring photographic exhibitions. We only select projects and photographers we are really passionate about and focus on promoting their work on an international level, regardless of their cultural background. We operate in the fields of fine arts and artistic photography but also photojournalism, which should get more attention from cultural institutions and the broad public. Exodus DĂŠjĂ -Vu is a very special project for Visioncy, as it is our only non-benefit activity. Led by our humanistic values, we created this non-benefit project back in 2015 and have been running it aside our other commercial activities ever since.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The entire team of Visioncy would like to express our appreciation to all our partners for their support and trust for the project Exodus Déjà-Vu Virtual Exhibition. Patrice Vallette - Project Director & Curator Constantin Beck - Project Manager Assistant Clarisse Rotrou, Constance Courault and Caterina Donato Project coordinators We would like to thank our great photojournalists for their important work and kind support :
Atılgan Özdil Issa Touma Sergey Ponomarev Rahman Roslan Suthep Kritsanavarin Jean Chung
Roland Neveu Greg Constantine Coşkun Aral Fabiola Ferrero Guillermo Aras Yalda Moaiery
Finally, special thanks to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Anadolu Agency for their incredible support. Huge thanks to all journalists particulary:
Selin Unal
Firdervs Bulut
UNHCR Turkey, Spokesperson Catherine Stubberfield Senior Communications Officer UNHCR
Journalist at Anadolu Agency
Richard Towle
Hector Guerrero
Deputy Director UNHCR -NY
Ambassador Drahoslav Ĺštefanek
Special Representative migration and refugees Council of Europe
Yeganeh Rezaian
Advocacy Associate CP Journalist at El Pais (Mexico)
Fuat Kozluklu Journalist
Jahabar Sadiq Journalist
