The Circus. Perhaps there is nothing more anachronistic. A legacy of a past millennium, kept alive in microcosms on the fringe of reality, in many of the forgotten European States. They manifest for pleasure and nostalgia of times now buried among the ruined pages of worn history books. The Circus...
Lenka Grabicova: Falconers
Although Czech falconers belonged among the most successful in the world, the falcon disappeared from Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. Its extermination was not caused only by unregulated hunting and the black market, but mainly by the DDT insecticide – a poison used in agriculture to kill insects. Since the 1980s,...
Natela Grigalashvili: The Doukhobors’ Land
The Doukhobors, as they call themselves the spirit-warriors, are an Orthodox Protestant society, which appeared three centuries ago in Russia, Tambov province. Exiled by the Russian Tsar and relocated to Georgia, Doukhobors founded eight villages in Javakheti Region, biggest of them was Gorelovka. They consider Javakheti as a holy land,...
Joe Arnold: Portrait of Subject
Joe Arnold is a lens-based artist whose work explores imaging the gay male persona and masculine identity. Through the use of online gay dating apps, Arnold fosters relationships with men who express interest in being in front of him and his camera. Using the camera as a catalyst, Arnold seeks...
Carlotta Cardana: The Red Road Project
“What did we do so wrong that they would want to wipe us out? Strip us of our land, force us onto reservations, take our language and clothing, make our children go into boarding schools and punish them for crying for their mothers. We cared for this land and now...
Pablo Parra & Alicia Petrashova: Gold Mines
Throughout the history there has not existed any type of mineral as valued as the gold, the man began to use it some 5000 years ago. Since then civilizations have been born, grown and disappeared in search and conquest of lands that possessed this mineral. In Senegal, gold is at...
Michele Martinelli: Mongolia’s Nomads
Silence is the protagonist of the boundless spaces that cross the horizon, an enveloping presence that forces one to look within and confront the reasons for a nature that prevails solemnly. The nomadic peoples of Mongolia live in perfect harmony with the earth and nature, far from the idea of...
Ward Long: Stranger Come Home
Stranger Come Home documents a longing for steady love and looks at how the unlived life haunts the everyday. In the aftermath of a breakup, I sold all of my furniture, shoved everything else in storage, and left the place I used to live. I ran for months on end;...
Amanda Driggers: Belongs To
About her series Amanda says: 'Belongs To' is a visual representation of lost and found memories. As a child, I spent my summer vacations between Lufkin and Spring, Texas where my moms side of the family live. In the summer of 2013, after years away, I attended a family reunion...
Marcus Wiechmann: The Yazidis – Where to Go From Here?
The religion of the Yazidis is one of the oldest religious traditions that exists today and gets practised since more than 4000 years. Their belief is monotheistic and they pray for the sun and elements as a natural wonder, created by God for their benefit. That is why they see...