23
image: Vladimir Mickovic
About This Exhibition:
The exhibition entitled "23" displays the work of 23 Slovenian photographers representing different styles and approaches to personal image making. The images were selected for their diversity and idiosyncratic nature. The exhibition is a joint venture between Galerija (Maribor, Slovenia and VASA
Curators:
Iris Anam Cara: Galerija
Roberto Muffoletto: VASA
23 is a snapshot of contemporary photographic works in Slovenia.
A single image in 23 is not meant to be read as representing a body of work by the photographer,
but as a pointer to a landscape, a horizon line of expressive acts.
The viewer of the exhibition will notice at first glance the absence of photojournalism. As curators we posted within the borders of this collection the works that provided a personalized expression more so than the illusion of a window on everyday life. Each photograph expresses very intimate secrets about the author, while at the same moment each image provides the viewer with an entry point through which to ask questions of the image and its author.
In a photograph we know that time exists on both sides of the image. Any slice of time is only a container for the moment, but it may tell us somehting about that moment and the medium used to record it and to present it. The exhibition 23 tells us a story of diversity, energy, and vision. It speaks to the richness of image making in Slovenia.
As a chorus sings, it goes beyond the voice of any particular individual, but to the collective voice. 23 is rich to our eyes, as a chorus of angels is rich to our ear.
As a function of wall space we decided to include only one image from each photographer in effort to display the diversity of thought, forming a collective image of sorts, a moment of photography in Slovenia.
Images:
(top) Ada Hamaza
(bottom) Andraz Jenkole
Copyright Galerija and VASA, 2012