Tribute to Norwegian Photography
6x6 Centre for Photography in collaboration with the Embassy of Norway, the «EEA & Norway Grants» and the «Hellenic Centre for Photography», presents a tribute to Norwegian Photography with two Photography Exhibitions:
«ONE DAY IN HISTORY» by Andrea Gjestvang
and
«ECHOES» by Hebe Robinson
Exhibition Opening: Monday 12th May 2014 at 7.00 pm The opening will be attended by the Hon. Consul –General of the Norwegian Consulate in Cyprus, Mr Panayiotis Antoniades.
Exhibition Duration: 12th May to 7th June 2014
Exhibition Abstracts:
«ONE DAY IN HISTORY» by Andrea Gjestvang
In Norway, the 22nd of July 2011 has etched itself into the collective and private memory forever. That day, a car bomb killed eight people and damaged the executive government quarter in Oslo. Few hours later, 69 young people were executed on a political summer camp on the island of Utøya. In 2012, the photographer portraited the youths when they were back in their home environments. The adolescence is a time of dreams, aspirations and fantasies. What happens to a teenager’s life when everyday issues are replaced by the fear of being shot, the loss of friends and siblings, nightmares and physical injuries?
«ECHOES» by Hebe Robinson
Around 1950, families in small and remote fishing villages in Lofoten, Northern Norway, were offered a lump sum from the Government to leave their homes and relocate at more central places. Today, 60 years later, nature has reclaimed the areas. Looking closer however, signs of past lives still remain; stone fences and foundations still standing, hidden paths and traces of gardens with herbs and flowers.
The two Exhibitions were presented at the Main Programme of Exhibitions of the Athens Photo Festival 2013, which took place at “Technopolis” of the City of Athens and at the Municipal Gallery of the City of Athens. Athens Photo Festival (former International Month of Photography in Athens), took place during October - November 2013. It is the annual festival of photography in Greece and a premier cultural event in Athens, established in 1987 by the Hellenic Centre for Photography. It is the first and longest-running international festival of photography and related media in Greece, and one of the five oldest of its kind in the world.
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Daily: 09:00 – 18:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 13:00
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