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Robert Lyons & Paolo Pellegrin - Lecture about their work Date: Friday September 19th Robert Lyons (United States) is fascinated by man and culture. He has concen-trated on African regions above the equator and below the Sahara in his photography for years. In the series Another Africa he shows us a different aspect that confronts Western stereotype of the African continent. During his lecture two of his other photo projects will be looked at: American Photographs, a series about softball, baseball and rodeo, and Egyptian Time. Paolo Pellegrin (Italy) is a young, talented photographer who took part in the World Press Photo Masterclass. He took photographs of the porn industry in Paris, Hollywood, Budapest and numerous other big cities. In addition to the background of this fascinating subject and his way of working, he will also look at the rest of his oeuvre. Other themes that Pellegrin takes an interest in as a photographer, are the aids issue in Uganda, voodoo practice in Haïti and refugees in Europe, among other things. During Noorderlicht 1997 work by Lyons and Pellegrin can be seen at the exhibition The Garden of Eden in the Der Aa-kerk. Photo book fair Date: Saturday September 20th Together with Bookstore Godert Walter, Noorderlicht has organised a special event in which the photo book is the main focus. Attention is called to Dutch and foreign photo books. Anyone interested in this field can enjoy this afternoon to heart's content. Various photographers and Dutch publishers of photo books will be present, to present and amplify their publications. In addition, there will be book presentations by World Press Photo winner Larry Towell and exhibitioner in the Galeriecircuit Hans Sas, among others. The latest photo book by Larry Towell, 'El Salvador' published by Nor-ton/DoubleTake will have its European premiere. Larry Towell - Lecture on his own work Date: Saturday September 20th Canadian photographer Larry Towell will fill this evening with entertainment. He will take a look at photo series from El Salvador at the Gaza, Menno-nites and personal work about his family. In this special presentation he alternates images of his work with recitations from his diary, poetry and music composed by himself. In addition, he will talk about his backgrounds as a photographer and his motives. In 1994 Larry Towell won the World Press Photo Award and is a member of the renowned photographers' collective Magnum. He contributes to the Garden of Eden with a series about El Salvador. Robert Lyons & Bill Arnold - Workshop: 'About looking/ About place' Date: Saturday September 20th and Sunday September 21st Central to this workshop is the peronal way of looking at things; looking at that which is familiar and unfamiliar. Teachers Robert Lyons and Bill Arnold (United States) will work with participants in small groups and will go into content and technical aspects individually; from concept to performance to presentation of the final visual statement. The technical discussions will cover general things varying from colour versus black-and-white to specific materials (film, paper, and methods of presentation) used to create a unique visual style. Lyons and Arnold will discuss how camera work not only contributes to self-awareness but also how it can be used to discover ideas which surpass individuality: things shared by man and things concerning man. Narrative is mainly focused on. How is this created and which technical factors can help you to express your ideas completely. The workshop lasts for two days, including Saturday evening for the printing of work made that day. Both photographers are experienced teachers, and contribute to The Garden of Eden with their own work. Laura Samsom-Rous - Workshop: 'The portrait as a metaphore' Date: Sunday September 21st Laura Samsom-Rous (The Netherlands), whose work can be seen in the main exhibition, is occupied intensely with portrait photography and is regularly active as a teacher in this field. During this workshop the portrait will therefore be the focus point. A portrait does not (only) deal with the person portrayed, but can also serve as a symbol for an idea. The portrait becomes a metaphore, its meaning outside the image itself. On the basis of her own work and work by the participants, this workhop will investigate how fashion can change and make a portrait take on a metaphorical meaning; a new charge. The workshop has the form of a masterclass, in which there will be no active photography. 'Developments in Contemporary Photography' Date: Friday September 26th Several speakers from the Dutch world of photography discuss their vision on contemporary developments in photography. What do they see as new developments? What is their position within the tradition? When can a development be regarded as an innovation? What is the position of documentary photography versus that of art photography? To what extent is innovation within the documetary still possible? These are some of the questions which will come up . Oscar van Alphen (photographer and critic, advisor Mondriaan Foundation), Frits Gierstberg (Nederlands Foto Instituut, Publicist), Adriaan Monschouwer (former Director Nederlands Foto Instituut), Mo Veld (Art Director of the Dutch monthly magazine BLVD), and Bas Vroege (Director St.Paradox) will expound their views in a short introduction. They will then enter into a discussion with eachother and the audience led by Melchior de Wolff, photo critic at the daily Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. Van der Molen & Brard - Photocafe: 'Policy in Photography: Stagnation or Development?' Date: Saturday September 27th "... we could fill up gaps, offer background information and try to strengthen the policy positon of photography. The latter in particular, is important[...], as, compared to other European countries Dutch policy in photography is still in infancy..." In this photocafe Loek van der Molen (Director Nederlands Foto Instituut, Rotterdam) and Joel Brard (Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris) will look at the objectives and policy of these large institutes and the photo festivals they are both organizing. Their position within the wider framework of Dutch and French photography will be discussed as well as the parallels between situations in the two countries and their role in European photography. Afterwards there will be a discussion between the guests and the audience. Panel chairman is Eddie Marsman photo critic at the daily Dutch newspaper NRC/Handelsblad. Leo Divendal - Lecture about his photo book 'Divendal' Date: Sunday September 28th Work by Leo Divendal can be seen at Noorderlicht 1997 at the Centrum Beeldende Kunst and at the exhibiton Unbeschreiblich Weiblich? in the Der Aa-kerk. In a lecture about his recently published book 'Divendal' he discusses the backgrounds, the structure and themes of the book and offers the audience insight into the composition of a book like this. Hope Wurmfeld - Workshop: 'Concepts of Portrait' Date: Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th of October Hope Wurmfeld (United States) is a freelance photographer and has been a teacher of photography since 1978 at Hunter College, New York. Her oeuvre is highly committed. She has photographed subjects such as Women in Solidarity in Sarajevo, The American Indian, Vietnam Protest and Three Women in Black. Bettina Flitner - Video presentation: 'Mein Feind' Date: October 4th At the exhibtion Unbeschreiblich Weiblich? the series 'Mein Denkmal' by Bettina Flitner (Germany) can be seen, which make up a trilogy together with the series 'Mein Herz' and 'Mein Feind'. The video presentation organised by Flitner is a recording of reactions to the series 'Mein Feind'. Women were asked who their biggest enemy is and why. They could choose between a number of symbols to be photographed with, thereby reinforcing their statement. The photographs have been on display in the city of Cologne on large billboards. This triggered many reactions by people shopping. Flitner then went into the streets to record these reactions on video. This video will be presented at the USVA and Flitner will explain her motivations concerning 'Mein Feind'. A discussion with the audience will follow. |
