Martin Roemers: The relics of the cold war

Galerija Simulaker, Vrhovčeva ulica 1a Open: 26.7. : 19h – 21h, 27.7. – 7.8.: 12h – 20h Sunday closed. Summer 1983. I’m on holiday with a friend in Germany. We’re walking through a wood in an easterly direction. It must be there. Through the trees we see something grayish. We can’t go any further. There’s a concrete wall in front of us. There’s nothing else to see. Except for the singing birds it is quiet. We walk along the wall ...

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Ami Vitale: Kushti

Jakčev dom, Sokolska ul. 1, Novo mesto (http://maps.google.com/maps...) Open: 26.7.: 19h – 21h, 27.7. – 7.8.: 9h – 17h Sunday closed. KOLHAPUR, INDIA - MARCH 22: Indian men practice the three thousand year old sport known as "Kushti", a form of wrestling, in its traditional form at the fight club Shahupuri in Kolhapur, India. In this south-eastern Indian city Kushti has a long tradition. It used to be supported by local maharajas and is financed by the government. ...

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Rombout Oomen: Sunny side up or hardboiled

Jakčev dom, Sokolska ul. 1, Novo mesto (http://maps.google.com/maps...) Open: 26.7.: 19h – 21h, 27.7. – 7.8.: 9h – 17h Sunday closed. The principal theme of the works of Rombout Oomen is the rising, domination and decline of authorities, such as churches and regimes. By 'authority' he means a body which consciously holds on to self invented dogma's in order to protect its own territories of influence. The paintings he produces are made in a seemingly endless urge to ...

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Jocelyn Bain Hogg: Muse

Knjigarna Goga, Glavni trg 6 (http://maps.google.com/maps...) Open: 26.7.: 19h – 21h, 27.7. – 6.8.: 9h – 19h, 7.8.: 9h – 13h Sunday closed. Muse takes the premise from writer J.G. Ballard's book The Kindness of Women, where he states that beauty is the square inch of skin seen on waking up close to the one you love. The close-up photographs of friends, family and partners depict an honest, intimate and personal insight into femininity. The work explores beauty ...

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Pieter Ten Hoopen: Hungry Horse, Montana

Kulturni center Janeza Trdine, Novi trg 5 Open: 26.7.: 19h – 21h, 27.7. – 31.7.: 10h – 20h, 2.8. – 7.8.: 10h – 16h Sunday closed. At the far end of Montana, in middle America, lies the little town of Hungry Horse. This place embodies the desolation of today’s USA. Hungry Horse has 900 inhabitants. Most of them work in other towns of the valley or are unemployed. The city is just a forced way for the Glacier National Park ...

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Jean Christophe Couet: Internally Displaced

Klub LokalPatriot, Glavni trg 11 Open: 26.7.: 19h-23h, 27.7. – 7.8.: 9h – 23h Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the countries that have gained their independence question their new identies. Transnistria, an enclaved zone, between Moldova and the Ukraine, is an unrecognized de facto state situated in the Republic of Moldova. Between Transnistria and Moldova, four languages are spoken daily: Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian and “ Moldavian. ” This political entity with its own cultural attributes is not recognized ...

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Bruno de Cock: Quadcam Diaries

Atrij LokalPatriot, Glavni trg 11 (http://maps.google.com/maps...) Open: 26.7.: 19h – 24h, 27.7. – 7.8.: 7h – 23h Attracted by seemingly banal scenes which form most of our daily visual input but are usually ignored, I photograph everyday moments of visual poetry. A beautiful natural light or a haphazard combination of seemingly unrelated objects, lifting it out of banality, something that transcends the moment. A camera phone has the advantage of being available at every moment. Large cameras often ...

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Twenty Ten: African Media on the Road to 2010 (and beyond)

Rotovž, Glavni trg 7 (http://maps.google.com/maps...) Odprto / Open: 26.7.: 19h – 24h, 27.7. – 7.8.: 24h Twenty Ten: African Media on the Road to 2010 (and beyond) is an initiative of World Press Photo, Free Voice, Africa Media Online and lokaalmondiaal, dedicated to reporting on African football, related issues and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa from an African perspective. The project involves African journalists representing 34 nationalities who create written articles, photographs, broadcasts and multimedia ...

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Fotopub Workshops 2010 | 26 - 31 July