To celebrate the European Year of Cultural Heritage and to mark Austria’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Austrian Cultural Forum London in collaboration with the Representation of the European Commission in the UK and EUNIC (European Union National Institutes of Culture) presents Another Europe, an outdoor exhibition of photographs, around the Kings Cross area of London, exploring the diversity of European Heritage.
Another Europe features 28 photographs, one from each EU Member-State, mounted on specially designed concrete benches dispersed around London’s King’s Cross area. The photographers represent a wide range of photographic practices and are a mixture of established and emerging talents. Together they voice themes and influences we all recognise as part of our cultural heritage from concrete manifestations such as monuments, buildings and sites to the more ephemeral social aspects such as childhood, fairytales; theatre, landscape, conflict, work, celebration, family, memories, literature and traditions.
Images of NATO observation towers by Belgian photographer Els van den Meersch contrast with those of a wedding ceremony in Greece by George Tatakis, Petra Lajdova’s striking portrait of a woman in traditional Slovakian clothing, Marketa Luskacova’s Czech carnival scenes or the installation of a Jeff Koons sculpture at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum by Henk Wildschut. Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, famous for his heat-infused Mediterranean beach scenes, has photographed the Rome Forum while Simon Roberts (UK) brings us a very British beach scene of the Charles Dickens celebration at Broadstairs
Alvaro Deprit represents Spain. He dedicated himself to investigate social topics to create very personal photographs. However, rather than planning on stories he lets himself be guided by circumstances. His work has been exhibited in festivals and galleries in Arles, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, London and New York. Winner of the British Journal of Photography Award among others and finalist in the Voices Of Arles, Leica Oskar Barnack Award and Sony Award.
Photos © Alvaro Deprit
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Another Europe, An EU Public Art Project
10 Jul 2018 — 9 Aug 2018
Full info: http://www.acflondon.org/events/another-europe/
Alvaro Deprit website: www.alvarodeprit.com