TOWARDS THE IMAGE – PHOTOGRAPHY IN CENTRAL EUROPE

THE WALERY RZEWUSKI MUSEUM OF HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN KRAKOW AND
FINE ARTS FACULTY OF THE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRACOW

have a pleasure to welcome
to the international conference

TOWARDS THE IMAGE – PHOTOGRAPHY
IN CENTRAL EUROPE

within the confines of the 1st edition of visegrad artistic
and academic exchange program, which will be held in
Krakow on 22nd–24th October 2012

www.towardstheimage.eu

EVENTS:
22. 10. 2012.
16.30
opening of the photo exhibition: “Natural records” by Jiří Šigut (CZ), Laboratorium Gallery, Pedagogical University in Krakow, Podchorążych 2
17.30
opening of the exhibition: “Sheppard” by Monika Stolarska (PL), 5A Photo Gallery, Karmelicka 41/3th floor

23. 10. 2012
9.00–15.30
Conference Session, Prof. W. Danek Auditorium, Pedagogical University in Krakow, Podchorążych 2
Lázár Eszter egyetemünk képviseletében előadást tart Breach of Silence. The role of photography as discursive document or social act címen.
17.00
film premiere – “The Kineform Legend” by Daniel Rycharski and Michał Zawada (PL), Mikro Cinema, Lea 5.
Additional screenings: The Walery Rzewuski Museum of History of Photography in Krakow, 23 X–2 XII 2012
18.00
opening of the exhibition: “Genesis”, Andrzej Pawłowski (PL), The Walery Rzewuski Museum of History of Photography in Krakow, Józefitów 16
18.00
opening of the exhibition: “Photographic Etudes 1981–1992”, Péter Gémes (HU), The Walery Rzewuski Museum of History of Photography in Krakow, Józefitów 16
20.00
performance and the exhibition “Faciality/Space of the Memory and an Immediate Space” by Milos Sejn (CZ), Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology in Krakow, M. Konopnickiej 26

24. 10.2 012.
9.00–15.30
Conference Session, Prof. W. Danek Auditorium, The Pedagogical University in Krakow, Podchorążych 2
17.30
opening of the exhibition: “Towards the Image – Slovak Photography”, Pałac Sztuki in Krakow, Szczepański Square 4
18.30
opening of the exhibition: “Towards The Photography, the exhibition of students, lecturers and graduates of the Faculty of Art of the Pedagogical University of Cracow” (PL), Pauza Gallery in Krakow, Floriańska 18/2nd floor
19.00
presentation of multimedia works by students of the Art Faculty of the Pedagogical University in Krakow: “Magical Culture” (PL), Pauza Club in Krakow, Floriańska 18/basement

22–24.10.2012
the begining of the action “ROOMBOOK 6 – friends forever” by ZRWR ROOMBOOK 6 – friends forever” by ZRWR Artistic Group

CONFERENCE THEMES:
• the avant-garde tradition in Central European countries
• the iconic turn in contemporary aesthetics
and artistic practice
• contemporary language of photography
• photography in the realm of art
• photography as the space of communication
• photography as a work in process
• the concept of the experiment in contemporary photography
• art of moving image
• teaching photography at Central European learning institutions

Letölthető program: Towards the image.pdf