Proximity and Differences V

Center for Photography

Concept and Curator: Ivan Petrović

PROXIMITY AND DIFFERENCES V

The exhibition "PROXIMITY AND DIFFERENCES V" is part of a long-term project designed as a curatorial-artist research with the aim of establishing new ways to promote photography in Serbia. The project is based on an approach of comparative analysis of photographic material from the domain of contemporary art and historical heritage as a model for studying the characteristics of domestic photography, or the nature of the photography medium as a whole.

The exhibition will feature photographs made from shots taken during the 1930s in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The identity of the photographer and the circumstances in which the photographs were taken are currently unknown. Based on the dominant motifs, it can be assumed that the photographer's interests stemmed from his professional orientations related to railway traffic. Landscapes with railway tracks, architecture of railway stations, shipyards, factory complexes, tunnels, bridges, viaducts, lumberyards, shipyards, and city panoramas are common motifs in the photographs. The collection loses clear definition, taking on a hybrid form of a travel photo note where business obligations and professional routines are mixed with photographic curiosity, bringing us attractive shots of politicians, events, and occasions of the then state.

The exhibition's author is Ivan Petrović, visual artist and editor of the Center for Photography.

For more details on previous exhibitions Proximity and Differences, visit the website: www.ivanpetrovic.net/activities
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Monday–Saturday 12–20, closed on Sundays.