OPEN SUBMISSION NATURAE Antonis Damolis Naturae stems from an inquiry interested in photography as a contemporary language capable of expressing the complexity of human actions and the meanings of inhabiting. It is an exhibit that reflects the need to better understand, the surrounding world to which we belong although at times it can seem contrary. A need that is expressed primarily through observation of nature and its elements, and the focus of tacit or intangible relations that separate or join us with it. There is a desire to go beyond the documentation of human-induced changes upon nature and the critical aspects of this difficult coexistence. There is a desire to move the gaze toward new forms of naturalness distinctive of contemporary life, on the many “natures” formed by a mixture of randomness and artifice, on the independent bodies in constant mutation, which brings with it a vision of possible scenarios. A story purged of melancholy interpretations of the lost landscape and without holistic references or contemplative endings. The nature that still matters is the one that serves as a background for tracing a map that gives guidance to human behaviors increasingly disoriented and frantic. The result of your submissions and of our visual research and selection will be featured here: naturaeproject.tumblr/ Please send at least 4 images (72 dpi and 700 pixel width) + year of birth, place of birth and country (as: 1970, London, UK) + website + statement of the project in English. Projects are welcome rather than random shots!!! No deadline at the moment. This open submission is included in a long term research. We will keep selecting and featuring projects for few months. Contact here: naturae@urbanautica naturaeproject.tumblr/post/52368264863/antonis-damolis
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:44:37 +0000