Slidefest VI - 8th February 2012
© Nikolai Kozak
Slidefest is back after a long break with its 6th edition on Wednesday 8th February with a line up of interesting photographers. If you are not familiar with Slidefest, it's an event organised by Gulf Photo Plus where photographers present their personal projects in a variety of genres that can range from documentary projects to fine art, still-life and landscape images. The event also aims to bring photographers (amateurs and pros) and people from the photography community together where people can network, connect and share stories.
Here's the line up of presenters:
Ammar Al Attar
© Ammar Al Attar
Shooting in his home country here in the UAE, Al Attar's series titled Spare Partsfocuses on scrap yards full of countless automotive parts. Stacked skye high, the abundance of items speaks of the exaggerated the auto industry and also the people who work within it.
Arezu
© Arezu
Arezu's work, titled Trespassing is rooted in concepts of obscurity and ambiguity. Vague portraits represent a desire to be, but not seeking to be seen or to be paid attention to. The crow in her work expresses her fascination with the freedom of flying and anonymity.
Mansoor Bhatti and Noush Like Sploosh
© Mansoor Bhatti and Noush Like Sploosh
Presenting a collaborative project, Bhatti and Noush will describe their photographic approach to the stop motion video for song 3 Act Circus by Noush Like Sploosh. The music video which was released in March of last year was accepted later that year into the Gulf Film Festival.
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Lee Hoagland
© Lee Hoagland
This body of work examines the life of undocumented immigrants living in an abandoned factory in Paris. Immigration is a massive issue in Europe, and particularly in France, where many believe it has reached a stalemate.
Nikolai Kozak
© Nikolai Kozak
Kozak will present a a study of Umm Al Quwain titled Forgotten. In black and white, the photos depict daily life in the emirate introducing fundamental social forces at play on a local, and daily, level. Recent founder of NYUAD Photographic Society.
Shahid Mohammed
© Shahid Mohammed
Where the majority us find ourselves locked into the link of modern technology, Mehrab lives his life at the other end of the spectrum. Mohammed's photographic story describes one man's life in the middle of desert; a camel caretaker living in a date palm hut.
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Golnaz Olya
© Golnaz Olya
Originally form Iran, Olya began shooting Parkour roughly four years ago. Capturing her subjects flying through mid-air amidst an urban Tehran landscape, Olya depicts a perspective of Iran not so commonly portrayed.
Silvia Razgova
© Silvia Razgova
Defining the last fifty odd years have been a generation know as the baby-boomers. Now reaching retirement and beyond, the "boomers" now redefine death much like they have redefined the culture they lived within. Razgova's presents her series Death Boom in her own photo-journalist approach.
Event details:
Date: Wednesday, 8th February at 7pm
Location: Knowledge Village Auditorium, Dubai (location map)
Free entry