Presentation of the 2013 Artists at Schools Project: About Us to You / Photography and Activism
Campaign presentation forum and exhibition
The objective of the Artists at Schools project is to raise and deploy the concept of democracy and its principles of operation within art-critical pedagogical practices, with the concurrent use of the potentials of art and critical pedagogy. In 2013, two school programs were realized within the framework of the project.
About Us to You / Photography and Activism
Campaign presentation forum and exhibition
Time: March 27, 2014, 5:00-8:00 pm
Venue: Mayakovsky 102, tranzit.hu open office, Király u. 102, 1/1, 1068 Budapest
About Us to You is an honest campaign, where we use photography to draw attention to such important issues as the struggle against social exclusion and discrimination, the problems of homeless people, solidarity towards one another, and the respect of human rights. The workshop and the campaign are built on close cooperation. Everyone in our community is equal; decisions are made jointly, following nuanced discussions and debate.
Jointly formulated questions:
How can photographers become activists, helpers committed to social issues?
What is the role of visual communication, documentation, and the photo reportage in the representation of social questions?
How should difficult, deep, and sensitive social topics be photographed? How can photos be effectively utilized in the hope of bringing about change?
The participants of the About Us to You / Photography and Activism workshop and campaign are the students of the Gandhi High School of Pécs and the Kölcsey Ferenc High School of Budapest, as well as photographers of the Photography and Activism course of Contact Photography Courses, including the homeless volunteers of The City is for All Group.
Program:
5:00-6:00 pm Campaign opening speeches by students of the Gandhi High School of Pécs and the Kölcsey Ferenc High School of Budapest – Introduction and presentations; forum and debate
6:00-6:30 pm Tour of the exhibition, presentation of the results of the poster campaign
6:30-8:00 pm Joint photo session: continuation of the poster campaign with the participants
8:00 pm Campaign silence
Participants:
Máté Keleti, Réka Komáromi, Nóra Kőszegi, Zsanett Németh, Klára Szilveszter, Anna Téglás, Katalin Törley, Kitti Pula, Daniella Orsós, Róbert Kuti, Andrea Sánta, Eszter Krasznay, Szabina Kohán, Palek Balogh, Noémi Orsós, Judit Orsós, Gabriella Csoszó (coordinator)
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