Gytis Skudžinskas
Tyla / Silence. – Vilnius: Kultūros meniu, 2011. – 84 p.
In the book SILENCE the project by Gytis Skudžinskas is published accompanied with texts by Jurij Dobriakov, Agnė Narušytė and Rolandas Rastauskas.
ISBN 978-609-95138-5-0

Project leader
Eglė DELTUVAITĖ
Photo Editor
Gintautas TRIMAKAS
Designer
Gytis SKUDŽINSKAS
Texts:
Jurij DOBRIAKOV
Agnė NARUŠYTĖ
Rolandas RASTAUSKAS
Proofreader
Renata KANIAVIENĖ
Translator
Jurij DOBRIAKOV
Publisher
VšĮ KULTŪROS MENIU
www.kulturosmeniu.lt
Printing House
DRUKA
www.druka.lt
Paper:
Phoenixmotion Xenon 170 g,
Munken Print 150 g
Edition
500
Sponsors:
LR Kultūros rėmimo fondas
VšĮ „Atvira visuomenė ir jos draugai“

© VšĮ „Kultūros meniu“, 2011
© Jurij Dobriakov, 2011
© Agnė Narušytė, 2011
© Rolandas Rastauskas, 2011
© Gytis Skudžinskas, 2011
© Gintautas Trimakas, 2011
© Pierre Ulmer, 2011

Internalized World: Contemporary Photography from Japan

Third international art photography festival IN FOCUS 2011 (Vilnius, Lithuania) invites to the opening of the exhibition Internalized World: Contemporary Photography from Japan on the 27th of September at 6 pm. at the Vilnius Graphic Art Centre’s gallery “Kaire-desine”. At 5 pm excursion with the artists and curator will be held.

This unique exhibition supported by Japan Foundation and organization “EU-Japan Fest” – is the result of the cooperation between independent curator Mikiko Kikuta and the director of the festival – Eglė Deltuvaitė.

Curator of such projects as “European Eyes on Japan”, “In-Between”, director of Shiogama photography festival – Mikiko Kikuta in Lithuania presents four artists: Daisuke Nakashima, Shinryo Saeki, Karen Sato and Yumiko Utsu. They were born in the end of ’70 to the beginning of ’80. They don’t know the World War II, neither maybe their parents do. They do not know the student movement in 60’ as well and grew up in the period when Japanese economy was going to be stronger and stronger. As curator explains, “the peak of Japanese economy was in 1983-89 and we call it Bubble. We became rich but we lost a lot of good and beautiful things at the same time. After the burst of the economic bubble, many young people could not find the job and could not have the same dreams that their parents had. Many rules of the past were broken and nobody knew what the beautiful and rich life is anymore. We could not have any hope for the society or politics. We had to find new rules and new life. But it was not easy….”

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Just a little bit older generation than these four photographers stopped to see something far from them (for example politics or international problems) and started to see everyday life and something very small or fragile just around us: girlfriend, boyfriend or family, animals, peaceful afternoon in the soft light and similar. Something they could feel “REAL”. They don’t go to take a picture of dangerous conflict or war in foreign country. HERE and NOW and FEELING is the most important things for them.

Now young photographers are changing. They have started to look at themselves and try to create art work from the conversation or conflict of own inner world. They collect the fragments around them to look at themselves again to get back their real self. They keep the distance from existing rules, leading ideology or what is happening now but know how to figure themselves and contemporary society collecting the fragments from different places around them.

Sponsors:

Culture Support Foundation of the Republic of Lithuania

Vilnius City Municipality

Partners

© Mindaugas Ažušilis

SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE COMPETITION DAILY LIFE. 24 HOURS

Everything what we would try to say about the difficulties of the choice of the jury and that all of you are really strong and interesting probably would sound banal despite that it is absolute truth. Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS for all of the participants. We will be back to all of you soon!
Sincerely,
Egle Deltuvaite

Common List:
Agafonov Alexander, Rusija
Antanavičiūtė Vėtrė, Lietuva
Ažušilis Mindaugas, Lietuva
Beck Jonas, Vokietija
Blaževičiūtė Ieva, Lithuania
Buhagiar Ruben, Malta
Dainius Dirgėla, Lithuania
Epnere Ieva, Latvia
Furmanavičiūtė Monika, Lithuania
Gabrėnas Mindaugas, Lithuania
Godo Chilida, Spain
Gorvachev Anton, Russia
Gudavičius Vytautas, Lithuania
Illes Szonja Zsofia, Hungary
Ivanova Marta, Lithuania
Jonutytė Justė, Lithuania
Jurevičius Darius, Lithuania
Kormoš Miroslav, Slovakia
Kulczycka Martyna, Poland
Lapolla Valentina, Italy
Lara Daniel Orlando, Mexico
Lenkutis Jonas, Lithuania
Liborio di Cesare, Italy
Maldžiūnas Ignas, Lithuania
Mickevičius Aistis, Lithuania
Mukhopadhyay Somenath, India
Musneckis Algirdas, Lithuania
Peraire Germán, Spain
Pileckas Julius, Lithuania
Reinisch Arnold, Austria
Šaboršinaitė Marija, Lithuania
Šatalovaitė Rūta, Lithuania
Tavoraitė Austėja, Lithuania
Trapezin Sergej, Russia
Treinytė Jorė, Lithuania
Vosyliūtė Marta, Lithuania
Vulok Vulovak, Lithuania

International Jury:

dr. Nerijus Milerius – philosopher, docent of Vilnius University.
Arūnas Kulikauskas – photographer, winner of Photosophy competition 2010.
Ms. Mikiko Kikuta – independent curator of photography projects, Japan.
Vincent Debanne – photographer, France http://vincent.debanne.free.fr
Gytis Skudžinskas – photographer, art critic, designer http://www.gys.lt
Joana Deltuvaitė – photographer of daily life.

PROGRAM

Present: Eastern European Photo Strategies
19 08 2011 – 18 09 2011
Authors: Julius Balčikonis, Ģirts Bišs, Joana Deltuvaitė, Doooooris, Magda Galas, Ugnius Gelguda, Irena Giedraitienė, Dalia Kavaliauskaitė, Aistė Kisarauskaitė, Dalia Mikonytė, Robertas Narkus, Katarzyna Novak, Romualdas Rakauskas, Titas Silovas, Gytis Skudžinskas, Marta Strzoda, Arturas Valiauga, Rimaldas Vikšraitis, Kinga Sierzchała , Gintaras Zinkevičius…..
Curators: prof. Andrzej Florkowski, prof. Alvydas Lukys, Eglė Deltuvaitė.
Opening 19th of August, 6 pm.
Educational meeting 19th of August, 4.30 pm.
Unofficial opening „Photo gourmands“ 19th of August, 7.00 pm.
Exposition Hall “Titanikas” of Vilnius Art Academy, Vilniaus dailės akademijos ekspozicijų salėje „Titanikas“ / I floor.
Address: Maironio g. 3, Vilnius
Working hours
II-V 12-6
VI 12-3

Four Points. Eight Stops.
25 08 2011 – 07 09 2011
Authors: Arūnas Baltėnas, Joana Deltuvaitė, Algimantas Kunčius, Aleksandras Macijauskas, Romualdas Rakauskas, Rokas Pralgauskas, Antanas Sutkus, Arturas Valiauga
Curator Eglė Deltuvaitė
Opening 25th of August, 6.00 pm.
Educational meeting 25th of August, 5 pm.
Prospekto gallery
Address: Gedimino pr. 43, Vilnius
Working hours
II – V 12- 6 pm.
VI 12-4 pm.

Internalized World: Contemporary Japanese Photography
27 09 2011 – 15 10 2011
Authors: Daisuke Nakashima, Shinrya Saeki, Karen Sato, Yumiko Utsu.
Curator Mikiko Kikuta
Opening 27 th of September, 6 pm.
Educational meeting 27 th of September, 5 pm.
Vilnius’ Graphic Art Centre’s gallery “Left-Right”
Address: Latako g. 3, Vilnius
Working hours:
II – V 12 – 17 val.
VI 12 – 15 val.

Short film program about outstanding photographers of the world
Tai prancūzų sukurta trumpametražių filmų kolekcija, kuri jau buvo pristatyta ir įvertinta Toronto, San Francisko, Monrealio kino festivaliuose, rodoma tokiose meno institucijoje, kaip „Tate Modern“ galerijoje Londone, Pompidu centre Paryžiuje, Gugenheimo muziejuje Berlyne, Ispanijos nacionaliniame šiuolaikinio meno muziejuje, fotografijos mugėje „Paris-Photo“ ir aibėje kitų.
Vieta ir atidarymo laikas bus patikslinti.

Daily Life. 24 hours
Exhibition of International Photography Competition
http://kulturosmeniu.lt/en/daily-life-24-hours/
Date and place will be announced shortly.

Sponsors:

Culture Support Foundation of the Republic of Lithuania

Vilnius City Municipality

Partners

Sponsors:

Culture Support Foundation of the Republic of Lithuania

Vilnius City Municipality

Partners:

Third International Art Photography Festival in Vilnius In FOCUS 2011 presents the competition

DAILY LIFE. 24 Hours

Last year under the term Photosophy by  Lithuanian philosopher Arvydas Sliogeris, 256 authors from 17 countries all over the world have sent us their artistic interpretations. The open competition program was especially successful, so we just cannot not to continue.

Inspired by your creativity, this year we continue the open program and announce new topic DAILY LIFE. 24 hours connecting two overlapping and conflicting concepts.

Our opinion about daily life and its experience is different and this is the main question we raise: if and how we perceive the daily life and by what means of photographic language we can express it?

In early autumn, 2011 we will present the winners in virtual and physical spaces in Vilnius and not only – follow our news!

International Jury:

dr. Nerijus Milerius – philosopher, docent of Vilnius University.
Arūnas Kulikauskas – photographer, winner of Photosophy competition 2010.
Ms. Mikiko Kikuta – independent curator of photography projects, Japan.
Vincent Debanne – photographer, France
http://vincent.debanne.free.fr
Gytis Skudžinskas – photographer, art critic, designer
http://www.gys.lt
Joana Deltuvaitė – photographer of daily life.

AWARD
financial awards, photo publications, art works, magazines and more – please follow our news.

Rules of the Competition

- Every participant submits from 1 to 6 photographs for the contest. (JPG format);
- By sending photographs and application form, participant confirms that he or she is the author of the submitted photographs and that the authorship does not belong to the third parties;
- The participant also confirms that he or she agrees that selected photos would be presented during IN FOCUS 2011 festival in Vilnius and gives organizers of the festival the right to use photographs for the purposes of the festival;
- Symbolic donation fee – 10 EUR must be sent trough Paypal system or sent by post. Collected funds will be designated for additional financing of competition because of low funding.

Donation fee can be submitted on-line pressing the appropriate buttons above OR sent by post:

DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION IS THE 16th OF AUGUST

Application form and photographs can be sent by email: culturemenu@gmail.com
OR
to written in CD or DVD
International Art Photography Competition Daily Life. 24 hours
Director Eglė Deltuvaitė
Pelesos g. 35-16
LT-02111 Vilnius
Lithuania

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If you have any questions, please, do not hesitate to contact us: culturemenu@gmail.com

Participants will be informed about the competition results by e-mail during a month from the end date of the contest.

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FOUR POINTS. EIGHT STOPS

Opening on 25 th of March, 8 pm.
25 03 2011-09 04 2011

Fotoklub Split
Marmontova 5 | 21000 Split
http://www.fotoklubsplit.hr

Authors: Arūnas Baltėnas, Joana Deltuvaitė, Algimantas Kunčius, Aleksandras Macijauskas, Romualdas Rakauskas, Rokas Pralgauskas, Antanas Sutkus, Arturas Valiauga

Curator Eglė Deltuvaitė

MAN. The humanism typical of late 20th century Lithuanian photography is especially distinct in the long since classical works of Antanas Sutkus. Man is the protagonist of his painstakingly created cycles, the face of the era, looking out openly at the photographer/psychologist. The author, living today in research of the treasures of his archive, has been saying for over a dozen years that the reason for the end of his creative work is the disappearance of his character. The character is non-existent in today’s society… Ironically enough, the same reason fuels the intensive creativity of Arūnas Baltėnas, a photographer of the middle generation, who photographs the inhabitants of the ethnic Lithuanian regions. His characters die day by day, remaining only in the photographs which exude acceptation and peace. It is important for Baltėnas to sense and record through man the traditions, customs, values, and household ways still preserved in the tiny remote huts, the authentic environment… Both authors have a similarly non-critical view of man, who to them is an unquestionable value in itself, developed in the photographs as proof of changing times.

REALITY. The Lithuanian classic Aleksandras Macijauskas is distinguished by his critical, mutinous views on life and creativity. While in Soviet times his singular expression was subject to frequent criticism, today he belongs among the most valuable Lithuanian photographers. For twenty years, Macijauskas photographed the markets of Lithuania, reflecting not just the specifics of Soviet-era “economics” and the everyday lives of village markets, but also the identity, lifestyle, and ethnic particularity of Lithuanians. Identity is also the core axis of the brilliant middle-generation photographer Arturas Valiauga, who in his series “Hangar of Kupiškis Flee Market ” touches upon the reality of man living in the times of market economics. His ironic and questioning view of the relation between humans and items/merchandise actualizes the controversy of today’s economics. The main points of coincidence in Macijauskas and Valiauga’s work are the unadorned reality, the singular recognizable style, and the critical thinking characteristic of both.

ROMANTICS. Romualdas Rakauskas – a Lithuanian photography poet, is incurably romantic both in life and art. His staged and candid shots from “Blooming”, a cycle which took ten years to develop, speaks a language known to every romantic: spring, beauty, youth, love, woman, fulfillment, poetry/literature… All this is also typical of the series “In the Mood for Love” by the young artist and occasional accordion player Rokas Pralgauskas. This author is closer to his subjects, and his works contain more melancholy, reflections of the modern world, un-staged naturalness. This is a case of art directly reflecting their being and vice versa. It seems that everything is the same, only over the threshold of fifty years.

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EXISTENCE. Algimantas Kunčius is a philosophic photographer, an artist with a precise outlook on his environment and photography. His cycle “Reminiscences” is a glance at the world around the author, or to be more exact – an analysis of self as an individual through the close/concerning environment, connected through mediating photography. The photography of Joana Deltuvaitė is similar to Kunčius’ cycle in the way the works are composed and in the way humans are eliminated while speaking about everyday life and being, in the sense of time flow, and in the existential outlook on the environment humans inhabit. Humans are virtually absent from these works, only their belongings and environment are seen through destruction and creation, aestheticized by the language of photography.

The “Four points. Eight stops” exhibition is a comparative exhibition of the 7th and 8th decades of the 20th century and the times of the 21st century, an encounter of their statuses, states, values, being, photographic creations. The works of eight authors of different generations in their collisions and separations speak of the essential cross-sections of life. The few drawn parallels are like hints which can develop in different trajectories for everyone. Keywords suggested to the viewer enable him to resist the created field of thought and to introduce his own contexts.

The exhibition catalog intentionally presents other relevant series by the authors, defining an alternative to the exhibition and an additional map of outstanding Lithuanian photography.

© Eglė Deltuvaitė

Translated by Olga Lempert
Catalogue design by Gytis Skudžinskas (www.gys.lt)
Sponsor Culture Support Foundation of the Republic of Lithuania

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FOUR POINTS. EIGHT STOPS

Opening on 18th of Januray, 7 pm.
18 01 2011-19 02 2011

Galleria foto-forum
Piazzetta Maria Delago 6
I – 39100 Bolzano
http://www.foto-forum.it

Authors: Arūnas Baltėnas, Joana Deltuvaitė, Algimantas Kunčius, Aleksandras Macijauskas, Romualdas Rakauskas, Rokas Pralgauskas, Antanas Sutkus, Arturas Valiauga

Curator Eglė Deltuvaitė

MAN. The humanism typical of late 20th century Lithuanian photography is especially distinct in the long since classical works of Antanas Sutkus. Man is the protagonist of his painstakingly created cycles, the face of the era, looking out openly at the photographer/psychologist. The author, living today in research of the treasures of his archive, has been saying for over a dozen years that the reason for the end of his creative work is the disappearance of his character. The character is non-existent in today’s society… Ironically enough, the same reason fuels the intensive creativity of Arūnas Baltėnas, a photographer of the middle generation, who photographs the inhabitants of the ethnic Lithuanian regions. His characters die day by day, remaining only in the photographs which exude acceptation and peace. It is important for Baltėnas to sense and record through man the traditions, customs, values, and household ways still preserved in the tiny remote huts, the authentic environment… Both authors have a similarly non-critical view of man, who to them is an unquestionable value in itself, developed in the photographs as proof of changing times.

REALITY. The Lithuanian classic Aleksandras Macijauskas is distinguished by his critical, mutinous views on life and creativity. While in Soviet times his singular expression was subject to frequent criticism, today he belongs among the most valuable Lithuanian photographers. For twenty years, Macijauskas photographed the markets of Lithuania, reflecting not just the specifics of Soviet-era “economics” and the everyday lives of village markets, but also the identity, lifestyle, and ethnic particularity of Lithuanians. Identity is also the core axis of the brilliant middle-generation photographer Arturas Valiauga, who in his series “Hangar of Kupiškis Flee Market ” touches upon the reality of man living in the times of market economics. His ironic and questioning view of the relation between humans and items/merchandise actualizes the controversy of today’s economics. The main points of coincidence in Macijauskas and Valiauga’s work are the unadorned reality, the singular recognizable style, and the critical thinking characteristic of both.

ROMANTICS. Romualdas Rakauskas – a Lithuanian photography poet, is incurably romantic both in life and art. His staged and candid shots from “Blooming”, a cycle which took ten years to develop, speaks a language known to every romantic: spring, beauty, youth, love, woman, fulfillment, poetry/literature… All this is also typical of the series “In the Mood for Love” by the young artist and occasional accordion player Rokas Pralgauskas. This author is closer to his subjects, and his works contain more melancholy, reflections of the modern world, un-staged naturalness. This is a case of art directly reflecting their being and vice versa. It seems that everything is the same, only over the threshold of fifty years.

[Show as slideshow]

EXISTENCE. Algimantas Kunčius is a philosophic photographer, an artist with a precise outlook on his environment and photography. His cycle “Reminiscences” is a glance at the world around the author, or to be more exact – an analysis of self as an individual through the close/concerning environment, connected through mediating photography. The photography of Joana Deltuvaitė is similar to Kunčius’ cycle in the way the works are composed and in the way humans are eliminated while speaking about everyday life and being, in the sense of time flow, and in the existential outlook on the environment humans inhabit. Humans are virtually absent from these works, only their belongings and environment are seen through destruction and creation, aestheticized by the language of photography.

The “Four points. Eight stops” exhibition is a comparative exhibition of the 7th and 8th decades of the 20th century and the times of the 21st century, an encounter of their statuses, states, values, being, photographic creations. The works of eight authors of different generations in their collisions and separations speak of the essential cross-sections of life. The few drawn parallels are like hints which can develop in different trajectories for everyone. Keywords suggested to the viewer enable him to resist the created field of thought and to introduce his own contexts.

The exhibition catalog intentionally presents other relevant series by the authors, defining an alternative to the exhibition and an additional map of outstanding Lithuanian photography.

© Eglė Deltuvaitė

Translated by Olga Lempert
Catalogue design by Gytis Skudžinskas (www.gys.lt)
Sponsor Culture Support Foundation of the Republic of Lithuania

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