- Vreni Hockenjos, Excerpt from the book
Fotografije: Reiner Riedler Besedilo: Vreni Hockenjos Oblikovanje: Tapir Design / Ania Nalecka-Milach Založnik: Reflektor Leto: 2019 Trda vezava, platno, 104 strani Jezik: Angleški Dimenzije: 24 x 30,5 cm
ISBN: 978-3-9502450-9-7
Photographer Vladimír Birgus (b. 1954) has long been important on the Czech and European photography scene, where he played several roles, ranging from photographer and columnist to historian and teacher. A number of high-profile projects are connected with his name, in particular the comprehensive exhibitions and books Czech Photographic Avant-garde, 1918–1948 and Czech Photography of the 20th Century, which have, in a fundamental way, helped promote the works of many Czech photographers internationally. He has also helped to gain appreciation for the works of František Drtikol, Jaroslav Rössler, and Eugen Wiškovský. As a photographer, he has gained an international reputation, and has shown his works in dozens of exhibitions at home and abroad, and his photographs are in a number of important collections. Since the late 1970s, he has systematically expanded his series of photographs called Something Unspeakable, in which he organically links elements of socially concerned documentary photography with a subjective view. His photographs are enriched with many visual metaphors and symbols, whose psychological and emotional meanings are underscored by the symbolic use of color photography. His photographs include existential and dramatic scenes from the streets of big European cities against the background of everyday life and slowly moving history.
Fotografije: Vladimír Birgus Besedilo: Danuta Kowalik-Dura, Adam Mazur Oblikovanje: Krzysztofa Frankowska-Piechowicz Prevod: Monika Hartman Založnik: Muzeum Ślaskie – muzeum rejestrowane Leto: 2017 Trda vezava, 203 strani Jezik: Angleški, Češki Dimenzije: 28 x 23 cm
ISBN: 978-83-62593-87-3
…Podobe zapuščenosti in pritiklin industrijske civilizacije, podobe jedra prve petletke kažejo nek čas, ki se je preselil v spomin. In ki ga je mogoče doseči samo v sanjah ali pa skozi umetnost. Vidim Trbovlje kot cilj vseh odprav, kot nepretrgan tok svetlobe, Trbovlje, ki so se nam zdele neskončno velike in prostorne. Trbovlje brez občutka utesnjenosti, Trbovlje, ki obstajajo na nebu našega otroštva. Trbovlje, ki se ne kažejo kot naslov nekega romana – Črna dolina, ampak kot naslov nekega drugega – Kako zelena je bila moja dolina. In to tako močno in jasno videnje omogočajo ravno pričujoče fotografije, ki me z veliko prepričljivosto opozarjajo na verze, ki sem jih pred nedavnim prebral v neki knjigi. Ime pesnika mi ni znano. Glasijo pa se nekako takole: “Kdor se ni nikdar z zemljo mazal / v nebo sploh ne bi mogel priti.” (Uroš Zupan)
Avtor: Antonio Živkovič Založnik: Samozaložba Leto izida: 1999 Mehka vezava, 30 strani 800 kopij Jezik: angleški, slovenski Dimenzije: 30 x 24 cm ISBN: 961-6302-41-8
