On the Edge Fest - uus festivaliformaat piiriäärsetest konfliktidest läbi kaamerasilma / Ukraina dokumentaalfotograafia esitlus
On the Edge Fest - a new festival format about border conflicts through a camera lense / Ukrainian documentary photography EST (ENG below)
On the Edge Fest (tlk piiri peal, ääre peal) on uus pikema perspektiiviga projekt, mille sisuks on võtta luubi alla piiriäärsed ko
nfliktid erinevates piirkondades, eriti seal, kus on toimunud sõjategevus või esineb muu aktuaalne sotsiaalne probleem. Projekti ambitsioon on areneda temaatiliseks ja regulaarseks festivaliks, kuhu on kaasatud erinevad institutsioonid ja partnerid ning mis hõlmab visuaalsete väljapanekutena nii sise- kui linnaruumi, aga ka haridus- ja lisaprogrammi. Projekti pilootetapiks on Ukraina dokumentaalset fotokunsti koondav väljapanek, mis vaatleb varjatud pingeid ning geopoliitilisi, psühholoogilisi ja identiteediga seotud hirme nii ühe riigi enda piires kui suhetes tema naaberriikidega. Seeläbi antakse vaatajale võimalus enesereflektsiooniks ning tuletatakse meelde, et vabaduse ja väärikuse väärtustamine on märk ühiskonnast, mis hoolib oma kultuuripärandist ja kus, sõltumata punase loori all peituvate agressorite salakavalatest kavatsustest nii minevikus kui olevikus, ehitatakse üles iseseisvat tulevikku. Juba sügisel 2021 paika pandud teema muutus veelgi asjakohasemaks käesoleva aasta 24. veebruaril, kui Venemaa alustas täiemahulist sissetungi Ukrainasse ning muutis meie kõigi elu igaveseks. Seisame koos ukrainlastega võitluses nende vabaduse eest, Ukraina autorite loomingu esitlemine Eestis on nii sümboolne kui ka tegelik toetusavaldus – väljapanekuga kaasneb heategevuslik korjandus nagu see leidis aset ka Ukraina rindefotograafia teemalisel näitusel OKAPI Galeriis kevadel 2022. Väljapaneku fookus on suunatud kümnele Ukraina autorile, kelle projektidest on tervikliku komplekti kureerinud fotokunstnik ja galerist Temuri Khvingia ning Eestis elav Ukraina tänava- ja dokumentaalfotograaf Andrii Mur. Väljapanek valmib koostöös festivaliga Odessa Photo Days (Kateryna Radchenko) ning fotograafide ühenduse ja online-galeriiga Untitled (Mikhail Palinchak). ENG
On the Edge Fest is a new long-term project, the content of which is to take a closer look at borderline conflicts in different regions, especially where there has been war or other current social problems. The project's ambition
is to develop it into a thematic and regular festival, which involves various institutions and partners and includes both indoor and urban spaces for a visual display, as well as educational and additional programs. The pilot phase of the project is an exposition of Ukrainian photo art, which explores the hidden tensions, as well as geopolitical, psychological, and self-identical fears both inside of a country itself and in its relationship with its neighbors. By describing the decay of the almost surreal periods authors reach the edges – fringe areas and fields of life, which seems to be forgotten by the whole world. This way, they provide us an opportunity to self-reflect, reminding us that freedom and dignity are genuine values of the true society which cares about their own cultural heritage and builds their independent future regardless of the sneaky intentions of aggressors which act under the red veil of common past and present. The topic was picked in the autumn of 2021, yet it became even more relevant with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 which has changed our lives. We stand with the Ukrainian people as they fight for their freedom, presenting the works of Ukrainian authors in Estonia is a symbolic as well as an actual statement of support - the exhibition is accompanied by a charity fundraiser, as was also the case at the exhibition on Ukrainian frontline photography in the Okapi Gallery in the spring of 2022. The focus of the exhibition is on ten Ukrainian authors whose projects have been curated by photo artist & gallerist Temuri Khvingia, photo artist, and Andrii Mur, gallerist and Ukrainian street and documentary photographer living in Estonia. The exhibition is prepared in cooperation with the festival Odessa Photo Days (Kateryna Radchenko) and the association of photographers and online gallery Untitled (Mikhail Palinchak).
