Rising High - Carmen Dobre va invita la vernisajul expozitiei de fotografie

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Carmen Dobre
va invita la vernisajul expozitiei de fotografie /

invites you to the opening of the photo exhibition
 

 

 „Documentand muncitorii de pe santierele de constructii din Bucurestiul contemporan, am incercat sa creez o reprezentare care sa trimita la imaginile propagandistice din perioada comunista. Avand in vedere ca formulele comuniste de reprezentare se bazeaza pe discrepanta dintre realitate si reprezentare, aceasta serie fotografica face o referire indirecta la conditia sociala precara a muncitorilor din vremurile recente. in trecut muncitorul era glorificat in cadrul ideologiei anti-intelectuale si in consecinta imaginea sa era cosmetizata in buletinele de stiri, paradele aniversare si dansurile tematice televizate. Lucrarile mele preiau aceste strategii, prezentand imagini estetizante care par inscenate.

Relevanta acestei paralele rezida in faptul ca tipul de capitalism dezvoltat dupa 1989 ofera prea putina protectie pentru cei dezavantajati. Un alt argument in favoarea acestei alaturari intre comunism si capitalismul post-comunist este faptul ca Romania a cunoscut doua perioade de intensa dezvoltare imobiliara: prima in anii 70 si 80) iar cea de-a doua in ultimii 10 ani.”
 

Carmen Dobre (n. 1978) a absolvit Universitatea de Arte din Bucuresti in 2008, iar in prezent urmeaza Masterul de Studii Fotografice la Universitatea Leiden din Olanda. Mediul ei predilect este fotografia iar interesul sau tematic se concentreaza pe reprezentarea corpului uman ca purtator de valori sociale si culturale.

Expozitia poate fi vizionata
in perioada 18 februarie-12 martie 2010
luni-vineri orele 11:00-17:00
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“By documenting construction workers in present-day Bucharest, I tried to create a representation which alludes to the communist propaganda images. Since communist representation formulas are recognized as based on a discrepancy between reality and representation, this photographic series makes an indirect reference to the precarious social condition of workers in recent times. In the past the worker was glorified as part of the anti-intellectual communist ideology and in consequence was “beautified” at parades, in broadcast thematic dances and in news reports. My works take these strategies over, thus presenting aesthetized images which seem staged without being so.”

The relevance of this parallel resides in the fact that the type of capitalism developed after 1989 offers too little protection for the unprivileged. Another argument in favor of this comparison between communism and post-communist capitalism is the fact that Romania experienced two intense construction periods: one during the communist age (in the 1970s and 1980s) and the other in the last 10 years with the advent of capitalist development. Both these trends have been sustained with great disregard for the safety and retribution of construction workers.
 

Carmen Dobre (b. 1978) obtained a BFA from the National University of Arts in Bucharest in 2008 and is currently attending the Master of Photographic Studies at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Her preferred medium is photography and her thematic interest focuses on the representation of the human body as a carrier of social and cultural values.