Press release -
HORIZONS OF LUXEMBOURG - First Exhibition of Lithuanian Photographers at Annexe22
A premiere at Annexe22: from 3 to 10 April, the Lithuanian community in Luxembourg will present humanist photographs at Annexe22. Through this exhibition the Lithuanian community pays tribute to Kaunas, which will be a European Capital of Culture 2022 alongside Esch-Alzette and the Serbian city of Novi Sad. A total of two exhibitions will be held in Luxembourg, one dedicated to Esch-Alzette and the second to Kaunas.
As part of the humanist photography competition "Horizons of Luxembourg", a large selection of photographs, by both professional and amateur photographers, from Luxembourg and the Greater Region, were collected. The Lithuanian photographers Artūras Morozovas and Tadas Kazakevičius, both followers of the renowned photographer Antanas Sutkus, held their first online workshop for this competition in February. In the meantime, the best photos have been selected by an international jury and will be exhibited at Annexe22 starting on 3 April 2021.
On 5 May, the two photographers will organise another online workshop, again, inviting professionals and amateurs to participate free of charge. The workshop will be held in English and translated into French. Anyone interested can register via the below Facebook page until 15 April:
https://www.facebook.com/LiuksemburgoLietuviuBendruomene/
The most interesting photographs will once again be selected and printed as postcards, which will be available for free at the second exhibition from 19 to 26 June. "We want to encourage visitors to send these postcards from Luxembourg to those in need of support, which is particularly important during this pandemic" the Lithuanian community explain.
Another exhibition under the humanist theme will take place at a later date. This time it will be related to Lithuania and presented by Lithuanian photographers Tadas Kazakevičius and Artūras Morozovas.
About the photographers Artūras Morozovas and Tadas Kazakevičius
Photojournalist and war photographer Artūras Morozovas was the recipient of the 2016 Lithuanian Artists' Association Award and is one of the ambassadors of Kaunas 2022, the European Capital of Culture.
Photographer Tadas Kazakevičius won third prize in the 2020 World Press Photo Competition in the categories Portraits and Stories.
Topics
- Art, Culture, Entertainment
Categories
- annexe22
- esch-alzette
- cultural program
About Esch2022
Esch2022 is the European Capital of Culture 2022, featuring the town of Esch-Alzette, the ten other Luxembourg municipalities of the Pro-Sud union and the eight French municipalities of the CCPHVA region. The slogan of Esch2022 is “Remix Culture”. Production work on the implementation of all of the themes is being carried out in close cooperation with the municipalities, the ministries and other partners. Esch2022 is managed by the association ‘Capitale européenne de la culture 2022 asbl’. In 2022, two other cities in Europe will hold this title: Kaunas in Lithuania and Novi Sad in Serbia.
