Lev Borodulin, Parade, Moscow, 1956. Courtesy of
Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow.
Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow.
I hope you all enjoy your time off this spring break. Coincidentally, Fotofest (http://2012biennial.fotofest.org/) the oldest and largest biannual photography festival in the country, also begins this week and lasts for a little over a month. It is mostly focused on Russian photography but it goes beyond this with photo exhibits literally all over the city. People from all over the world come to Houston to attend this festival and I thought it would be a great opportunity to get to experience it especially since we will be covering photography soon.
If you would like 10 extra point added to your midterm exam grade attend one of the many events or exhibitions (most are free) that are a part of fotofest and write about your visit (at least 100 words) and post it on the blog. Have fun!
Cora Thomas
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FotoFest 2012
Contemporary Russian Photography
The Young Generation
Each wall of photographs told an interesting story of the peoples and the country of Russia. It was like looking through the windows of their homes. On the first wall of display were pictures of adult children sharing a room with their elderly parent. There were photos of parents engaging in conversations with one another. The subjects by Anastasia Tailakova all appeared to be stressed out, unhappy and none had a smile. Her selection was title Vain. The only colored pictures were by Viad Krasnoshchek. He displayed, painted archives print ink, aniline dyes and solution of green dyes. Their title is the stolen negatives. Anna Skladmann photo of children of wealthy peoples. One of my favorites was Sonia sitting on the bear rug, 2009, From the Series “Little Adults“. On the second floor was a black derby suspended in air by an invisible string. It left me to question, what was the purpose for this, or where did this fit in?