Samra Šabanović and I, as the duo I was there but you didn't see me*, are having a pop-up screening of our video work on mass protest photography at the Third Space starting from next Monday. The late opening will be on next Thursday the 7th Oct from 5-8pm, hope to see some old and new faces there.
“Sarajevo Roses and Clouds of June” (2020) is a 22-minute video essay on images and their relation to peace. Reflecting on personal experience and photographic practices in general, the video essay contemplates the role of photography in the recent waves of mass protests and social activism. The title is a reference to the memorials of the Bosnian War and the months-long protest in Hong Kong that began in June 2019. The video essay, made during the pandemic in 2020, is composed entirely of video footage found on popular free stock websites. In five chapters, the essay delves into the ever-complex politics of visibility and invisibility, offering a critical examination of how photography may or may not contribute to peace in the age of mass surveillance enabled by hyper-connectivity and the omnipresence of cameras.
“Sarajevo Roses and Clouds of June” (2020) is the third chapter of I was there but you didn’t see me*
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More about the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/233983632028551/