What usually happens on my gallery tours is that first I visit the ground floor, which is almost always made of paintings, graphics, sculptures, textile art and so on. Why is this important? Because the vast majority of these artworks are exhibited as they are and not with a glass cover. It happens sometimes for canvases to have a glass cover, but that's maybe 5 or 10% of the cases.
The top floor on the other hand is dedicated to photography and that's always a headache for me. After so many years, I'm prepared and dealing with it the best way I can, but still dreaming of the day, when I'm going to walk in carefree and take the best photos of my life. That day is booked in the calendar in a distant future, so at the moment I'll have to do with the dream.
These statues are part of the patrimony of the cultural center hosting the exhibition, are moved around according to the free space available and I love to take photos of them, when they find themselves a new place.
My next obsession is taking a photo from the top of the stairs, to capture these doorways. It's the same scene, always looking differently due to the light and the photographs on the wall and it will always make me think of dear Lizelle (God rest her soul) as she once commented about how much she likes this view.
This was a solo exhibition of Pál Péter Kerekes, a talented photographer contributing to keeping tradition alive through photographs. The whole exhibition was about Transylvanian tradition. A tradition that is mostly practiced when there;s something to celebrate, Sundays included at some places.
The beauty of this niche is that each region has not only its tradition but also its particular folk costumes and you get to see some amazing ones each time.
Before I start my tour, let me tell you how happy I was when I stepped in the exhibition room and saw the photos are covered not with glass, but with a plexy glass that was acting way better than normal glass as far as glare and reflections are concerned. It felt like I got a free pass this time and the inconvenience I had to deal with was minor, compared to other times.
Back to the photos, unfortunately none of them had any details shared, so there's no way to know which regions the photos are from, unless you have a deep knowledge about folk costumes, which I don't. What I can tell you about these two photos is that this is what I traditional Transylvanian room much have looked like a century ago or so, but no one lives like this anymore, so this photo must have been taken in a memorial house, or maybe a small museum.
The upper photo is special, as that's the traditional folk costume I know, even had one when I was a kid and needed for school performances. The bottom one showcases some interesting costumes and I suspect it was part of a play on a special occasion. It's nice to see kids involved and taught about tradition.
A proud old lady, dressed up like back in the day and a young lady who is trying to show how young ladies have spent their times once. Not today though. When I see such photos, I'm always trying to put myself in their shoes and see what it makes me feel like. Must be a nice sensation for a few hours, but as a lifestyle? No thanks.
What about you? Would you like to spend your day dressed in such folk costumes? And if this is not enough, try to imagine making them yourself as that's what young, unmarried women did back in the day. Maybe it's going to surprise you, but I wouldn't mind making such garments, it's a wonderful activity and requires a lot of skills and would swap it with wearing them.
Plexy glass is not perfect, but you see the beauty of the original photos. Capturing these precious moments is an art.
These two photos say a lot and if I were to give a title to them, that would be "Belief".
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