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7/8DAYS

>5. 6. 2015<

………Group project 7/8DAYS exploring the identity of the Mediterranean space, was recently held in Split – Dalmatia – Mediterranean

It was a call for CREATIVITY. “Express yourself through the photo self-portrait and the statement.”

The concept of the project/exhibition «7/8DAYS» implies as «co-authors» the participants, expressing themselves in the creative-sensual way by making their self-portrait (or the series of them), and by the statement expressing their stand in regard of the changes that could creatively affect and change their living environment and the surroundings. The self-portrait and the statement are complementary, and were printed together on the photo prints for the exhibition.
It’s work in progresss – first bit 5-14th May 2015 >>Galerija Umjetnina,  MKC and other locations in Split area.

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This project, focusing on the IDENTITY of the people and the space, expressed imprinted in self-portraits and words, is a continuation of the projects by the author, started in 2010: Branding Yourself, Who Are You, Synergy of Sarajevo, Venetians in Venice About Venice… www.selffishstudios.com

First 18 prints from Split…..

In this period /first bit/, over 170 of us co-created a globe of many worlds, visibly and invisibly linked…
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Mediterranean ring / MayLand > My Land (working title)

>22. 3. 2012<

Expressing the identity, (“Back-ground”)

Proposed by: Bojan Brecelj /Slovenian artist, Photographer
Keywords: art (research) project, self-portraits, identity related to space, photography, photography, group work.
As a photographer worked throughout the years in Mediterranean region, mainly on reports about culture and economy for French and Swiss publications.
Short description of the project:
My aim for this project is to do a work of art (media photography and sound) which would express the identity of Land of Mediterenian countries through the people who live and work in the Mediteranian region.
Focal point is to get NEW data of identity and potential of Mediterranean countries separatly as well as a region which is united with Mediterranean sea, actually is fusing three continents, Asia, Africa and Europe ! together.
a chain of different projects to be carry out on different locations in Mediterranean countries
The body of work would be photographs – self-portraits done on different specific locations in the town or in other places in the country (each related to the person) and short interviews with portrayed people.
Portraits and interviews would be done with addressed citizens, willing to participate in the project by expressing themselves visually and verbally within the context of their relationship with The Land they live, and brother, Mediterranean space.
“Random people” part of the project could be done on selected specific – important locations in larger urban spaces, by introducing the project to the people that are passing by. (reference Synergies of Sarajevo :Expressing the …
The results of this project would be presented in virtual space- online  as well as in physical form as an exhibition; photography (and sound ) installation as well as in printed publication – photographs and text from the interviews.
The Tool:
  • The tool developed for self-portraying, where person view her/himself in the mirror and trigger camera (which is behind the mirror) in its own moment, gives unique results reflecting creativity and open-hearted being. NEW, portable Self-portrait Set up is designed for use on location, outside or inside any location, under professional light conditions.  Person can see and create his portrait by seeing her/himself with realistic background .
  • The official site of self-portrait by this system is www.selffishstudios.com. The system that is an invention by itself is developed by Bojan Brecelj. The intellectual rights- the principal of doing portrait photography through the mirror is registered by cc rights. It is an open code logic, which means that everybody can use and develop the system under conditions that all can be copied and developed on.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: The exhibition is actually a Group exhibition: 
Since portraits are actually at least co-created by those who would make self-portraits, and tell their story, the project  is actually a group work of many unique peaces and everybody participating would be named as an author.
“The Land of Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Israel, Egypt, France…  “each is  project in itself that should be in the future  integrated in a larger project, “Mediterranean ring“, researching the identity of Mediterranean as our larger common living space.
How to start it ? I am proposing to do a pilot project – a shorter trip through majority of the countries and already working on the project (in each country 5-7 persons : on location self portraits + interviews ) to gain certain respond /material, connections,local interest and support for complete project in the country. The main purpose for pilot project is to have concrete results to address interested for contribution and cooperation  in Mediterranean Ring projects. Experiences and results from pilot trip would also be useful foundation to develop and work on  Mediterranean Ring projects.
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Locations:
Ideally I am thinking that actually almost everybody should be photographed in her/his  location that has context to the person, so to say set up should move almost for everybody .
How to get people to participate: 
“Fiend of a friend”: everybody participating would recommend another 3, 4 to be invited in the project.
Interview -words-sound:
«Interviews» could be short and sound recorded where everybody would in short describe himself and tell how she, he would like her/his country (or more local area) to be now and in the future.
Recorded interviews could be played on the exhibition and in online multimedia presentation. In print version, written short interview should accomplish each self –portrait.
Plus Documentary images or AIR photos! : 
Alternatively part of the project could be documentary images from the place,
AND IDEALY, especially if I think of Mediterranean as a whole, photos from the air as portraits of the land –  would accomplish the identity  project (of the natives, expressed through self-portraits and words ) in the very intriguing way.
keywords :
  • identity of Mediterranean space
  • consciousness of Mediterranean space, expressed through the people that live and are active in the Mediterranean countries
  • co-producing with art, media education institution **
  • reference anthropology project **
  • local project, connected to regional (Mediterranean) project **
  • media : photography, (documentary video), sound recording, written material
  • self-portraits plus words (sound recording interviews)
  • material should be openly shared between all production related partners –  for their research, exhibition etc. projects…
**MAYDAY([venez] m’aider, come to help me”; note that aidez-moi means “help me”) the following is a message of extreme urgency, the highest level of danger. (MAYDAY is used on voice channels for the same uses as SOS on Morse channels.)
PS : Complementary project that could be incorporated in second stage : FC :Floating Container :FC /NOMAD (art) PROJECT (living) BASE  :  
project aim is to develop and construct :
– temporary movable space which can “follow the project”  / art project, living exploration project, science project
– space : logistic base/ living base for on location temporary  projects  
– FC : floating container, amphibian that can be also alternatively on land or close to water (to use water facilities..)
– basic characteristics ; can be transported by land and see as normal container > strong / metal/  structure, 
      NEW space use concept : water environment / house+boat bread for nomadic&temporary use / 
     materials and design : low tech( easy to produce ), organic-friendly for living -recyclable materials, 
     energy from water 
     water from water
     modular system / extended parts/  assembling systems; two – catamaran

Nalu

Nalu is a Sciarelli wooden catbot. This wooden bot is totally part of the MED Land Project.

Nalu, a wooden professionally restored  Sciarelli catboat

The boat: 

Known as the Catboat (....It is generally accepted that the origin of the catboat type was in New York around 1840 and from there spread east and south as the virtues of the type — simplicity, ease of handling, shallow draft, large capacity — were discovered. Historically, they were used for fishing and transport in the coastal waters around...wikipedia

NaLu was built in Trieste in 1978. It is one of eight that were built from the design of the famous naval architect Carlo Schiarrelli, who owned a catboat himself!

The boat is 7.50 mt. long, very deep and 3.36 mt. wide creating a very spacious interior.

The saloon space is used also as a very comfortable double bedroom and is equipped with a kitchen with sweet and sea tap water, ample refrigerator and an additional bed, normally used for storage space.

In front is a separate cabin for two.

There is also an electric flush toilet with sink and sweet tap water.




The special feature of this boat is its lift keel which makes her very suitable for cruising in the Laguna. The other unique feature is the one huge sail, almost 40m2!

Nalu Images of the interior, in Vence, in Faros-Hvar, Paxos, Kefalonia ...)

During 2010-2013 the boat was professionally restored

and the restoration was even published in the book:  Barche in Legno by Andrea Cappai, Lorenzo Luxich

Restauration of the boat- img

LINK to the book



Venetians in Venice about Venice

Facing Venice is a project in itself as well as is the initial project for a larger project "Mediterranean ring", researching the identity of Mediterranean as our lager common living space.

Working title :  Venetians in Venice about Venice, Expressing the identity, "Facing Venice"

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proposed by : Bojan Brecelj / Slovenian artist  photographer

  • Keywords : art (research) project, self-portraits, Venetians,  photography, photography exhibition, group exhibition

As a photographer who has through the years many times worked on the theme of Venice (5 published books and one extensive article), and as an artist who in 1978 represented Yugoslavia in Bienalle of Art in Venice, I am proposing to do another work, a portrait photography exhibition that would be accomplished with Venetians in Venice about Venice.

Short description of the project :

My aim for this project is to do a work of art (media  photography and sound) which would express  identity of Venice through the people who live and work here.
The body of work would be photographs - self-portraits done on different location in the town and short interviews with potrayed people.
Portraits and interviews would be done with citizens of Venice willing to participate in the project by expressing themselves visually and verbally within the context of  their relationship with Venice.

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First portrait :

The results of this project would be presented in photography exhibition (and sound installation) as well as in printed publication - photographs and text from the interviews.
Presumably one third of project would be accomplished with my own documentary photos from the live situation of the people living here.
Why images and not just words? Images are more complex information, and experiencing the quality and wholeness of the personality and identity, images /portraits and specifically and specifically self-portrait do show that.  Then, words expressing thoughts and ideas give different but complementary aspect to the images. 

The Tool :

  • The tool developed for self-portraying, where person view her/himself in the mirror and trigger camera (which is behind the mirror) in its own moment, gives unique results reflecting creativity and open-hearted being.
  • The official site of self-portrait by this system is www.selfportraitstudios.com. The system that is an invention by itself is developed by myself. The intellectual rights- the principe of doing portrait photography through the mirror is registered by cc rights. It is an open code logic, which mens that everybody can use and develop the system under conditions that all can be copied and developed on.
  • Self-portrait Set up is designed for use on location, outside or inside any location, and do the portraying with realistic background under professional light conditions.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS : The exhibition is actually Group exhibition: 

Since portraits are actually at least co-created by those who would make self-portraits, and tell there story, the exhibition is actually a group one! And everybody participating would be named as an author!
The initial concept, the tool itself, and the aesthetics is developed and done by Bojan Brecelj 
Short CV: on separate page.

Facing Venice is a project in itself as well as is the initial project for a larger project "Mediterranean ring", researching the identity of Mediterranean as our lager common living space.

 

 

Bojan Brecelj
8th July 2009

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