FUTURES' newest Annual Publication, Trigger #5: Energy, is an exploration of that question – and broadly thematizes alternative approaches to energy through photography, the issue of society’s decarbonisation, the call for repair and collective values. The publication is available at the ISSP library.
Trigger #5: Energy brings to the surface some of the different histories and cultures of energy that are often invisible today. It explores new possibilities for imagining energy, through transitions and new vocabularies, and how photography can be involved in all of this. It is photography itself that shows us possible routes, beyond the human, to spiritual energies that can help us repair and heal and ultimately centre photography on non-extractive values and techniques. Trigger #5: Energy consists of thirteen contributions (essays, artist contributions, conversations) which engender possible ways photography might start to unlearn entrenched ideas and habits concerning the use and abuse of energy. Many contributions redirect our energies towards notions of female anger, spirituality, degrowth, justice, generosity, collectivity, and sensitivity.
Trigger #5: Energy is the FUTURES’ Annual Publication of 2023. FUTURES is a Europe-based photography platform bringing together the global photography community to support and nurture the professional development of emerging artists across the world. This publication is co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.
Designed and published by FW:books, Trigger #5: Energy reflects the synergy of FUTURES members: FOMU (Antwerp), FOTODOK (Utrecht), PhotoIreland (Dublin), and Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center (Budapest). The Publication is composed by the editorial board consisting of Julia Gelezova & Ángel Luis González Fernández, Emese Mucsi, Daria Tuminas, and Tom Viaene. FUTURES’ Annual Publication was realized with the collaboration of contributing artists and professionals from the FUTURES community: Eline Benjaminsen, Máté Dobokay, Tanja Engelberts, Tina Farifteh, Hiền Hoàng, Euridice Zaituna Kala, Yana Kononova, Sebastian Koudijzer, Sheng-Wen Lo, Yvette Monahan, Léonard Pongo.
Aicinām uz asociētās profesores Laines Kristbergas lekciju “Feminisma estētika Annas Maskavas mākslas darbos: formālie un konceptuālie risinājumi” saistībā ar ISSP Galerijā skatāmo izstādi “Ancestral Body / Senču ķermenis"!
We are happy to announce that the ISSP Weekly Planner 2025 PRE-SALE has started! Order the Weekly Planner for a special pre-sale price of 18 EUR until November 21!
The ISSP Weekly Planner 2025 combines the functions of a planner, a bullet journal, and a notebook. It is perfect for handwritten notes and includes 40 original photographs by 28 Latvian and international authors.
No šī rudens piedāvājam divas jaunas radošās darbnīcas Latvijas skolas somas projekta ietvaros! Radošā darbnīca “Fotogrāfija un performance” norisinās kā dinamiska spēle un tā ļauj ielūkoties fotogrāfijas lomas mijiedarbībā ar citām, savukārt darbnīca “Kad foto izkāpj no plaknes” paredz ceļojumu instalācijā, arhitektūrā un objektu mākslā. Darbnīcas tiek rīkotas pēc pieprasījuma ISSP telpā Berga Bazārā vai izbraukumā skolā.
Join us for the second Photowalk around Riga neighborhoods, our new series of English-language events! Together with the best Latvian photographers, we invite you to explore and learn more about Riga's neighborhoods through the lens.
Meet the ISSP artist in residency, who is with us until mid-November, Joan Calsina! He will talk about his previous projects and show the work in progress made in Riga.
We would like to share some great news - the FUTURES Photography platform has received further funding from the European Commission and will continue its collaborative work in 2025 - 2028! Thanks to support from Creative Europe, FUTURES will continue to promote the careers of emerging talents in contemporary photography around Europe and have a greater impact on the art world.
Rudens/ziemas mēnešos aicinām ISSP komandai pievienoties praktikantu/s, kas asistēs ISSP ikdienas darbos un mūsu rīkotajos projektos un pasākumos! Ja tev ir vismaz 18 gadi un tevi interesē fotogrāfija, laikmetīgā māksla un radošie procesi, tu pārvaldi latviešu un angļu valodu, un vēlies gūt pirmo darba pieredzi, piesakies ISSP praksei! Praksi iespējams apvienot ar citiem darbiem un studijām.
Join ISSP for a new series of English-language events: Photowalks around Riga neighborhoods! Together with the best Latvian photographers, we invite you to explore and learn more about Riga's local neighborhoods through the lens.
We invite you to meet our artist-in-residence Kristine Mifsud (CA/LV) on October 2, at 7 PM at Bolderāja! Kristine will speak about the experimental analogue process she undertook during her residency, how she arrived at this project, her previous work, and the importance of experimentation and failure in art making. Welcome!
ISSP Skola aicina apgūt fotogrāfiskās domāšanas pamatus un kameras tehniskās iespējas intensīvā divu mēnešu kursā “Ievads fotogrāfijā”, kas sāksies 7. novembrī un paredzēts dalībniekiem bez (vai arī ar nelielām) priekšzināšanām!
Dalāmies ar lieliskiem jaunumiem - Zanes Priedes izstāde “Marmoleum Real 2mm” tiek pagarināta līdz 24. oktobrim (ar pārtraukumu no 2. līdz 7. oktobrim)! Savukārt no 4. līdz 6. oktobrim ISSP Gallerijas komanda ar Zanes Priedes izstādi viesosies Viļņā ArtVilnius’24 mākslas mesē!
We would like to share great news - the exhibition ‘Marmoleum Real 2mm’ by Zane Priede is extended until October 24 (with a break from October 2 to 7)! Also, from October 4 to 6, the ISSP Gallery team will participate in the ArtVilnius’24 art fair with the exhibition!
From October 4 to 6, the ISSP Gallery team will participate in the ArtVilnius’24 contemporary art fair with the exhibition ‘Marmoleum Real 2mm’ by Zane Priede!
ArtVilnius’24 presents exceptional works of art and promotes creativity, cultural dialogue, and international cooperation. The programme of the fair is complemented by an education programme of discussions, lectures, presentations of art publications, and excursions with art critics.