Sunday, August 7

20:00 - 21:30 Claudine Doury (FR) - “Adolescence and other mutations: representation of loss and metamorphosis in photography”

In her talk, Claudine Doury will cover 15 years of her artistic work, depicting inner changes and transfigurations from Russia’s borderlines to her immediate family.

21:45 - 23:15 Michael Ackerman (US/DE) - Artist talk

In something between a slideshow and a film, Michael Ackerman will show photos from last 15 years of his work. He will also share a selection of short films of his friend and collaborator J.Cohen.

Claudine Doury: Born in 1959 in France. Lives in Paris. Represented by Camera Obscura Gallery in Paris and a member of VU agency. Her photographic work on people and their everyday lives has earned her the top prizes: the Leica Oscar Barnack Prize (1999), Prix Paris-Match (2000), and the Niépce Prize (2004). 

Michael Ackerman: American. Born in1967 in Tel Aviv. Lives in Berlin. Represented by agency VU. Is recognized by a his radical and unique approach to photography, expressed in his work on Varanassi “End Time City” (1999) and recent “Half life” (2010).

 

Monday, August 8 

20:00 - 21:30 Marcos Lopez (Argentina) - “Tierra en Trance”

The artist will show a specially created video compilation about his work that will include his personal selection of "the most important names" in Latin American photography.

Marcos Lopez: Born in 1958. Lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Marcos Lopez gained international recognition for his “Pop-Latino” style - distinctive combination of photographic realism and theatrical staging with crossing influences from painting, cinema, traditional and modern archetypes, and digital art.

 

Tuesday, August 9

20:00 - 21:30 David Bate (UK) - “Conceptual documentary”

The talk will discuss the rise of conceptual art as a mode of thinking and its relation to photography and documentary photography in particular.

21:45 - 23:15 Arno Rafael Minkkinen (FI/US) - “Art is risk made visible”

Shown at the gala night of the Palms Spring International Photo Festival in March 2011, the presentation with music selections traces and interweaves an understanding of photography through a retrospective of 40 years of artist’ work.

David Bate: Photo-artist, writer and teacher, known for his interest in avant-garde aesthetics in visual art. Lives and works in London, represented by Hoopers Gallery. Dr. Bate is a Course Leader of MA in Photographic Studies at University of Westminster. He has published many essays on contemporary photography and art history as well as two books that are widely used in photography courses: “Photography and Surrealism” (2004) and “Photography: Key Concepts” (2009). 

Arno Rafael Minkkinen: A Finnish-American photographer, writer, curator, and educator. Born in 1945 in Finland. Lives in US. For decades now, he has explored the invisible line that separates man from the primordial via his surreal black&white self-portraits. Dr. Minkkinen is Professor of Art at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Docent at the University of Art & Design Helsinki, and graduate faculty at Maine Media College in Rockport, Maine. Was awarded the Finnish State Art Prize in Photography in 2006.
 

Wednesday, August 10

20:00 - 22:00 Photography magazines presentations

- Erik Vroons, Editor, GUP Magazine (NL)
- Arnis Balčus, Editor, FK Magazine (LV)

The talks by editors of two photography magazines (Dutch/international GUP and Latvian FK) will give an overview on the present day situation in an industry actively reflecting on photography, the cyclic production process of a photography magazine, as well as initiate a debate on what a photographer could gain from getting published without getting paid.

 

Thursday, August 11

20:00 - 21:30 “Visual narratives: European borderlines” project partners
- ISSP (Latvia), GAPO (Turkey), Icelandic Contemporary Photography Association, Maioclaro (Portugal)

A short presentation of a long-term project "European borderlines" that was recently started by ISSP in partnership with photography organisations from Turkey, Iceland and Portugal. Presentations will include some of the photography that they represent and promote.

21:45 - 23:15 Vanessa Winship and George Georgiou (UK) – Artist talk

The tutors of the project, George Georgio and Vanessa Winship will tell about their work on long-term documentary projects – something that they have been doing for a while.

Vanessa Winship: Born in 1960 in the United Kingdom. Represented by the Agency Vu. Vanessa Winship is known for her long term projects in Albania, Georgia and Black Sea. Her series “Sweet Nothings” on rural girls in central Anatolia have won Sony World Photography Award in 2008. In June 2011 she was awarded a prestigious Henri Cartier-Bresson award in photography.  

George Georgiou: Born in London to Greek Cypriot parents, George Georgiou has been a practicing photographer for the last 20 years. Represented by agencies Prospekt (Italy), Panos (UK) and Signatures (France). He has been living and working in the Balkans, Greece and Turkey. His work is focused on long term projects around identity, urbanization and human space.  

 

Friday, August 12 

20:00 - 22:00 Presentation of ISSP participants’ portfolios

An opportunity for ISSP participants to share what they are doing with the entire group - portfolio selection or individual projects (completed or work in progress). ISSP works shall not be presented. Required: prior sign-up, slideshow or video presentation (maximum 10 minutes each).

 

Saturday, August 13 (in Kuldīga)

19:00 - 20:00 Opening of the ISSP 2011 Exhibition at Kuldīga District museum

21:30 - 22:30 Screening of ISSP works at Kuldīga Open air cinema 

 

NB! Practical information for visitors:
All those seriously interested in photography are welcome to attend the ISSP evening programme free of charge.
Location of the evening talks: Pelči boarding school, Kuldīga district. Directions and map available here.
Visitors are responsible for entire logistics of their stay and should take care not to disturb the work of the workshops.
Contact Kuldīga Tourism Information centre for accommodation in Kuldīga. Its possible to stay in tents on the ISSP campus, we will try to arrange for a separate kitchen that guests can use. 

ISSP Jauniešu skolas atvērto durvju diena

Trešdien, 20. septembrī, plkst. 16.00-19.00 aicinām uz ISSP Jauniešu skolas atvērto druvju dienu! Tā būs iespēja iepazīt ISSP Jauniešu skolas programmas saturu, izgatavot savu pinhole kameru un radoši darboties ar apgaismojumu, kā arī pieteikties programmai. ISSP Jauniešu skolas nodarbības atsāksies oktobrī un ilgs līdz jūnijam vienreiz nedēļā divās vecuma grupās: 11-14 g. un 15-18g. 

Vides instalācija "Melnais kubs – Camera Obscura"

Rīgas vasaras kultūras programmas ietvaros no 15. līdz 20. augustam katram Rīgas iedzīvotājam un viesim būs iespēja iepazīt fotoaparāta uzbūves principus interaktīvā vides objektā "Melnais kubs – Camera Obscura" Ziedoņdārzā. Paralēli vides objektam notiks analogās fotogrāfijas meistardarbnīcas. Aicināti piedalīties gan lieli, gan mazi interesenti!

Meistarklase "Apzināts radošums. Fotogrāfija kā klātesamības prakse"

Šīs vasaras pēdējā ISSP Radošā meistarklase – "Apzināts radošums. Fotogrāfija kā klātesamības prakse” ar mākslinieci Ivetu Gabaliņu – notiks 25.-27. augustā Līču skolā. Meistarklases laikā dalībniekiem būs iepsēja attīstīt savu radošo domāšanu un potenciālu, izmantojot fotogrāfijā balstītus pašizziņas rīkus un uzdevumus. Vēl ir dažas brīvas vietas! 

Jurģis Peters – Sintētiskā klātbūtne / Synthetic Presence

No 21. jūlija līdz 7. septembrim ISSP Galerijā is skatāma jauno mediju mākslinieka Jurģa Petera personālizstāde “Sintētiskā klātbūtne”, kas aplūko cilvēka un tehnoloģiju attiecību mijiedarbi, reflektējot par ticību mākslīgā intelekta spējai glābt cilvēci un pasauli. Izstādes atklāšana notiks 20. jūlijā plkst. 18.00.

From July 21 to September 7, the ISSP Gallery will host the solo exhibition Synthetic Presence by new media artist Jurģis Peters, which explores the interaction between humans and technology, reflecting on the belief in the ability of artificial intelligence to save humanity and the world. The exhibition will open on July 20 at 6 PM.

Atvērta pieteikšanās programmai "Attīstot fotogrāfijas valodu"

Līdz 31. jūlijam pagarināta pieteikšanās ISSP Skolas neformālās izglītības divu gadu programmas “Attīstot fotogrāfijas valodu” 2023./2025. gada kursam! “Attīstot fotogrāfijas valodu” ir vadošā praksē balstītā laikmetīgās fotogrāfijas izglītības programma Latvijā, kas piedāvā radošu un kritisku vidi, kurā attīstīt savu vizuālo valodu un rokrakstu fotogrāfijā. Programma sniedz priekšstatu par laikmetīgās fotogrāfijas norisēm Latvijā un starptautiski, iepazīstina ar medija vēsturi un teoriju, kā arī sniedz izpratni par fotogrāfijas plašajām iespējām un izaicinājumiem.

'Shift', an evening of work by Rujuta Rao and Sui Lam

Wednesday, June 28 at 7:30 PM at Bolderāja ISSP artist-in-residence Rujuta Rao and kuš! artist-in-residence Sui Lam invites to an evening of work where they will present the projects they have been working on during their residency in Riga this June. Free entrance.

ISSP Skolas 2021/2023 absolventu izstāde

No 30. jūnija līdz 21. jūlijam Berga Bazārā, Elizabetes ielā 87, ir skatāma izstāde “Tulkojums netika atrasts”, kurā sevi piesaka septiņi jaunie fotogrāfi, ISSP Skolas divu gadu izglītības programmas “Attīstot fotogrāfijas valodu” 2023. gada absolventi. Izstādes atklāšana notiks 29. jūnijā plkst. 18.00. Laipni lūdzam!

Autori: Katrīna Ozoliņa, Marika Parhimuka, Evelīna Zvirbule, Aija Ezerlīce, Janta Jasjukeviča, Kalvis Ābeļkalns un Agita Caune. Izstādes veidošanas mentors – Aleksejs Beļeckis.

Artist talk: Rujuta Rao, Will Britten, Sui Lam

Friday, June 16 at 7 PM we invite you to an artist talk by our artists-in-residence Rujuta Rao and WIll Britten, and Sui Lam who is a resident at kuš!. They will speak about their work and present the projects they are working on during their stay in Riga.

ISSP Radošās meistarklases vasarā

Šovasar ISSP piedāvā trīs radošās meistardarbnīcas Latvijas laukos ar nozarē vadošiem fotogrāfiem un māksliniekiem Aigu Rēdmani un Ģirtu Raģeli (21.-23. jūlijā), Zani Priedi (28.-30. jūlijā), un Ivetu Gabaliņu (25.-27. augustā). ISSP radošās meistarklases būs iespēja iedvesmoties, eksperimentēt, piedzīvot kopīgu radošo procesu un paplašināt savu māksliniecisko rokrakstu talantīgu pasniedzēju vadībā. 

Open Call: LCCA Summer School 2023

Call for applications for the annual LCCA Summer School “Care of Earth, Care of People. System Change for an Inclusive and Sustainable Environments” in Smiltene, Latvia, 4 – 11 August 2023. The Summer School is open to early career artists, art historians, humanities and social science scholars, curators and cultural studies researchers. Application deadline: June 25.

Fotogrāfijas un zīnu nometne jauniešiem

Izsludinām pieteikšanos ISSP vasaras nometnei “Vasara pilsētā", kas norisināsies 3.–7. jūlijā Rīgā! Fotogrāfijas un zīnu nometne tiek veidota kā radošs un izglītojošs piedzīvojums jauniešiem vecumā no 11 līdz 15 gadiem. Tā piedāvās interaktīvas un izglītojošas aktivitātes, kas raisa interesi par laikmetīgo fotogrāfiju un mākslu, attīstīs radošumu, kritiskās analīzes spējas un izteiksmes brīvību.

Artist talk: Fred Mungo and Gina Wynbrandt

Friday, May 26, at 6 PM we invite you to an artist talk by our artist-in-residence Fred Mungo, and kuš! artist-in-residence Gina Wynbrandt! They will speak about their work and present the projects they are working on during their stay in Riga.