Art projects of expo Sotiri 2009

'The More We Get Together'-The winner project by Zhao Renhui from Singapor















In the right: 'The misery's home'- photo project of Arian Vyshka, Albania, the winner of the scolarship for the course of photography at Projekt 5.6 school.



For all the authors and the lovers of Sotiri 2009, who had no possibility to join the opening of the exhibition, here there are some photos of the exhibition area. Thank you to Harri Pàlviranta, the curator of the exhibition, thank you to Stratos Kalafatis, Ivan Blazhev and Natasha Lako, jury members, thank you to Maks Velo, Ben Blushi, Natasha Lako and Kristina Sotiri for the spoken and visual material on Korca in the panel discussion and thank you to Leonard for these photos of the works.

This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of the Municipality of Korca, the mayor of Korca Mr.Niko Peleshi and the Intesa SanPaolo Bank of Albania.

Thank you to all the team members of 'Sotiri2009' and the team of Projekt 5.6.

Eleni Laperi
Director of the project

Panel discussion of three foreign photographers at Korca

Stratos Kalafatis from Greece, Harri Palviranta from Finland and Ivan Blazhev from Macedonia presented their works at the panel discusion organized in the frame of Sotiri Prize activity this evening at 5 p.m. in the gallery space in Korca.
The present public was informed about their works and projects, and asked questions to the artists.

This was the final activity of Sotiri Prize event in Korca.

We will meet again next year, at May 2010.
Until then prepare your projects for the interantional competition Sotiri 2010! We are looking for them!
E.

p.s. the photos by Kozeta Musaj

Sotiri2009 -Panel discussion

Today at 10 a.m. at the culture palace Vangjush Mio of Korca, it was organized the panel discussion , titled 'Korca through images'. The Mayor of the Korca city, Mr. Niko Peleshi was present during all the activiy. The lecturer were Maks Velo, well known artist and architect; Ben Blushi, writer, member of the Albanian parliament; Natasha Lako, poet , former director of the Albanian National Film archive. The granddaughter of the photographer Kristaq Sotiri participated with a PowerPoint presentation of the life of the great photographer.
The public showed great interest for the panel.

At 5 p.m. it will be the second part of the panel, with the presentation of teh work of teh curator Harri Plaviranta, and jury members: Ivan Blazhev, and Stratos Kalafatis.

Later more photos,
eleni

p.s. photos by Kozeta Musaj and Olsi Qazimi

opening ceremony Sotiri 2009 in Korca

Mayor of Korca, Mr. Niko Peleshi


The organizer Mrs. Eleni Laperi and the Mayor Mr. Peleshi


The curator Harri Pälviranta


The winer project by Zhao Renhui from Singapor.

At the 6 p.m of Saturday 2009, at the gallery Guri Madhi in Korca was the opening of the exibition 'A touch of Violence',an international competition for young photographers, curated by the Finn artist Harri Pälviranta. The organizer of the activity is Cultural centre Lindart in Tirana. The activity is organized in the frame of the Projekt 5.6, supported by the Swiss Cultural Program in the Western Balkans. The exhibition and panel discussion Sotiri 2009 was organized in partnership with the Municipality of Korca, and the support of Intesa SanPaolo Bank.

For the second time the city of Korca honor the photographer Kristaq Sotiri through the photographies of young photographers from all round the world. 67 young photographers from 5 continents applied for the competition Sotiri. 15 projects were selected.

And the winner of the First Prize Sotiri 2009 was the young photographer from Singapor Zhao Renhui.

Tomorrow we will show you more photos about the space and feelings of the exhibition, about the panel discussion as well.

Now some photos just for you and specially Gian, who is looking for our information.

thank you. Eleni

and the winner is....

The juri sign the winner's certificate.






Memebrs of the jury: Natasha Lako, film historian from Albania, Stratos Kalafatis, photographer from Greece and Ivan Blazhev, photographer from Macedonia at a bar next door the gallery.

Ekspozita Sotiri eshte ne fazen perfundimtare te pergatitjes. Dje pasdite filloi punen edhe juria, e cila do te jape mendimin e saj sot.
Ketu jane disa foto nga puna e jurise dhe nga caste pushimi te saj . Po emri i fituesit do te jepet ne ceremonine e hapjes, nga kryetari i Bashkise se Qyteti te Korces, sepse eshte Bashkia Korce qe e jep cmimin e pare.

Ndersa cmimi i dyte do jepet nga Banka Intesa San Paolo ne Tirane.

The exhibition Sotiri is still in the process of installation. And the jury started the work yesterday, and today they will define the name of the winner of Sotiri 2009. But you will know the name of the winner only at the opening ceremony. It has the honor to do the declaration of the winner's name the Mayor of Korca, mr. Niko Peleshi.
The second Prize will be supported by the Intesa San Paolo Bank Albania.

Sotiri 2009 in Korca

Ne daten 23 maj hapet ne Korce ne galerine e arteve Guri Madhi ekspozita nderkombetare e fotografeve te rinj, qe mban emrin e fotografit romantik korcar Kristaq Sotiri.
Po ju bejme pjese te ketij aktiviteti duke ju percjelle per dite disa foto nga pergatitjet e ekspozites dhe te panelit te diskutimit, qe zhvillohet diten e diel, me 24 maj.

At 23 may 2009 at the gallery of arts in Korca it will be the opening of the international competition for young photographers 'Sotiri', after the name of the romantic photographer from Korca Kristaq Sotiri. We will inform you every day about the preparation of the activity, that include a panel discussion, on Sunday 24 May.

Enjoy !

Duke pritur per Harri Palviranta / Waiting for Harri Palviranta

Harri Palviranta (copyright)


Pershendetje te gjitheve.
Me kenaqesi ju njoftojme se ne daten 17,18,19 maj do te kemi ne ambjentet e shkolles sone fotografin dhe artistin Finlandez Harri Palviranta, i cili do te zhvilloje nje workshop per fotografine me studentet e shkolles sone.

Hi to everybody.
We are happy to welcome the finish artist and photographer Harri Palviranta. He will organise a workshop together with our students at 17,18, 19 may in our school place.