Poetry of uncontemporary somewhere
Christoph Grill
until 22nd of October 2014
Gallery of Austrian cultural centre
Jungmanovo náměstí 18, Praha 1
Curator: Ulrich Tragatschnig
Admission: free
Open: mon-fri 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
"The collapse of the Soviet Union crushed several utopias. Most of the fifteen successor states fell into a state of lethargy that was politically dangerous because it could easily be exploited for criminal purposes, unable to reconcile the new democratic and economic demands with old, antiquated patterns of thought. While a few made money out of the new situation, most people fell by the wayside. For ten years now, Christoph Grill has been pursuing the goal of documenting the former Soviet republics and their stony road to political independence, portraying the fight for survival out in the cold. He deploys photography as an instrument for exploiting places, thus following a time-honoured tradition."
(an excerpt from press release)
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