Re: First gallery ' experience'

Dear Kate,

Atelier pH7 is a Brussels based european experimental art gallery devoted
exclusively to historic and alternative photographic processes, active since
1998 and which has exhibited a number of alt list members (see page
<http://www.permadocument.be/texte/LE/LE-at1.html>.

As an experimental gallery we are not visited by the large crowds visiting
the more "established" photo places but we can claim that our visitors are
at least interested in historic and alternative photography. By giving our
artists the occasion to show their work during two months we hope to
contribute to the growing movement of alternative photographic processes.

You can submit your work and be sure that it will not be turned down as
described in your mail. Another higly recommended adress is the excellent
website <http://www.alternativephotography.com/> which publishes alt
photography without prejudice.

With our best greetings,
Roger

-- 
Roger Kockaerts
Permadocument - pH7
Rue des Balkans, 7
B-1180 Brussels
Tel.:32-2-347 66 76
Fax: 32-2-344 43 04
TVA: BE 0438 246 889
web page: <http://www.permadocument.be>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kate Mocak" <kate_mocak@zoznam.sk>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:53 PM
> Subject: First gallery ' experience'
> 
> 
> Finally I picked up all my courage and showed my alternative prints (gums
> and gums over cyanotype) to the owner of the gallery specialized to
> photography ("Central European House of Photography" in Bratislava). The
> response I got was approximately as follows: he didn't see any added value
> in doing 19th century processes in the 21st century. They are obsolete. He
> didn't see any 'author's statement' in photographing industrial architecture
> because this topic was fully exhausted in the 70s and 80s. On top of that,
> what on earth is the reason to combine old processes with industrial
> architecture. Etc, etc...
> 
> I can accept the fact that my photography lacks the 'author's statement'.
> (Even though until now nobody has been able to explain to me what exactly it
> is.) But saying that alternative processes and pictorialistic photographs
> have nothing to tell to the today's audience is a bit 'too strong coffee' as
> we say here.
> 
> I'm frustrated and have to sleep on it. Just wanted to share this experience
> with you. Hopefully there are other parts of the world where we are not
> regarded as retarded.
> 
> Kate
> 
>