482 I'd like to invite you to NOORDERLICHT Fotomanfastie/FotoFest Work of mine from the US/Mexican border will join an amazing collection of photography on Human Conditions / Pursuit of Happiness NOORDERLICHT INTERNATIONAL PHOTOFESTIVAL 2009 HUMAN CONDITIONS 6 SEPT – 4 OCT, GRONINGEN, NL Noorderlicht Photography Akerkhof 12 9711 JB Groningen NL +31 (0)50 – 318 22 27 info@noorderlicht.com www.noorderlicht.com Main venues (Groningen centre) Der Aa-kerk Noorderlicht Photogallery CBK Groningen Former Nature Museum It has been said that conflict is what gives life its meaning. It is what feeds progress and lays the foundations for self-conquest. At the same time conflict has left a trail of destruction through history. It is a phenomenon with many faces: the tormented face of inner conflict, the bloody face of war, the empty gaze of hunger, poverty and oppression. In an ambitious and probing photo festival Noorderlicht curator Wim Melis and five guest curators - a first for the photo event - offer their personal views on themes that define the human condition. Stuart Franklin, Lauren Heinz, Simon Njami, Marc Prüst and Bas Vroege take us with them to conflict areas, and provide their commentary on developments in the vanguard of engaged, narrative documentary photography. On the basis of weaponry Melis underscores the absurdity of war. Six diverse exhibitions, but one powerful thread: the love and the horrors of which man is capable; the struggles that remain hidden from the eyes of the world. Thus Noorderlicht deliberately turns the spotlight on the footnotes of world history, on ordinary people and their circumstances, their will to live and their capacity to destroy. With photographs which sometimes hit you in the face, and sometimes get under your skin, the 2009 event makes it clear that unseen conflict is also a story that must be told. To read more information about Human Conditions please visit: http://www.noorderlicht.com/eng/fest09/index.html Also in the festival Satellite Programme Workshop with Magnum Symposium with curators' and photographers' talks PhotoLab Catalogues and festival guide James Whitlow Delano 8-17-4 Seijo Setagaya-Ku Tokyo 157-0066 Japan T: +81.70.5554.0984 www.jameswhitlowdelano.com Stories: http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/jameswhitlowdelano 2009-09-06T00:00:00Z 7 2009-08-22T04:59:32Z 0 2009-08-22T04:59:32Z true 29522 false 12429 2009-08-31T23:05:40Z Tokyo true 2010-02-22T00:00:00Z false nooderlicht-intl-fotofestival 1 2009-08-31T23:05:40Z 1470