Last October, the FUTURES Meet Up was hosted in Dublin by PhotoIreland, where the community was invited to take part in an incredible selection of events.
Among the highlights of the weekend was the opening of the group show ENERGY: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumption, presenting works never before shown in Ireland by artists Antonio Guerra (ES), Dávid Biró (HU), Hiền Hoàng (VE/DE), Marta Pinto Machado (CV/PT), Tanja Engelberts (NL), Umberto Diecinove (IT), Yana Kononova (UA), Yana Wernicke (DE). The exhibition has been curated by Ángel Luis González and Julia Gelezova (PhotoIreland), with the support of Emese Mucsi (Capa Center) and Daria Tuminas (FOTODOK).
The works of the eight selected FUTURES artists revolve around the theme of energy, looking at it from a variety of perspectives. From personal stories to documentary and social approaches, to the exploration of the limits of photography as a medium seeking new forms of narration, each photo series and multi-media installations could stand on its own as a case study, providing a condensed representation of the ideas associated with this multilayered topic.
While some projects talk about the destructive forces of energy in warfare or in extractivist society (Tanja Engelberts; Yana Kononova), others explore existing strategies as possible solutions (Dávid Biró; Umberto Diecinove; Antonio Guerra), exemplify desirable companionships (Yana Wernicke) and reflect on healing (Hien Hoang). Finally, there is a perspective on how the colonial and capitalist structures shaped contemporary cities and how the energy of presence in these spaces could be a form of resistance (Marta Pinto Machado).
Along with the opening of the ENERGY exhibition, the FUTURES Meet Up event acted as a get-together opportunity for artists and professionals, both international and local. The activities included the participation in the Critical Practice Reviews, private visits to the exhibition, panel talks involving professionals from different cultural sectors across Europe, private studio visits, the launch of the photobook All things laid dormant by Benedetta Casagrande, and the chance for plenty of networking opportunities.
We would like to thank all the contributors who made the event possible: Ángel Luis González, Julia Gelezova, Menno Liauw, Aoife Tunney, Antonio Guerra, Dávid Biró, Hiền Hoàng, Marta Pinto Machado, Tanja Engelberts, Umberto Diecinove, Yana Kononova, Yana Wernicke, Anna O’Sullivan, Chris Clarke, Emese Musci, Daria Tuminas Henri Badaröh, Mariama Attah, Nadine Isabelle Henrich, Pádraic E. Moore, Sara Muthi, Sarah McAuliffe, Tiago Casanova, Lucy Soutter, Gavin Murphy and Benedetta Casagrande.
Special thanks to Ángel Luis González and Julia Gelezova, PhotoIreland, and Aoife Tunney, Joint Head of Creative Europe Culture Office of the Arts Council of Ireland.
FUTURES Photography Platform is co-funded by Creative Europe and PhotoIreland’s participation is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland through the Co-Funding Award.
Photo Credit: Evanna Devine
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