PhotoIreland and the FUTURES Photography Platform launches the exhibition ENERGY: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumption, accompanied by a three-day programme of events kindly supported by Creative Europe and the Arts Council of Ireland.
Launch 6pm Thu 17 October 2024
Exhibition Run 18 October–10 November 2024
Meet Up dates 18-19 October 2024
Critical Practice Reviews 18 October 2024
Location To be announced, Dublin 1
ENERGY: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumption
Artists: Antonio Guerra (ES), Dávid Biró (HU), Hien Hoang (VE/DE). Marta Pinto Machado (CV/PT), Tanja Engelberts (NL), Umberto Diecinove (IT), Yana Kononova (UA), Yana Wernicke (DE)
ENERGY: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumption is a group exhibition, an anthology of diverse photography projects focusing on energy, one of the most relevant and complex topics today, and one which everybody has to deal with either as a private or as a public matter. The show comprises work by eight international artists from the FUTURES Photography Platform, of which PhotoIreland is the Irish representative.
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 lined up in the ENERGY: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumption exhibition 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 (NL); Yana Kononova (UA), others explore existing strategies as possible solutions (Dávid Biró (HU); Umberto Diecinove (IT); Antonio Guerra (ES), exemplify desirable companionships (Yana Wernicke (DE) and reflect on healing (Hien Hoang (VE/DE). 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 (CV/PT).
Each year, a number of FUTURES members co-curate an international travelling exhibition. The exhibition is launched at the members’ respective countries accompanied by the Meet Up event that acts as a get together point for invited international and local professionals and local artists. This year’s exhibition ENERGY: Redistributing Power and Taming Consumption is co-curated by members FOTODOK, PhotoIreland, and the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, with Fotomuseum Antwerpen with Trigger as publishing partner. The Dublin exhibition is curated by Ángel Luis González and Julia Gelezova (PhotoIreland), with the support of Emese Mucsi (Capa Center) and Daria Tuminas (FOTODOK).
FUTURES Meet Up
As part of the FUTURES Meet Up in Dublin, PhotoIreland is programming a three-day programme of private and public events, including the Critical Practice Reviews, artist talks, and tours. During the Meet-up, attendees will discover the work and practice of FUTURES talents and meet with other international and local professionals and artists. It is the ideal chance to exchange ideas and network. The full programme will be announced soon and the call for Irish and Ireland-based artists to attend the Critical Practice Reviews is open now.
About the FUTURES Photography Platform
Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, FUTURES Photography Platform is a platform focused on amplifying emerging talents in photography in Europe. Since 2017, the aim of FUTURES Photography Platform is to pool the resources and talent programmes of leading photography institutions across Europe in order to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of its selected artists. The FUTURES Photography Platform has grown since 2018 a collaborative network of 20 prominent institutions operating in the field of photography around Europe. These are: CAMERA – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia (IT), Centre Photographique Rouen Normandie (FR), Copenhagen Photo Festival (DK), Triennial of Photography Hamburg (DE), Der Greif (DE), FOMU (BE), FOTODOK (NL), Fotofestiwal Lodz (PL), Fotogalleriet (NO), Fotograf Magazine (CZ), Organ Vida (HR), ISSP (LV), PhotoIreland (IE), Photo Romania Festival (RO), Bienal Fotografia do Porto (PT), Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center (HU), Void (GR), Photoforum Pasquart (CH), Photo Elysée (CH), and Centre de la photographie Genève (CH) and our research member, Eurokleis s.r.l. (IT)
In addition to the many local events and opportunities organised by the FUTURES members, an annual event brings together all artists and arts professionals from the platform. The format and events programmed change every year and in the past have included our presence at Unseen Amsterdam, involving a showcase of all the Futures artists, a special exhibition of a smaller selection of Futures artists, portfolio reviews, special Futures magazine publication, in addition to events like artists and members talks, networking opportunities etc. Beyond this work, the platform artists are promoted online, in publications, and have a profile page on the FUTURES website, where their work is featured: futures-photography.com/artists
Ireland in Europe and beyond
Since its inception, PhotoIreland has been the Irish member of the platform. Being invited as funding member was a clear sign of recognition of our work and ambition, and it has given us the opportunity to work in cooperation with many respected organisations, accessing and supporting exciting contemporary practices by artists and curators, while allowing us to promote Irish artists in the European arena.
To date, PhotoIreland has put forward 35 artists for the platform. They are: Aindreas Scholz, Aisling McCoy, Aoife Herrity, Audrey Gillespie, Barry W Hughes, Becks Butler, Berta Mars, Chris Finnegan, Cian Burke, Ciaran Óg Arnold, Clare Lyons, Debbie Castro, Dorje de Burgh, Emilia Rigaud, Emma O’Brien, Garry Loughlin, George Voronov, Jamin Keogh, Jialin Long, Leon Nevill Gallagher, Mark Duffy, Mark McGuinness, Megan Doherty, Miriam O’ Connor, Niamh Barry, Patrick O’Byrne, Pauline Rowan, Phelim Hoey, Róisín White, Ronan McCall, Ryan Allen, Sarah Navan, Shia Conlon, Vera Ryklova, and Yvette Monahan. PhotoIreland works with the platform members every year to support their practice and open new opportunities.
Image: Launch night of ENERGY Exhibition at Capa Center, Budapest, 2023. Image courtesy of Capa Center.
