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In close collaboration with initiators/curators Corina Burlacu and Bianca-Olivia Niţă of EASTWARDS, De Nieuwe Regentes Theatre, Laura Pana of migrationlab and Oriana van der Sande of Three Circles, and as part of the Spotlight: Romania mini festival, GEMAK shows an extensive group exhibition of contemporary Romanian documentary photography focusing on themes like migration and social perception.
A side program consisting of documentaries, the unique migrationlab event ‘Welcome to the living room’ and the workshop Culture Matters on 15, 22 & 29 October and 5 November 2015 will provide opportunities for inspiring interactions between the old and new citizens of the city of The Hague.

The exhibition was officially opened by Wim van Sinderen, senior curator at The Hague Museum of Photography, in the presence of the promising young Romanian photographer Alecsandra Raluca Dragoi, one of the participants in the exhibition.

Participating photographers and documentary makers:
Petrut Calinescu, Cristian Munteanu, Andrei Baciu, Alecsandra Raluca Dragoi, Vasile Dorolti, Ioana Carlig and Marin Raica Hajdu Tamas, Mona Nicoara, and Anca Hirţe.
Curators SPOTLIGHT: Romania: Bianca-Olivia Niţă (photography) and Corina Burlacu (film)

In recent years, Romanian documentary photography has become part of the emerging wave of powerful Eastern European photography. In general these photos focus on subjects and issues happening outside of the city; in particular they focus on the special, powerful and unique stories that are part of Romania’s ‘fiber’ and need to be told.

The exhibition will have a special focus on migration with two of the series focusing on the impact of migration on Romanians abroad, from all walks of life. This focus opens up a debat about shifts in perception experienced by those leaving the country and about existing stereotypes about Romanians. These issues will be addressed during two accompanying workshops organized in GEMAK.