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Jaan Rõõmus. Visually pregnant

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Since Monday, 10 September, the exhibition “Visually pregnant”, dedicated to the 75th birthday of photographer Jaan Rõõmus, will open at Haus Gallery, covering his documentary photography as well as innovative artistic-technical experiments.

On the picture: Jaan Rõõmus. Junipers

Jaan Rõõmus:

“The first part of the three-part presentation, 13 photos from the exhibition “Unique Kihnu”, documents the wedding traditions and everyday life of the small island, including three photos from 1972 that are being displayed for the first time. In its own right, the value in the presentation is that all 13 copies have been created from ORWOCOLOR UT16 ja ORWO CHROM UT18, UT23 35 mm diapositives in 40 x 60 cm format.

The central part of the exhibition can be considered to be the presentation of 32 black and white photos, displaying works from several different periods. The start of the creative period can be dated to the first half of the 1970s (Selfie, 1970), after which the I was interested in the application of the principle of “photos of decisive and indecisive moments”. My own photo projects and those carried out by others have allowed to add a selection of works from various genres of photography, which gives an overview of creative directions in later periods (photo project “A Day in Estonia”, Pärnu College, 1999). The information gathered together in this way is also the reason for the old-fashioned name of the exhibition, “Visually pregnant”, which is a statement that enhances and emphasises the small-scale, content rich approach that brings together the presentation.

The third and most compelling part of the exhibition is comprised of large format photos, having been shot through the use of old and modern technical methods in a unifying manner. The photos, which were known at one time under the name of “Generality”, are being displayed in a manner that shows how ideas and carried out practical processes are wish and method to distance from the photo, and the main direction of my work during this period.”

Jaan Rõõmus’ birthday exhibition, “Visually pregnant”, will remain open at Haus Gallery until 29 September 2018.

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