In 1999, after 25 years of Indonesian rule, the people of East Timor went to the polls to vote in a referendum offering Independence or self-autonomy. The resistance and protracted guerrilla war that ensued Indonesia’s invasion in 1976 had resulted in an estimated 100 000 people dead and the East Timorese overwhelmingly voted for full independence. In response, military backed Militia, loyal to Indonesia, went on a rampage, destroying 70% of the country’s infrastructure and forcing an estimated 300 000 people across the border into Indonesian West Timor.
Order was returned after the intervention of the Australian led InterFET force and Timor started its path to independence under the guidance of the United Nations. The 20th of May 2002 saw the birth of the 21st century’s newest Nation, Timor Leste, but the challenges relating to the establishment of a new government, society and economy simultaneously have been immense. Timor Leste is one of the world’s poorest nations, ranking below both the Congo and Sudan in its indicators of human development. The adult literacy rate is only 58% and one in ten children dies before it reaches five years of age. 42% of the population is under 15 years of age and life expectancy is 56 years.
Dreams of an idyllic independent Timor have been further complicated by poverty, the lack of economic opportunities coupled with unresolved social and political tensions for government and law and order institutions which are divided, weak and fragile. These all came to a head during the crisis of April – May 2006 after violence broke out following the sacking of 591 soldiers who had left their barracks to protest against discrimination based on regional affiliation. Since then the situation has, with a few hiccups, stabilised somewhat although many of the underlying problems are still to be fully addressed. Timor Leste remains heavily dependent on international aid and UN support as it slowly learns to take control of it’s own destiny.
Do you remember the first time ? features works by contemporary photographers Olivo Barbieri, Jim Goldberg, Nathan Harger, Adam Jeppesen and Paolo Ventura, presented for the first time in London exclusively at Atlas Gallery. Many of these exemplary contemporary artists have been exhibited internationally, and are included in museum and distinguished private collections worldwide, bu...
Neuf photographes, actuellement en troisième année d’étude de photographie dans une école d’arts appliqués – MJM Graphic Design – ont développé un projet personnel sur un an, en vue de cette exposition. Leur travail et la démarche d’accompagnement ont concouru vers un seul but :...
Organisée par le Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône, sous le commissariat de Véronique Baton, historienne d’art, et d’Agnès Barruol, conservatrice en chef du patrimoine, l’exposition « Se souvenir de la mer » se déroulera du 23 juin au 31 octobre 2012 au domaine départ...
La Biennale d'Art Contemporain de Cachan se déroule du 29 mai au 30 juin 2012. De nombreux artistes à découvrir autour du thème de l'altérité.
Le triptyque "Sortie Fauve" de Francesca Di Bonito a été sélectionné.
Ester Vonplon vient de rejoindre la Galerie Vu' qui l'expose pour la première fois en France.
Ester Vonplon a derrière elle une première carrière de snowboardeuse et de skateboardeuse professionnelle lorsqu’elle achète, sur un marché au puces en 2003, son premier appareil photo.
Taking as her subject the famous burlesque, cabaret clubs of Paris, Belin shot all the film at Le Moulin Rouge and Le Lido. She then carefully constructed each image by layering two negatives together, creating luminous studies of a familiar yet mysterious world, and all the time referencing the gaudy, historical stages of those places. Some years ago, Belin phot...
La Galerie Sakura consacre une exposition rétrospective à l’artiste photographe Sacha Goldberger. L’exposition, intitulée « Super Mamika », se tiendra dans les passages de Bercy Village et présentera 41 tirages.
Sacha Goldberger est lié par un immense amour à...
On This Earth, A Shadow Falls, beginning March 29 and running through June 9, 2012. The prints in this exhibition span nearly a decade of the photographer’s work and will feature the most famous and sought after images of his career.
Nick Brandt photographs endangered animals in Africa and was first ...
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