Vendredi 03 Août 2012 15:13:22 par actuphoto dans Concours

Main exhibition Noorderlicht Photofestival 2007 ACT OF FAITH where religion meets the world The selection for this year's festival has begun, Noorderlicht welcomes submissions and ideas from all over the world Visit www.noorderlicht.com for conditions and more information Deadline for submissions: March 1, 2007 Act of Faith 14th Noorderlicht Photofestival Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Period: September 16 through October 28, 2007 Opening: Saturday September 15 In one guise or another, religion currently pervades discussion. In a fire fanned by fear of Islam, resorting to religion has become acceptable in the West too. Faith is back with a vengeance - as a source of certainty and stability, a safe haven, a refuge with its own norms and values, closely connected with the idea of a closed society that is based on tradition and brotherhood. But what happens when this faith comes in contact with the surrounding world, an open society that is continually changing, based as it is on dialogue among various opinions? Ultimately the separation of church and state is one of the basic principles of Western society, and a globalized world, with its free exchange of goods and ideas, is a source of heresy. God and Allah, the Vatican and Washington, holy scripture and law books, global and local, love and resentment: The Noorderlicht Photofestival 2007 investigates what happens when faith meets the world around it, where the collisions of different value systems lead to friction. Act of Faith is an international group exhibition that will be accompanied by a special catalogue. Previous main exhibitions of the festival have drawn enthusiastic responses and are now touring all over the world. Submissions can be sent directly to the curator: wim@noorderlicht.com At www.noorderlicht.com you will also find: photos, photographers and information of all previous festivals, gallery exhibitions and projects touring exhibitions photo books contact details Noorderlicht Photofestival, Gallery, Projects, Publisher www.noorderlicht.com, info@noorderlicht.com T +31 50 318 2227 F +31 50 318 2204 Address: Akerkhof 12, 9711 JB Groningen, NL