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European Tracks on Photography INTRODUCTION The European Tracks on Photography activity aims to maintain cultural dialogue among people and protect cultural heritage by means of the visual arts with a focus on photography. More specifically artists and young enthusiasts in Portugal, Italy and Turkey will find ample opportunities to foster encounters. The activity involves exhibitions, shows and workshops as well as a wide range of other tools such as a digital library, a promotional video and a web-site designed specifically to reach youth as the target group. EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS Fostering cultural bonds and establishing a social network between the artists, efficient presentation tecniques will be utilized. Within this context, works of contemporary Portuguese artist José M. Rodrigues will be exhibited under the title "Experimental Anthology" in Turkey, reciprocated by an exhibition of 10 contemporary Turkish photograph artists in Portugal. The workshops seek to explore both the art of photography and its techniques and the possible communicative developments and opportunities offered by this art. José M. Rodrigues and an Italian photographer will be holding a series of workshops in Turkey focusing on the history of photography, light and composition, analogue and digital photography as well as a range of other techniques. Turkish photographer and lecturer Orhan Cem Çetin will be running workshops titled "My Distorted Memories - An exploration of the human memory through photography, collected objects and words" in Portugal and in Italy. VISUAL ARCHIVE AND INVENTORY A visual archive will be set up with the contributions of the artists from three countries to help develop and foster the civil dialogue among nations. The aim here is to emphasize the unique natural and cultural heritage and to share data obtained. ARCHIVE AND DIGITAL LIBRARY A digital archive will be set up to systematically transfer the data gathered by means of photography to young generations. WEB SITE A web site will be built, to increase the effectiveness of the activity and to provide for diffusion of cultural and artistic outputs of the activity. Partners: Portugal: Eugenio De Almeida Foundation Opening of Exhibition:
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