Bielsko-Biała 2021

October 4, 2021

'The Don Steppe'
8 — 24 October, 2021
The Centre for Photography Foundation, within the framework of the 9. Foto Art Festival named after Andrzej Baturo, presents the premiere of Misha Maslennikov’s documentary photographic project “The Don Steppe”. During the month, an exhibition of 70 black and white photographs will be on display at the Gallery of Photography B&B.
12, 1st May Str., Bielsko-Biała, Poland.
Curated by Inez Baturo.

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Through Misha’s exciting series of photographs, we can take a look at the lives of groups of people living in isolation on distant steppes, adventuring in space and time with the authenticity of documentary photography.
The faces and quiet melancholic moods of man flashing in a prehistoric environment are thought-provoking, the photographer’s personal visions in our rapidly globalizing world.

Imre Benkő / Budapest, Hungary,www.fotografus.hu/en/fotografusok/imre-benko

The Don Steppe

Interview for the author’s marathon during the festival

Gallery of Photography B&B

Two spreads of the exhibition catalog of the festival

20 solo exhibitions

We show various photography. There is no theme.
Invited artists come from Europe, America, Africa, Asia.
All the exhibitions are shown in Poland for the first time.
You will meet most of the artists personally during the Authors’ Marathon (9th — 10th October).
You can promote your career taking part in Trampoline (Portfolio Review).
You can show your own work at DiasShow and FotoOpen.
We are united by photography.
Slow Life, Slow Festival (about people and for people).

PERFORMANCE REPORT
8th — 24th October 2021, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

A biennial of world photography. 20 big solo exhibitions by 20 renowned artists photographers from 20 countries from Europe, Asia, America. There was no theme — FotoArtFestival shows work by top artists — document, landscape, portrait, reportage, experiment. Each exhibition was shown for the first time in Poland. Most of the artists came to Poland personally.

~ opening ceremony in Polish Theatre / 8th October 2021 (with a cancer and a party)
~ press conference — presentation of the artists / 8th October 2021
~ 20 solo exhibitions — 20 meetings with
~ 20 artists (multimedia shows, lectures)

accompanying group exhibition — FotoOpen (more than 100 international artists)

accompanying multimedia show — Dias Show (more than 30 international artists)

Portfolio Review (30 artists)

8 accompanying exhibitions

3 group exhibitions

More then 200 artists

More than 6000 images

10 venues + 3 outdoors

10 films

6 workshops