| BACKLIGHT 02 - the 6th International Photography Triennial in Tampere, Finland | |
| Seminar at the University | On the 29th September there will be a seminar at the University Tampere, with invited guest speaker Margarita Ledo Andión from Spain, and presentations by Backlight artists. The seminar will also mark the start of several Backlight workshops. |
| The Backlight 02 Photography Award | The new feature for Backlight 02 is the International Backlight Photography Award, which will be given to the artist(s) with the most inspiring visions. The award consists of a solo exhibition, of an invitation for a two-week working residence in Tampere, and of 2002 euro. The award is sponsored by Vitrea Oy. |
| Artists
in residence, workshops
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Several international artists will be residing, working and lecturing in Tampere. Marcos López and Martin Kollar will be teaching workshops for students at the Tampere University and at the Tampere School of Art and Media. There will be guided tours for school classes of the main exhibition, and a children’s art program organised by Rajataide ry. |
| Texts | Alessandra
Capodacqua: An overview
Paul di Felice: This is not a photograph |
| Partners | Backlight 02 is organised by Photographic Centre Nykyaika and co-organised by the Fondazione Studio Marangoni in Florence, Italy and Café Crème in Luxembourg. The partners involved are Arts Council of Pirkanmaa, City of Tampere, Museum Centre Vapriikki, Tampere University, Tampere Polytechnic (Department of Art and Media), Goethe Institute Helsinki, Pro Helvetia Cultural Foundation in Zürich and Institute of Art and Research, Saarbruecken. Backlight 02 is supported by European Union Culture 2000 Framework Programme and Ministry of Education in Finland. |