Fotogrāmata Glass Strenči has been created from a unique document of the era – from the glass photo plates of the archives of the Strenči photo workshop, which are stored in the Latvian Museum of Photography. The book consists of images from the interwar period, which show the daily and festive moments of the Strenči community. The photographs of the founder of the workshop Dāvis Spunde and the successor of his creative activity – representatives of the Kraukļi family – tell about the time of the nation’s formation and technical progress, which rapidly changed the way of life in the province. The friendly relationship in the community and the perseverance of the photographers created a special sense of closeness and a unique handwriting of the masters, which is now highly valued by world experts in photography. Dāvis Spunde has said that history is photographed and that every event must be captured.
World-renowned photography critic Jorgs Kolbergs (Jörg Colberg) in the magazine Conscientious Photography Magazine writes: “I am absolutely sure of one thing: every time I am disappointed in the world of photography [..], I will be able to look up this book and look at the pictures that will remind me how charming and happy photography can be. Indeed, I had never seen such a great photo book in a long time. “
Annual book competition Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards will take place in Paris in November this year. The competition includes nominations in three categories – Photo book of the year, First photo book a Annual photo catalog. Nominated books, including Glass Strenči, will be included in the exhibition and will be exhibited in the gallery in Paris from 5 to 28 November Delpire & Co, and in 2021 will travel to the New York Gallery Aperture and other major world galleries.
At the edition Glass Strenči worked by editor Vladimir Svetlov, compiler Anna Volkova, historian Kirill Kobrin and designer Alexei Murashko. The publisher of the book is a society Orbit. The publication of the book was possible thanks to the State Culture Capital Fund and the real estate agency Latio support.
Books Glass Strenči the first edition has been sold out, and a second run is expected to be issued later this year. It is already possible to pre-order the book: https://projektubanka.lv/projects/gramatas-stikla-strenci-papildu-tiraza. Fundraising for the second edition will take place by 13 November.
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