Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie – Darmstadt Days of Photography
Exhibitions, lectures and comprehensive supporting programme from 20. – 22. April 2012
Visual Traces in the Restless Present
Present-day societies are undergoing changes that extend into virtually every aspect of life and transcend all manner of social divisions. They are rooted, perhaps, in technologies believed to be safe—but not in our control, in the sweeping impacts of natural disasters, or in political and social upheavals. What is happening today with our globalized, networked world that it seems so random and disordered? The complexity of the contemporary world demands the attention of human beings in search of self-certainties and new perspectives. The ongoing changes—whether perceived, self-induced, or caused by fate—affect the lives of human beings in both negative and positive ways. Where can we discern traces, in the midst of the restless present, that will point the way into the future? Present-day societies are undergoing changes that extend into virtually every aspect of life and transcend all manner of social divisions. They are rooted, perhaps, in technologies believed to be safe—but not in our control, in the sweeping impacts of natural disasters, or in political and social upheavals. What is happening today with our globalized, networked world that it seems so random and disordered? The complexity of the contemporary world demands the attention of human beings in search of self-certainties and new perspectives. The ongoing changes—whether perceived, self-induced, or caused by fate—affect the lives of human beings in both negative and positive ways. Where can we discern traces, in the midst of the restless present, that will point the way into the future?
www.dtdf.de – Luca Casonato
Postanschrift: Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie e.V. – Kasinostr. 3 – D-64293 Darmstadt – D-64293 Darmstadt
