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Lomography World Congress in Beijing, June 2004
Two things are fixed. The Lomography World Congress is, as usual, going to be a most wild, most colourful, most creative and most challenging assembly of Lomographers and friends from all over the planet: A magnificent variety of individuals, enthusiastic celebrations, competition challenges, a LomoWall presentation of impressive proportions, not to mention the world class battling between the Lomographic World League Finalists. And it is fixed that the snapshot-hunters are going to conquer Beijing, and carefully scour its 3,000 year history as a city, 1,000 years as a capital city and then leading up to its driving development to become the cosmopolitan metropolis that it now is. Although it remains to be seen whether the Great Wall of China or the magnificent lomographic one will win. The World Congress will certainly be doing everything possible and then some to ensure that justice is done to this unique opportunity for an extensive experience of the city, its secrets and its inhabitants.
The date hasn't been 1000% fixed yet, but is scheduled for the beginning of June. In order to sort out the details in the programme and because of all the necessary formalities we need to have a rough idea in advance of the number of Lomographers planning to travel to Beijing. So please make a provisional reservation (non-committal – You can cancel anytime). Everyone who gets in touch with us will start receiving regular information updates and organizational instructions.
Please contact (a.s.a.p.): worldcongress2004@lomography.com
Programme update soon on: www.lomography.com/worldcongress2004
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Lomography Project at Sonar Festival for Advanced Music in Barcelona, 17-19 June, 2004
The Lomographic Society is participating in the prestigious Sonar Festival for the fourth time. This year's extensive project includes a lomographic presentation, a LomoChallengeAction and a programme of parties and events around town, organised by the Lomography Barcelona and Madrid Embassies. Barcelona is home to the most fantastic 'Lebenskünstlers' and most down-to-earth dreamers, the most enflamed Lomographers and the most industrious of culture-industrialists... an exceptional LomoAffair is to be expected.
The precise details and schedule are being finalized as you read this.
Lady Ambassador Tanja has offered to support the plans for accommodation with tips and tricks. So if you'd like to join us and get all the info send us an email as soon as possible.
Lomography at Sonar by Day, CCCB, Barcelona, 17-19 June.
contact@lomography.com
www.lomography.com/events
www.sonar.es
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St. Petersburg celebrations: 90 years Lomo PLC factory, July 2004
Of course, we could hardly miss out on the celebrations for 90 years of Lomo PLC. Another excellent opportunity for a LomoTour of St. Petersburg. If you've never experienced the white nights in this beautiful city, hometown to our beautiful camera, then you'll simply have to join us. The travel expert and Lady Lomo Ambassador Steffi is going to make sure that we get another excellent Russian lomographic programme. Make sure you contact us for reservations in time here too as soon as possible. The trip will take place during the International Festival of Experiments & Performance at the end of July.
Content, details and exact dates coming soon.
contact@lomography.com
www.lomography.com/events
www.performart.narod.ru
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But this is NOT all. Ambassadors around the planet are assiduously and irresistibly working on the most dazzling projects for this year. A few of the pending hot-spots are: Lisbon, Dubai, Rome, Bogotá, Berlin, Paris… Please expect further details and confirmation on these as well ...and be prepared for even more LomoTravelMania.
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22nd International Festival of Films on Art, Montreal, 2004
Lomo BBC Film screening & Lomography Project
The brilliant sixty minute documentary film 'The Lomo Camera' by Alex Graham (BBC London) was selected to run at the 22nd International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal, Canada. The Lomographic Society and FIFA are presenting an exhibition at the Musée d'art Contemporain to mark the occasion, and offering visitors to the festival a chance to participate in the Lomo Scope at FIFA project. The photographs shot by the visitors are to be added to a continually growing LomoWall on a daily basis throughout the festival. Canadian Lomographers, hope to meet you there. Expect our reports.
FIFA Montreal, 11-21 March Film: Saturday, 13 March at 9.30 pm at the Musée d'art Contemporain Exhibition: 11-21 March from 12 noon - 21pm at Place des Arts
www.artfifa.com
www.lomography.com/events
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Review Lomography at Max Ophüls Film Festival
A project by that cineastic LomographyAmbassador Joachim Trapp from Berlin. Here is his report: In February 2004, 60 stalwart participants heeded the Ambassador's call to face the LomoMax challenge at the 25th Max Ophüls Film Festival in Saarbrücken, Germany. Kitted-out with Lomos, they devoted themselves to hunting down suitable motifs to complete their A-Z list during the four days and nights of the festival. All the films were collected on the last day and the fastest film-processor east or west of the Rio Pecos (actually the Saar), Thomas Wilding, did his utmost. And the Lomographs, which were still warm, were knotted together by a team of well-coordinated knot-tiers to make a gigantic carpet. A colourful mosaic consisting of 2,000 Lomographs provided a fascinating image of festival life. At the roaring farewell party, Alexander Karle was declared the winner of the LomoMaxCompetition.
Together with the winning film at the festival (MUXMÄUSCHENSTILL by Marcus Mittermeier, Germany) the Lomographs left for Berlin, where they have been presented to an astonished but adoring public at the 54th International Film Festival, Berlin (the Berlinale).
www.max-ophuels-preis.de
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