Our Representative: Photography and Museology
Galleries, museums, exhibitions – for some, they may be a boring association and not attractive enough to visit, but those for whom they are the exact opposite of that know very well the actual value of their existence and visiting itself.
Behind every exhibit stands museology, a science whose task is to preserve, nurture and present the heritage of a nation. In this regard, its universal role in society is indisputable – it studies and educates, it is its representative on a global level.
The Magic of Pirot Carpets in Belgrade's Silos marked the beginning of this year's summer. One of the very rich and conceptually interesting exhibitions, enriched the cultural scene of a city that was already longing for annual vacations. The authors of the exhibition (Leonora Vekić, Ph.D., Zlatko Cvetković, Ph.D.), as well as the entire team that realized it, introduced us to the given topic and brought us closer to a part of the heritage that was and still is for a long time part of our everyday life.
Presentation of an exhibition through photographic media requires certain elements that it should necessarily contain. In its visual form, it needs to follow the theme, objects, shapes, colors and materials, the concept and design of the setting, the overall atmosphere, as well as the architecture of the interior in which the exhibition is held. Thus, photography of exhibition settings is equivalent to photography of interiors, but with emphasis on a museological approach and treatment of a specific theme.
Through the play of frames, angles, light and shadow, and with respect and use of the given elements of a certain exhibition setting, the photographer also contributes to its visual memorization. The Magic of Pirot Carpets exhibition, with its concept and design, made the photography itself much easier, and thus its visualization. Rich in objects and the design of the setting, it offered countless possibilities for framing, while the characteristic architecture of Silos and their peculiar interior allowed for its continuous play – inspiration never ends! ☺️
The reading and visual memorization of the exhibition this time came a little from the perspective of the photographer, a little of the art historian, and a little from the perspective of the audience, observers from all social spheres, that is, the broadest public for whom the exhibitions are normally conceived and staged. Therefore, it is necessary to bring the topic closer to each individual, to present it, to inform and explain it – and the topic, we may like it or not, it is certainly our representative and is certainly worth looking at, thereby keeping it from being forgotten! ❤️
