One of the exhibitions I visited this week was a photo exhibition. One of the galleries has two levels, one for all kinds of art, while the other is almost always hosts photography or rarely graphics. It's a great way to give a chance to everyone and offer visitors a great variety of art.
The title of my post says "photos of a disappearing world" and it's not an exaggeration as you may think. What you see in these photos are people who represent a world that is going to be gone with them. The lifestyle they are living is not up to today's standards. Younger generations have different vision about life, different goals, so when this generation disappears, so is their world, or their way of life.
This is why these photos are a piece of history, that are going to testify in a decade or two, but it has always been like this. Life is changing constantly, lifestyle is changing as well.
However, the real value of these photos consists in the originality of feelings and reaction of the subjects. Portraits here are real, not fake. I mean people are not posing and faking smiles for the camera, as it happens almost always these days. They don't have a well-practiced pose, or a fake smile that you see every time their photo is taken and this worth more than you think. But let's get started, so you can see what I'm talking about.
The artist is Réka Fekete and to my surprise, this time I didn't have to deal with glare, reflection or other difficulties i encounter almost each and every time, when it comes to photography. The other nice surprise was that the titles were in Hungarian and English, so I didn't have to translate the title anymore, or look for the meaning to explain. It is a big help for me, so thank you Réka.
The Watcher
For those of you, who are not familiar with village life, as Gustave Flaubert once wrote in his famous novel, Madame Bovary:
An the countryside, the window replaces both the theater and walk.
Sounds funny, but it's true. There's always in the window, watching what's happening and the minute you pass by, the news reaches others with break neck speed. That's village life.
Back to the photo, it's a fantastic portrait.
The Golden-fleeced Lamb
The title is referring to a folktale with the same title. It's good one as the sunset places the lambs in a very nice golden light. The problem sometimes is, you need to know the culture and history, to see the double meaning, but here I am, helping you out in this regard.
Evening At The Sheepfold
On The Edge Of The Village
The Breadbeating
For me, this is the winner, no matter what comes after it. For those who have always bought bread from the bakery and have never seen how bread is made at the countryside, let me tell you. There's the furnace, that is heated with wood. After the wood burnt down, remains the ember and that's when the dough is placed in the furnace. When the bread is done, the outer layer is burnt a little, sometimes it's black, as you see on the photo, so that has to be removed and it is done by literally beating the breads.
I remember, when I was a kid and my grandmother occasionally made bread in the furnace, we used to pick up the pieces that were not so burnt and eat it. You have no idea how good it tastes :)
The Big Snow-Shoveler
The Legacy Is Being Prepared!
Watching artisans in action is always a joy, if you're interested in learning about the process. Unfortunately I can't figure out what the lady is painting here. It's a piece of carved wood, but don't know if it's a piece of furniture or something else. But I love the dedication you can read on her face. Great photo.
This is it for today. I hope you like them and have some favorites too. let me know in a comment.
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