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βalkan Urban League without Borders

Thank God!

9/25/2017

 
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The Partos Monastery (1655) – by its positioning in the middle of the rural community is a special place both from the spiritual point of view and from the openness towards people and culture.

Father Varlaam Almajanu – after a long period in which the monastery was closed, he opened the gates again, thus reviving the small village entrusted to the monastery.

During my stay in Partos I was led by a man of the monastery through the houses of the villagers, many of whom were at the extreme limit of poverty, but they all received us with open hearts because we came from the monastery and we can bring only good.

Through the loving service of this monk named by children “Padre” , he managed to open the hearts of people, to love, to the light, and to find again the joy of living.

They say: “Even if it’s hard since “Padre” came to our monastery we have hope, salvation and much love!”

A loving man draws near him people like him and together they can change the world. A extraordinary community has been formed around the Priest and the Monastery involved in everything that is the life and mission of this place.

Thank God!
work in progress… (Photos and text by Florina Luput)

Au vrut să fie pietre

9/20/2017

 
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The field that stretched beyond the basalt stone houses attracted the strangers from the first glance and, on their way to the tidy rows of corn, the strangers managed to lure the kids. Behind them, like a bride's train, followed the dogs.  

They all moved along the tall, yellow-tipped corn, with eyes dim from the dusklight and ears tuned to high pitched sounds.

For a while, the strangers set the pace and asked the questions. First, they uncovered the secrets of the village, then the secrets of the kids. They played in the green grass, caught imaginary flying balls, laughed at the kids' tricks and led them onward by the hand.

At the last crossroad before the cliff, the kids broke free from the strangers' grip and forced the pace. They walked faster, and they talked faster. The bits of stories they chanted between giggles and cries spoke of a parentless world, of an endless road and a sunset as long as a lifetime. All around them, the dogs drew wide circles in their mad chase. The strangers exchanged quick smiles and, every now and then, checked their wristwatches.

The maze of children's voices and dogs' barks slowly covered their races, leaving behind a clear path.

On top of the hill, between two pine trees and without notice, the strangers turned into two heavy basalt stones. The kids began to carefully roll them back to the valley.

Down in the village, the parents and the police were checking every alleyway in alarm! (Photos and text by Raluca Furtuna)

Creative Camp in Thassos Island

9/14/2017

 
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Project name: Creative Camp, Thassos Island, June 2017

Participants: 2 photographers, 3 painters, 2 sculptors

Description and results: The atmosphere of a Greek island, relaxed and quiet, made difficult to get an in-depth picture, although we wanted to document the inner side of holidays and explore the state of mind of the artists who joined this camp.

We tried afterwards to transfer them on paper, in wood or in steel.

We have managed to surpass many sensitive moments of interiorization of both locals and artists! (by Florina Luput).

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    What is?

    The Bulb Collective consists of photographers active in urban (and rural) photography with an expressive shift to include highly aesthetic and poetic images in their assignments.

    They share the same vision but not the same perspective which gives the necessary "polyphony" in their extremely ambitious endeavour to cover all the aspects of the Balkan neorealism.

    Their visual signatures aspire to create iconic images and to be the best in metamorphosing and interpreting all aspects of life in this highly contradictory and fascinating part of the world.

    ​βULB goes Sofia

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    Upcoming

    Stay tuned to learn in time about the events organised by our team. 
    SEP 2019: ΦΩS Bucharest
    JULY 2019: Dobrogea
    JUNE 2019: CAMP Paros 
    MAY  2019: ΦΩS Sofia
    MAR 2019: The Greeks
    NOV 2018: PhosAthens2
    APR 2018: The Romanians
    APR 2018: ΦΩS Project2 
    JAN 2018: BG exhibition
    DEC 2017: MSPF 2017
    NOV 2017: ΦΩS Project
    AUG 2017: VSLO 2017
    APR 2017: CY exhibition
    DEC 2016: 2nd Photo Contest
    NOV 2016: 2nd book  launch
    JUL 2016: Athens exhibition
    JUL 2016: BULB in Kulturama
    JUN 2016: Katerini exhibition

    JUN 2016: Thess. exhibition
    FEB 2016: Bucharest exhibit
    JAN 2016: 1st Photo Contest
    AUG 2015: BULB at VSLO2015
    JUL 2015: CUCAL Exhibition
    JUN 2015: BULB  1st Book
    FEB 2015: Rural Project
    JAN 2015: BULB Open DAY

    Articles by

    All
    Alexandros Tsiolis
    Alphan Yilmazmaden
    Andreas Neophytou
    Bogdan Comisel
    Catalin Strugaru
    Diana Maria
    Dimitris Mytas
    Florina Luput
    George Dobre
    George Tsilis
    Gina Maragoudaki
    Ioannis Stamatogiannis
    Kostas Kroustallis
    László Tibor Olah
    László-Tibor Olah
    Leontina Chiricioiu
    Makis Makris
    Marius Petrescu
    Martin Iliev
    Michail Moscholios
    Mihai Ciama
    Niki Gleoudi
    Nikos Konidaris
    Octavian Cucolea
    Panagiotis Kalkavouras
    Ploutarcos Haloftis
    Raluca Furtuna
    Soula Palentza
    Stavros Stamatiou
    Stela Patrulescu
    Svilen Nachev
    Szilvia Illes
    Tasos Biris
    Thanasis Karatzas
    Various
    Ventsislav Lalev
    Yiota Tsokou
    Zisis Kardianos

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