Lecture: Lithuanian photography

Lithuanian photography is a quiet but deep current in Eastern European culture. From the 1960s it became a visible phenomenon across the Soviet Union. While official art was under control, Lithuanian photographers chose a different language: the language of everyday life, contemplation, human presence and empathy.

We will talk about:

• what makes Lithuanian photography distinctive
• key photographers of the Soviet period and photographers working today
• the influence of the Lithuanian school on the Kharkiv School and on Ukrainian photography
• what Ukrainian and Lithuanian photographers share in visual codes, themes and contexts

The lecture is given by Volodymyr Tarasov.