My first Exhibition

[13Promet]

Eventually, I could make it to have some shots displayed at a gallery.
There are taken from the reportage in Myanmar that I made on last December-January trip.(http://www.alessandrosaponaro.com/border_galleries/myanmar/)

My exhibition will be a side-event to the much more important collective "Travelling with Gianni Berengo Gardin and other authors", displayed in the same gallery ("Spazio Tadini" in Milan) during the Photofestival we're having over here from the end of April to June.

 

[jvo]

congratulations on your exhibition - i like your myanmar work!

jvo

 

[Ko.Fe.]

How did I miss it. Congratulations!

 

[narsuitus]

Congratulations!

Your images are definitely gallery quality.

For your gallery display, did you use the bio in your "About Me & Contact" write-up in your online portfolio? If not, please email or post your gallery bio and/or artist statement.

Thanks!

 

[13Promet]

Thank yoy, Guys!

For your gallery display, did you use the bio in your "About Me & Contact" write-up in your online portfolio? If not, please email or post your gallery bio and/or artist statement.

As fot the gallery dispay, I used the same bio that I have on the website, but a special preface for the exhibition.
Please find it hereinafter.


The Burmese people are uniquely different from other South-East Asians for their marked inclination to openly share, with surprising naturalness, an easy familiarity with others.

Beginning with one’s own personal cleanliness, something which is kept rather private in most communities even among close family, the Burmese are extremely open, carefree and playful.

The traveller will note immediately that in the majority of common housing the washing facilities, both for the domestic activities as well as personal hygiene, are located in an open part of the building, facing the road, and sometimes in communal open spaces.
These facilities, in most cases, are furnished with large terracotta or cement vats and an assortment of buckets and pots with which the inhabitants use in an atmosphere of joyous lightheartedness while wearing a simple sarong.
At first impression it would seem that this setup stems from a precarious economic situation, but one can quickly realize that it is rather a consequence of the Burmese tendency to share happily with others which they equally show in most aspect of their lives.

This same inclination can indeed be seen everywhere, even in meal preparation and consumption, invariably done in open areas where it is not unusual for a perfect stranger to be invited to participate.

Work, no matter how hard it may be, is also turned into an occasion for friendly human interaction.

Even a refreshing nap for a tired worker or for a long-distance pilgrim is taken, without any reservation, anywhere they may find themselves, including the most sacred locales, as naturally as can be.

Far beyond the magnificent temples and the spirituality which permeates every corner of Myanmar, the traveller who chooses to go off the beaten track will be pleasantly surprised by uncommon Burmese attitude to share every aspect of their lives with their contagious good humor.

 

[narsuitus]

Thank you!

 

[maggieo]

Very, very cool. A worthy subject, well covered.

 

[13Promet]

Thank you, Maggie!

 

[NY_Dan]

Congrats. very cool. Looks great.

 

[airfrogusmc]

Congrats!!!!

 

[13Promet]

Thank you, guys!

 

[Brad Bireley]

Wonderful work!