TIRANA, Oct. 13 – Virginie Caquot, a French photographer who spent two years in Albania, will exhibit her photo collection named “In the Land of Eagles, 2015-2017” at the National Gallery of Arts, starting on the 13th of October. The photographs have captured moments from people’s every-day-lives, the atmosphere and different events.
This black-and-white exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Arts in partnership with Rezart Jasa, coordinator of the “Les tempts forts entre l’Albanie et la France” agreement, in the framework of bilateral cultural exchanges between the countries. The project, however, was conceptualized and brought to life by the photographer herself, who travelled the country from September 2015 until July 2017 in order to present her point of view of the country through 30 photographs of a medium format.
Concerning her art and this particular project, Caquot said the following: “My photography is mainly intuitive, led by daily, common situations I stumble upon during my travels. I also try to make it aesthetic, poetic or strange, because it’s the language of my expression, the reflection of my emotions, and I expect it to convey much more than I could through words. It is a visual dialog between me and the spectator. It’s up to the spectator to discover these moments through my point of view. In this exhibition, I offer the spectator my vision of Albania today.”
Caquot is an independent photographer coming from the French city of Lille. She graduated in her city’s university for History-Geography and Social Development and initially worked as a teacher. In 2012, Caquot decided to fully dedicate herself to photography, which had been her hobby for 20 years. “In the Land of Eagles, 2015-2017” is one of several Albania-inspired exhibitions from the photographer; previously, she has presented “Tirana along the streets” , “Albania in Our Eyes” , “Albanian Instants” and “Look at a Singular City” . Information on all her exhibitions can be found on the photographer’s official website.
A press conference will be held on the day of the exhibition’s inauguration, at 11am, while the photographs will be available to guests starting at 6pm of the same day, until the 23rd of October.
