25th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns – Rdeče Zore – March 2024, ACC Metelkova mesto, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Rick Burger: Portraits of Strenght

Thursday. 6. 6. 2024 at 7 pm

Alkatraz Gallery

ACC Metelkova Mesto

1000 Ljubljana

Free entrance

The exhibition will be on display until the 21st of June 2024.
Opening hours are from Monday to Friday between 12 and 6 pm.

Rick Burger: Portraits of Strenght

You are kindly invited to the opening of a solo exhibition Portraits of Strength by Rick Burger, as a part of 25. International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns, at Alkatraz Gallery, ACC Metelkova mesto, on Thursday, 6 June 2024, at 7 pm. The event is a part of the cultural programme marking the 40th anniversary of the LGBT + community movement in Slovenia.

The second exhibition of the 25th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns in the Alkatraz Gallery, Portraits of Strenght is a presentation of the long-term photography project of photographer Rick Burger, who, through portraits of LGBT + activists documents their life stories and stories of activism.

“He asked me as well if, as a Slovene LGBT activist and author, I would pose for this collection. There wasn’t much time, so he suggested that we meet in his studio on the day of my departure, after which he would take me to the airport. I was convinced by his enthusiasm for the project, as well as by his friendly and respectful approach.

So, we met that day in front of the Two Bridges gallery and drove to his studio in the former East Berlin, in a slightly run-down multi-story building that is being rented out to artists and various associations. The building reminded me of worn-out official buildings in Ljubljana, where the premises were rented out after the independence, and also of Metelkova mesto, given the impression of artistic chaos. I felt increasingly at home, also because of Rick, whom I got to know in the studio as a devoted, sensitive and bright photographer and person, who is very aware of the fact that in LGBTQA+ activism he works with people, which is why he prioritises topics of love, dignity, visibility, attention, humanity, honesty and an open and democratic approach.”

Suzana Tratnik,

excerpt from the catalog

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Organization: 25th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns

Design of the poster and graphic design: Ariane Podlesny

Logotype for the 40th anniversary of the LGBT movement in Slovenia: Urša Čuk

Photo: Rick Burger

Coproduction/co-organisation: Alkatraz Gallery, ŠKUC

Contacts for media and press: Saša Nemec, rdece.zore@gmail.com

Financial support: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, City of Ljubljana

The event is part of the cultural program commemorating the 40th anniversary of the LGBT+ community movement in Slovenia.

Program of the 40th anniversary of the LGBT+ community movement: https://40lgbt.si/

The events of the 25th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawn are financed by the Ministry of Culture and MOL – Department of Culture.

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<BACK	Rick Burger: Portraits of Strenght Thursday. 6. 6. 2024 at 7 pm Alkatraz Gallery ACC Metelkova Mesto 1000 Ljubljana Free entrance The exhibition will be on display until the 21st of June 2024. Opening hours are from Monday to Friday between 12 and 6 pm. Rick Burger: Portraits of Strenght You are kindly invited to the opening of a solo exhibition Portraits of Strength by Rick Burger, as a part of 25. International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns, at Alkatraz Gallery, ACC Metelkova mesto, on Thursday, 6 June 2024, at 7 pm. The event is a part of the cultural programme marking the 40th anniversary of the LGBT + community movement in Slovenia. The second exhibition of the 25th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns in the Alkatraz Gallery, Portraits of Strenght is a presentation of the long-term photography project of photographer Rick Burger, who, through portraits of LGBT + activists documents their life stories and stories of activism. “He asked me as well if, as a Slovene LGBT activist and author, I would pose for this collection. There wasn’t much time, so he suggested that we meet in his studio on the day of my departure, after which he would take me to the airport. I was convinced by his enthusiasm for the project, as well as by his friendly and respectful approach. So, we met that day in front of the Two Bridges gallery and drove to his studio in the former East Berlin, in a slightly run-down multi-story building that is being rented out to artists and various associations. The building reminded me of worn-out official buildings in Ljubljana, where the premises were rented out after the independence, and also of Metelkova mesto, given the impression of artistic chaos. I felt increasingly at home, also because of Rick, whom I got to know in the studio as a devoted, sensitive and bright photographer and person, who is very aware of the fact that in LGBTQA+ activism he works with people, which is why he prioritises topics of love, dignity, visibility, attention, humanity, honesty and an open and democratic approach.” Suzana Tratnik, excerpt from the catalog Info Organization: 25th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns Design of the poster and graphic design: Ariane Podlesny Logotype for the 40th anniversary of the LGBT movement in Slovenia: Urša Čuk Photo: Rick Burger Coproduction/co-organisation: Alkatraz Gallery, ŠKUC Contacts for media and press: Saša Nemec, rdece.zore@gmail.com Financial support: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, City of Ljubljana The event is part of the cultural program commemorating the 40th anniversary of the LGBT+ community movement in Slovenia. Program of the 40th anniversary of the LGBT+ community movement: https://40lgbt.si/ The events of the 25th International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawn are financed by the Ministry of Culture and MOL – Department of Culture. Facebook event Donations	JUNE 6TH 19:00 Rick Burger: Portraits of Strenght