OPEN CALL ‘SPORT’
Freya Najade
‘Hydropark’
«The images are part of my work in progress project in Ukraine. They are all taken in Hidropark, which was created in Kyiv during the Soviet era as an entertainment complex offering watersports and recreational activities for Kyivians. Today, thousands still visit the park every summer to appreciate the islands’ relaxing environment and to use the facilities, which have emerged over the years. The park has has amongst many other things a table tennis area and a very huge and popular open-air gym made by volunteers from car parts and scrap metal. However, t he aim is to change the whole infrastructure of the island by 2020, in order to push tourism and economic development forward. One possible plan is to develop Hidropark into Disneyland. In my project I explore the landscape of Hidropark and the people visiting, before the reconstruction of the park starts».
‘Primapersona’ is a biannual magazine that features unpublished autobiographical texts, whether they are memoirs or autobiographies, diaries or letters that are traces of life written by “ordinary people”. The magazine gives voice to the National Diary Archive of Pieve Santo Stefano in Italy, and moreover, to the general debate on the issues of autobiography.
In each issue, depending on the subject matter, are presented excerpts from these texts, from all periods of our recent history and from all regions of Italy. Their responses act as in an indirect dialogue with the study and theoretical reflections of those who, anthropologist or historian, sociologist and linguist, philosopher and writer, are convinced that writing is a gesture of inquiry. (to understand something more of ourselves).
Photography has an important role in this magazine. In each article, words torn from the diaries and autobiographical memories are accompanied by images in black and white. Photographs are carefully selected to dialogue with rather than interpret these words.
Urbanautica will take part in this new issue dedicated to Sports by suggesting a series of photographic projects that will be collected through an open call. In addition our editorial manager Steve Bisson will write a specific essay.
Submission have to bent sent to info@urbanautica.com. Deadline for submission March 7, 2013.