City of Split, Croatia, May/June 2012: St. Domnius Day and LGBT Pride The 17 century old city of Split celebrates its patron saint every year in May, on St. Domnius Day, with traditional festival which includes religious ceremonies and a major procession. It is the occasion when citizens of Split reaffirm their dedication to Catholicism, cultural heritage and traditional values. Another event that takes place in June is LGBT Pride. A year after the first Pride march in Split had been disrupted by violent groups, the second Pride was expected with rising anxiety and controversy. "Split Perspectives" documents both events by taking fragments out of a larger scene, and placing them together side by side, exploring their visual and contextual links. The resulting pairs, triplets and strings of images are intended to draw the viewer to reveal similarities and contrasts.
City of Split, Croatia, May/June 2012: St. Domnius Day and LGBT Pride
The 17 century old city of Split celebrates its patron saint every year in May, on St. Domnius Day, with traditional festival which includes religious ceremonies and a major procession. It is the occasion when citizens of Split reaffirm their dedication to Catholicism, cultural heritage and traditional values.
Another event that takes place in June is LGBT Pride. A year after the first Pride march in Split had been disrupted by violent groups, the second Pride was expected with rising anxiety and controversy.
“Split Perspectives†depicts two faces of the same place. It documents both events by taking fragments out of a larger scene, and placing them together side by side, exploring their visual and contextual links. The resulting pairs, triplets and strings of images are intended to draw the viewer to reveal similarities and contrasts.
In addition, the viewer is challenged to examine their own stance towards what deserves to be protected as a common value; what is supposed to be allowed or restricted, offensive or acceptable in contemporary society.