“Dorian Delureanu spent 7 years doing theater photography in Craiova, between 1993-2000: […] I had the chance to photograph iconic performances staged by important directors such as Silviu Purcărete, Beatrice Bleonț, Mihai Măniuțiu, Tompa Gábor, Cristian Hadji-Culea, Vlad Mugur.”
They say “Never meet your heroes”. Or gods. Or idols. Or kings and queens and emperors. Or whatever you want to call them.
Most of the time, statements get a bad reputation, to the point that both photographers and viewers avoid them. But it’s not really the statement’s fault; as it is designed to support the project. If the exhibition is bad, there’s a very slim chance it can be saved by the statement.
“In his black-and-white pictures, Oliver Merce tries to make the unseen seen, to interpret a vast range of gray shades. He attempts to translate this hidden, abstract thing called faith – more discreet than a mustard seed – into visual language. “
I remember in my childhood that the people from my grandparents’ village warned the young ones against approaching the water well, fearing they might accidentally fall into them and drown. I was afraid to go near it, I was afraid of its depth; at times, I couldn’t discern anything below the surface of the well.