Flash Forward festival 2010 6-10 october 2010
About FFF2010
This international five-day biennial event is an extension of The Magenta Foundation’s successful annual emerging photographers competition, Flash Forward. The competition, established as a platform to promote emerging artists
from Canada, the US, and the UK, is one of the most important emerging art incubators in the world.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
• 10 Exhibition Venues
• Photography From All Over the World
• International Guest Speakers: Alec Soth, Stephen Mayes, Susan Bright, Andy Adams, Jeff Harris, Jack Burman and Reps From the reGeneration2 Project
• Art Installations and Special Events
• 10.10.10 Closing Party hosted by The Sultan’s Tent
Photos from Canada:
Kandahar, Panjawai District – January 17, 2009: An Afghan National Army soldier casually watches for insurgent activity from a guard tower in the Panjawai district west of Kandahar City. ( Photo by Philip Cheung )
Photos from UK
One of the many bowab’s (caretakers) for the Agricultural Museum in Cairo takes a rest in the natural history room. Built in 1938 and one of the first museums in the world focussing on agriculture, the various displays have seen very little change. Its still the same admission price as when it originally opened at 10 piasterÕs or 1pence per ticket. August 2009
Photos from USA
Sukhumi, Abkhazia – September 30:A Turkish junk ship sits wrecked along a Black Sea beach in Sukhumi as Russian tourists bath on the beach unaware of the catastrophe on September 30, 2008. As Abkhazia continues to suffer economic embargoes from Georgia, the Georgian government has learned to turn a blind eye on trade between Abkhazia and Turkish businesses with hopes of decreasing Russia’s influence on Abkhazia. (Photo by Jason Andrew)
