A round table on the topic of architectural photography organized by the Society of architects of Ljubljana will be held as an accompanying program of the exhibition neighborhood affinities/Le Affinit/di confine / Border Affinities. The discussion arises from the current situation of architectural photography, which today is torn between documentation of built architecture, digital visualizations and the lack of systematic archiving of photographic funds.
The event will raise questions about what is the fundamental task of architectural photography: is it primarily a representation, interpretation or critical reflection of space? What role does photography play in establishing the canon of modern architecture and how does it affect its historical understanding? Photography of architecture gives visibility to current spatial practices and gives them legitimacy, while at the same time it can create partial or even misleading images of individual periods through the selection of frame, light and context.
The discussion will also address the issues of authorship, the relationship between the architect and the photographer, the influence of media and social networks on the production of images, and the issue of long-term storage and accessibility of architectural photography archives. Particular emphasis will be placed on the responsibility of institutions and professional platforms in establishing systematic collections that will enable future research and critical reading of the space.
Guests:
Miran Kambic, architectural photographer
He is an architect and architectural photographer who systematically documents contemporary and historical architecture at home and abroad. His photographs are published in many professional journals and used in exhibitions, books and catalogs.
Jana Jocif, architectural photographer
She is an architect by training and a photographer by profession, who devotes a large part of her oeuvre to architecture and cultural heritage and regularly collaborates with professional publications. Her work explores the relationship between photography, memory and the transience of space.
Urban Petranovich, architect, architectural visualizer and photographer
He is a co-founder of the architects Bureau restyling Petranovich, where he works as a designer, architectural visualizer and photographer. His architectural visualizations are created for many offices at home and abroad, and his work is recognized internationally.
Tadej Bolta, architect and architectural and reportage photographer
He is an architect who, in addition to designing, works in the field of architectural and reportage photography, with a special interest in documenting space through the experience of travel, landscape and everyday use. His work connects architecture, space exploration and field experience, which is reflected in visual narratives about the built environment in different cultural contexts.
Lenka Kavic, architect, curator and director of Open Houses of Slovenia
She is an architect with experience in the field of curation, spatial policy and management of architectural and cultural programs, founder of AFRONT Institute and director of the Open House Festival of Slovenia, which systematically promotes contemporary Slovenian architecture. She also served as state secretary at the Ministry of Natural Resources and spatial planning and as a visiting professor at the Politecnico di Milano.
Maja Vardjan, curator and director of the Museum of architecture and design
she is an architect and curator who has been researching Slovenian architectural and design heritage and contemporary creative practices at the Museum of architecture and design since 2013. In 2024, she was appointed director of MAO, where she develops research, exhibition and archival programs in the field of architecture and design.
The conversation will be connected by architect Andraz Lorger.
Okrogla miza na temo arhitekturne fotografije v organizaciji Društva arhitektov Ljubljane bo potekala kot spremljevalni program razstave Sosedske sorodnosti/Le Affinità di confine/Border Affinities. Razprava izhaja iz aktualnega položaja arhitekturne fotografije, ki je danes razpeta med dokumentacijo zgrajene arhitekture, digitalnimi vizualizacijami ter pomanjkanjem sistematičnega arhiviranja fotografskih fondov.
Dogodek bo odprl vprašanja o tem, kaj je temeljna naloga arhitekturne fotografije: ali gre predvsem za reprezentacijo, interpretacijo ali kritično refleksijo prostora? Kakšno vlogo ima fotografija pri vzpostavljanju kanona sodobne arhitekture in kako vpliva na njeno zgodovinsko razumevanje? Fotografija arhitekture daje vidnost aktualnim prostorskim praksam in jim podeljuje legitimnost, hkrati pa lahko z izborom kadra, svetlobe in konteksta ustvarja parcialne ali celo zavajajoče podobe posameznih obdobij.
Razprava bo tako naslovila tudi vprašanja avtorstva, razmerja med arhitektom in fotografom, vpliva medijev in družbenih omrežij na produkcijo podob ter problematiko dolgoročnega hranjenja in dostopnosti arhivov arhitekturne fotografije. Poseben poudarek bo namenjen odgovornosti institucij in strokovnih platform pri vzpostavljanju sistematičnih zbirk, ki bodo omogočale prihodnje raziskave in kritično branje prostora.
Gostje:
Miran Kambič, arhitekturni fotograf
Je arhitekt in arhitekturni fotograf, ki sistematično dokumentira sodobno in historično arhitekturo doma in v tujini. Njegove fotografije so objavljene v številnih strokovnih revijah ter uporabljene na razstavah, v knjigah in katalogih.
Jana Jocif, arhitekturna fotografinja
Je po izobrazbi arhitektka in po poklicu fotografinja, ki velik del svojega opusa posveča arhitekturi in kulturni dediščini ter redno sodeluje s strokovnimi publikacijami. Njeno delo raziskuje odnos med fotografijo, spominom in minljivostjo prostora.
Urban Petranovič, arhitekt, arhitekturni vizualizator ter fotograf
Je soustanovitelj biroja Arhitekti Počivašek Petranovič, kjer deluje kot projektant, arhitekturni vizualizator in fotograf. Njegove arhitekturne vizualizacije ustvarja za številne biroje doma in v tujini, delo biroja pa je prepoznano tudi v mednarodnem prostoru.
Tadej Bolta, arhitekt in arhitekturni ter reportažni fotograf
Je arhitekt, ki poleg projektiranja deluje na področju arhitekturne in reportažne fotografije, pri čemer ga posebej zanima dokumentiranje prostora skozi izkušnjo potovanja, krajine in vsakdanje rabe. Njegovo delo povezuje arhitekturo, raziskovanje prostora in terensko izkušnjo, kar se odraža v vizualnih pripovedih o grajenem okolju v različnih kulturnih kontekstih.
Lenka Kavčič, arhitektka, kuratorka in direktorica Odprtih hiš Slovenije
Je arhitektka z izkušnjami na področju kuratorstva, prostorske politike in vodenja arhitekturno-kulturnih programov, ustanoviteljica zavoda AFRONT ter direktorica festivala Odprte hiše Slovenije, ki sistematično promovira sodobno slovensko arhitekturo. Delovala je tudi kot državna sekretarka na Ministrstvu za naravne vire in prostor ter kot gostujoča profesorica na Politecnico di Milano.
Maja Vardjan, kustosinja in direktorica Muzeja za arhitekturo in oblikovanje
je arhitetka in kustosinja, ki v Muzeju za arhitekturo in oblikovanje od leta 2013 raziskuje slovensko arhitekturno in oblikovalsko dediščino ter sodobne ustvarjalne prakse. Leta 2024 je bila imenovana za direktorico MAO, kjer razvija raziskovalne, razstavne in arhivske programe na področju arhitekture in oblikovanja.
Pogovor bo povezoval arhitekt Andraž Lorger.
