Georgien – Tamar, Where Are You?

(Deutsche Übersetzung weiter unten)

The works of 15 photographers, 61 photographs – one topic: Tavisupleba I Freedom. There now is a video documentation about our exhibition about the current protest and freedom movement in Georgia at the FREELENS Gallery in Hamburg, which was organised by the Freelens AK Demokratie and curated by Teona Gogichaishvili and myself.

And thanks to FREELENS photographer Finn Jahnke, we also have a video documentation about the exhibition and the accompanying events.

Die Arbeiten von 15 Fotograf, 61 Fotografien – ein Thema: Tavisupleba | Freiheit. Ab sofort gibt es eine Videodokumentation unserer Ausstellung über die aktuelle Protest- und Freiheitsbewegung in Georgien, die in der FREELENS Gallery in Hamburg stattfand. Die Ausstellung wurde vom Freelens AK Demokratie organisiert und von Teona Gogichaishvili und mir kuratiert.

Dank des FREELENS-Fotografen Finn Jahnke haben wir nun auch eine Videodokumentation der Ausstellung und der begleitenden Veranstaltungen.

So here we are in the new year. Yet, as much as we had hoped otherwise, not much has changed on the Georgian home front. The platform Civil.ge describes 2025 in Georgia as a year of descent and endurance, noting that “Georgian Dream has yet to achieve full consolidation of authoritarian rule, and the battle is still on.”

All the more, we owe respect to those who continue to demonstrate—fighting the odds and the threat of detention—for 400 days and counting. The same respect is due to those tirelessly covering the demonstrations: the photographers and writers who keep us informed about what is happening.

It is challenging work in a tough environment. Those who do it need support so they can continue their much-needed efforts. That is why they created Sinatle / The Lights Must Stay On, a platform that supports independent media in Georgia. If you can, take a look.

And let us hope that the lights will shine even brighter as we move into this year.

Schlagwort: Georgien

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