Perspectives that Transcend: Visual Resonances from Albania

This exhibition brings together a carefully curated selection of award-winning photographs from recent editions of the FOKUS International Photography Award, held annually in Albania. This collective exhibition, presented in Barcelona for the first time, is part of a joint initiative led by the International Photography Festival Association (IPFA), aimed at highlighting and promoting the work of the most significant photography festivals worldwide.

Since its founding in 2006 by passion and love for photography and the search for its true values, FOKUS has grown into an essential platform for artistic photography, not only in the Balkans but also in the global context. With a strong focus on the values of photographic art and the influence of various international schools, the festival fosters qualitative growth, competitive spirit, and creative dialogue around the image. Over the years, FOKUS has showcased the work of photographers from all over the world, whose images span a wide range of themes: from the intimacy of everyday life to pressing contemporary social and cultural issues.  This exhibition not only celebrates the talent of the awarded artists, but also invites the public to reflect on the power of photography as a universal language.

With this exhibition, we inaugurate the Golfes room as a new space created by IPFA, where photography festivals from around the world can bring their best exhibitions to Barcelona free of charge. 

Artists: Agnesa Çavolli (North Macedonia), Alberto Cicchini (Italy), Alice Campo (Italy), Ali Sabih Kadhim (Iraq), Daniela Vuksani (Albania), Dea Shubleka (Albania), Diana Pankova (Belarus), Eliza Hoxha (Kosovo), Elisabetta Gatti Biggì (Italy), Enrica Ridolfi (Italy), Farida Helaly (Egypt), Griselda Kula (Albania), Letizia Di Candia (Italy), Luigi Corbetta (Italy), Maja Stosic (Serbia), Majid Hojati (Iran), Maria Cristina Bottoni (Italy), Mario Vitolo (Italy), Mohamed El Kashef (Egypt), Mohamed Sabry (Egypt), Nake Batev (North Macedonia), Noemi Morelli (Italy), Ognjen Karabegović (Croatia), Olga Karlovac (Croatia), Olga Orlova (Ukraine), Patrizia Mori (Italy), Pranab Basak (India), Robbie Mcintosh (Italy), Rozafa Shpuza (Albania), Sertaç Kayar (Turkey), Si Thu Ye Myint (Myanmar), Stepan Kucheriavyy (Ukraine), Thit Sar (Myanmar), Uran Krasniqi (Kosovo) and Valjeta Zuka Sylejmani (Kosovo).

Image Copy: Alice Campo

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