Andreea Pocotila
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The 7 Days photography group on Friday
exhibited about 90 photos taken in Rosia Montana aimed at showcasing life in the
community.
The photos, bearing the signatures of ten of the
country's top photographers, were taken between March 29 and April 5, when the
group camped in Rosia Montana.
The exhibition entitled "We saw Rosia
Montana" reveals aspects of the now famous village Rosia Montana, where the
Toronto-based company Gabriel Resources intends to extract over 300 tons of
gold. The once unknown remote village has gained fame in the last six years, as
the gold mining project has raised controversy and opposition from several
non-governmental organizations.
The group took pictures in the area for six
days, trying to capture significant attributes of the village and of the local
way-of-life. Photos depict miners working in the mine, pushing rusty carriages
and deserted and demolished houses, but also beautiful landscapes, with
newly-blossomed flowers, and people smiling for the camera.
In the
last day of camp the group organized an exhibition for the community in Rosia
Montana.
Although most people who get involved in the Rosia Montana debate
usually end up taking a side of the debate, the 7 Days photographers said they
are neither in favor nor against the project.
"We are sometimes pro,
sometimes against. This prejudice of being in favor or against is a mistake. We
are neither pro nor against," said photographer Vasile Dorloti.
He pointed
out that they chose Rosia Montana for the same reason they chose other
locations, such as Maramures or the city of Victoria.
"We want to be in those
locations in the countryside where photography might be needed in order for
reality to become clearer," Dorloti explained.
One of the visitors of at the
exhibition was vice president of Gabriel Resources John Aston, who admired the
photos and said they reveal both sides of the village: the beautiful landscapes
and churches, as well as the more distressing side, with deserted mines and
polluted lands.
"People think we are going to mine here," said Aston,
pointing to a photo showing a tree in a forest. "We are not. But we are going to
mine here," he said, pointing at a deserted and desolate abandoned mine,
captured in another photo.
Although Gabriel Resources paid for the group's
accommodations and meals, photographers said the company did not intervene in
any way in their artistry.
"Each of us decided what to photograph, some of
us took photos of flowers, others of filth," said photographer Cosmin Bumbut,
adding that Gabriel Resources representatives had nothing to do with the way the
photographs were made or how the themes were revealed.
The exhibition was
opened at the Anaid Art Gallery in Bucharest on Friday and lasted two days.
Starting on Tuesday it will be exhibited in University Square, in front of the
National Theater.
The 7 Days group defines itself as dominated by the
passion to narrate something significant through photographs about the people
and world in which they live.
The group was founded in 1999 in Baia Mare,
when several friends decided to take a six-day excursion and take pictures and
on the seventh day to exhibit their best works.
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