Press invite : Press conference and visit of the Knokke-Heist International Photo Festival: 28 March 2014

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 — From 30 March up to and including 9 June 2014, Knokke-Heist will once again celebrate contemporary photography. This year, the International Photo Festival of Knokke-Heist offers six free exhibitions catering to every visitor with various perspectives. One of the highlights is the outdoor exhibition, ‘Haute Africa’, in which various leading artists and photographers, including Martin Parr, Wangechi Mutu, Zanele Muholi, Viviane Sassen, Yinka Shonibare and countless others share an alternative perspective on the African continent today. However, the festival also is a platform for lesser-known talent. In the Scharpoord Cultural Centre, you can take in ‘Unknown Masterpieces’, an artistic exhibition that highlights the photographs of the Belgian trendsetters of the future. Finally, on 11 May, the photo festival will welcome the travelling ‘2014 World Press Photo’ exhibition, which premieres in Knokke-Heist. Mr Maxim Willems, the Alderman for Culture of Knokke-Heist, has the pleasure of inviting you to the press conference on Friday 28 March, where you can be among the first to visit the photo festival, in the presence of the curators and the photographers. Kindly confirm your attendance before Monday 24 March to Elke De Mayer by e-mail to [email protected] or call +32 (0)485 75 28 66. You can also contact her with any requests for images or interviews. We hope to see you there. When: Friday 28 March at 11 a.m. Where: Scharpoord Cultural Centre, 32, Meerlaan, 8300 Knokke-Heist There is a car park; please display your blue card visibly. Programme: 11 a.m.-11.15 a.m. Welcome 11.15 a.m.-11.50 a.m. Press event • Welcome by Alderman for Culture Maxim Willems (5 min.) • Curator Christophe De Jaeger about the outdoor exhibition ‘Haute Africa’ • Curators Stephane Verheye and Freddy Van Vlaenderen about ‘Unknown Masterpieces’ 12 p.m.-12.30 p.m. Walking lunch through the exhibition ‘Unknown Masterpieces’ in the presence of the photographers Julie Scheurweghs, Jef Paepen, Aaron Lapeirre, Martine Laquiere, Dirk Janssens, Arno de Pooter, Veerle Scheppers, Jamie-Lee Sienes and Danny Van der Elst 12.30 p.m.-1.30 p.m. Guided bus tour past a selection of the installations of ‘Haute Africa’ in the presence of some of the photographers such as Jim Naughten and Zanele Muholi 1.30 p.m. Return to Scharpoord cultural centre and opportunity for individual interviews with the curators and the photographers (Please request interviews beforehand)