30/09/2010
Known as the largest photography exhibition and coveted by millions, the Photokina has been providing an opportunity to various photography schools for exhibiting the works of their students at the “Academy Meets Photokina” event.
Selection of schools is done on an application basis, and photography schools from Poland, Portgual, United Kingdom, Austria, Finland, Czech Republic, Germany and Turkey were chosen this year. The selected works from Turkey were the photographs of students in Murat Germen’s VACD classes coded VA328 and VA329. Murat Germen and his assistant, VACD MA graduate Murat Durusoy were in Köln for the exhibition opening and delivering presentations on their courses.
Murat Germen said the following about the exhibition: “The exhibition includes works by 25 students, 5 of whom are exchange students. We are the only participants of the Photokina, and were selected to be a part of this event. Our booth was designed and erected with perhaps one-fifth or one-tenth of the budget of other booths, but was a center of attraction. We were the most democratic when it came to including the works of our students. The presentation on courses and the program was great. We spoke with Simon Schwinge, the curator of the Academy Meets Photokina event, who said our presentation was a success because while they were accustomed to beginning with a large audience and having them walk out during the presentation, ours began with a small number of viewers and others joined as time went on. He also noted that the in-depth explanation of class methodology and the training process were very beneficial to all in attendance.”