On Friday, 26 April 2024, at 7 pm, in the EFA Exhibition Centre, Matei Stegerean Gallery, in the Medieval Castle of Oradea, within the framework of the 13th European Photography Festival, organised by Festum Varadinum and the International Association Euro Foto Art (EFANE), the opening of the solo exhibition First Encounter with Vivi by Annabella Ótos, member of the Carpathian Hungarian Photographic Society (KMFT), took place. The event was broadcast live on EFA’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EFAExhibitionCenterOradea/videos/976122693803602 The exhibition was organized under the auspices of EFANE and the International Federation of Photographic Art, in partnership with Summit Agro Romania, Oradea and the Association for the Promotion of Tourism of the Region. The author from Novi Sad brought 57 works of art to Oradea and presented them to the visiting public, describing and telling the story of the beginning of this beautiful family. Vivien is a healthy and happy baby and should be very proud of her parents. The audience was greeted by István Tóth AFIAP, ESFIAP, President of EFANE and Vice President of KMFT, who appreciated Annabella’s bold undertaking and masterful photography of this demanding and difficult exhibition. Art critic Dr. Ramona Novicov highlighted the fact that Annabella had heroically created a particularly difficult moment and produced high quality images of the event. Some of the images, which are for over 18s, can be viewed on the EFANE website: https://eurofotoart.ro/expo-personala-otos-annabella-srb-intitulata-prima-intilnire-cu-vivien/ The exhibiting photographer clarified that after such an event, after more than 24 hours of no sleep, stress, falling and getting up, I could say that I had managed to create the work of a lifetime, and thanked her for the opportunity to exhibit her works in the wonderful EFA Exhibition Centre in the Medieval Castle. At the end of the opening ceremony, István Tóth AFIAP, ESFIAP, President of EFANE and Vice President of KMFT presented the exhibiting photographer from Novi Sad with the EFANE Patronage and FIAP Honorary Diplomas. The musical moments of the opening were provided by József Sándor Thurzó, violist from Oradea, representative of the Sola Fide Community and Cultural Association (SFKKE), who performed Nándor Zsolt: Berceuse (transcribed for violin by the performer), Ernő Lányi (composer from Freetown): Complaint (premiere). The piece composed for piano was transcribed for violin by the performer and Alfréd Marcalik: Aria was performed in a preclassical style. Thanks to a protocol between EFANE and OTL SA (Oradea Local Transport), the exhibited works will be displayed on the screens of Oradea’s public transport. The new exhibition will be open to visitors until 17 May 2024, from 14:00 to 18:00 on Mondays and Wednesdays, and from 10:00 to 14:00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with free admission!
Photos from the exhibition
Exhibited photos
