Friday 22 May 2009
19.00-21.00, The Ratiu Foundation / Romanian Cultural Centre
Manchester Square, 18 Fitzhardinge Street, London W1H 6EQ; Tel. 020 7486 0295, ext. 108
Entry is free but booking is essential. Book now at bookings@romanianculturalcentre.org.uk.

Moderator: Mihai Risnoveanu, Artistic Consultant of the Romanian Cultural Centre in London

UK-based Romanian photographer Tudor Prisăcariu will hold a special Culture Power presentation as part of his ENTROPY exhibition at the Ratiu Foundation. Entropy also has a dedicated website, www.entropy.ro, containing images from over 40 locations in Romania.

Tudor will offer insights on the exhibition and the entire project as a whole, as well as discussing other aspects of his work. He will focus in particular on www.camera80.ro, an online photography gallery showcasing the work of young Romanian photographers, and on the very recently launched www.incotro.org, an independent project which had as its initial goal gathering some of the best work produced by Romanian visual artists in 2007 and 2008.

ENTROPY, an exhibition by Tudor Prisăcariu

The Ratiu Foundation / Romanian Cultural Centre
Tuesday 5 May – Tuesday 30 June 2009
Opening times: Mon – Fri 12.00 – 18.00. Admission free (booking essential, at Tel. 020 7486 0295, ext. 108, or e-mail bookings@romanianculturalcentre.org.uk)

“ENTROPY, noun – Physics – a thermodynamic quantity expressing the unavailability of a system’s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system. Figurative – lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.” (Oxford Dictionary)

“Romania is currently undergoing a complex transformation process that has a dramatic impact on all aspects of life. Besides the shift in mentalities, the landscape is also being irreversibly transformed. These transformations are most visible in cities and towns, but can also be observed in rural areas and in natural habitats. As a result, I believe that there was a need to impartially document the current Romanian landscape in its totality. This is critical both from a historical point of view and also for gaining a better understanding of the complexity of the transformation process itself.

Entropy is my attempt to better understand contemporary Romania. The project also acts as an alternative to those initiatives which present an old and idyllic version of the reality that Romanians currently live in.”
Tudor Prisăcariu

Culture Power

Culture Power is a programme initiated by the Ratiu Foundation, consisting of a number of presentations and constructive dialogue with an invited audience.
Organised by The Ratiu Foundation / Romanian Cultural Centre in London
www.ratiufamilyfoundation.com; www.romanianculturalcentre.org.uk.