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by Roberto Paci Dalò
after Sergej Parajanov and Euripides
for string quartet, actor, and a child
Pesaro, 1999
Original string quartet score commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and premiered at Vienna Opera House in 1993.
by Roberto Paci Dalò
after Sergej Parajanov and Euripides
for string quartet, female singer, actor, and a child
Pesaro, 1999
Original string quartet score commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and premiered at Vienna Opera House in 1993.
Time Box
Much of what is around us is destroyed with time. Each new epoch erases the memories of the previous one, leaving nothing but dates, doubtful data and stones—stones that collect memories.
In this series of photographs I sought to connect the eternity of stone (as the most durable witness of history) with artifacts of film photography. I wanted to express coincidences, mistakes, and emotions that were lost among the pages of history books or discarded as something superfluous. Each new era erases the memory of the past and replaces it with new events, leaving behind a trace of unrecognizable dates, inaccurate facts and stones… I seek the forgotten images of our collective consciousness.
This exhibition uses the musical arrangement of the natural sounds of the city: noise, random phrases, everything that we hear today, tomorrow, and the next day. All of these sounds naturally evolve with time, due to many factors like technology, ecology, and economics. The sounds of the urban landscape merge and disappear without a trace. The musical arrangement includes vocal experiments by modern Belarusian composer, Sergei Pukst, totaling 20 tracks--each lasting 15 seconds(approximately the time a person takes to consider a photograph).
Location: Minsk, Independence Avenue
Fragments of architecture “Stalin’s empire”
Olga Savich, Minsk, Belarus 2009
Influences:
“Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” by Sergei Parajanov
“Belarusian Atlantida” by Vyacheslav Rakytskyy
“Tales of the night” by Peter Heg
Презентація фільму «Параджанов. Квиток на вічність / Parajanov. A Ticket to Eternity» (реж. Гаррі Тамразян) на фестивалі документального кіно Docudays UA 2018, кінотеатр «Україна», Київ, Україна ©repor.to/popenko
by Roberto Paci Dalò
after Sergej Parajanov and Euripides
for string quartet, female singer, actor, and a child
Pesaro, 1999
Original string quartet score commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and premiered at Vienna Opera House in 1993.
A la fotografia, un autoretrat del cineasta i artista Sergei Paranajov, al Museu dedicat a ell mateix, a la ciutat de Yerevan.
Plaster, glass, acrylic, copper leaf
July 2014
A still from a short film I made featuring 'Hand Sculpture'. The film is of a very simplistic nature, representing an atmosphere which is inspired by the work of inspired by the work of Soviet and Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov. This was designed to leave room for the viewers own reflection on what it might be about.
Fotografia feta al Museu Sergey Parajanov de Yerevan.
El títol d'aquesta obra, dedicada al seu pare, suggereix una relació possiblement conflictiva. El símbol del filferro de punxes i de la magrana resulta bastant evident.
"La vida rara i ridícula del meu pare".
Презентація фільму «Параджанов. Квиток на вічність / Parajanov. A Ticket to Eternity» (реж. Гаррі Тамразян) на фестивалі документального кіно Docudays UA 2018, кінотеатр «Україна», Київ, Україна © repor.to/shalamov
OĞULA DAİR MESEL; Duruşma ve Svetla' nin Hapishane Ziyareti. Sergey Parajanov, (1924 Tiflis-1990 Yerevan)
Si passeu per Yerevan algun dia, no us perdeu per res del món el Museu de Sergei Paranajov, cineasta i astista d'estil surrealista que va haver de bregar amb la censura stalinista. Les seves obres tenen un gran poder simbòlic.
Sergei Parajanov House-Museum
Address: 15/16 Dzoragyugh Str., Yerevan
Working Days: Every day
Working Hours: 10:30am-5:00pm
Timeline of the Amnesty International ‘prisoners of conscience’ campaign – 1974 – 1991
1961: Since its inception in 1961 Amnesty International had campaigned for the release of ‘prisoners of conscience’, being persons imprisoned because of who they are or what they believe and who have not used or advocated violence. However, lesbians and gays imprisoned because of their sexual orientation were not supported as prisoners of conscience.
1974: The Danish section of Amnesty initiates discussion on a change of policy and Danish and Swedish sections are tasked with preparing a paper.
1975: The topic is considered as “out of order as it is not an AI affair”.
1977: At the AI International Council Meeting (ICM) the topic is raised again in a resolution. There is no vote, but it is referred to the International Executive Committee.
1978: At the ICM the Dutch section puts forward a resolution “…. affirming that AI considers to be Prisoners of Conscience persons detained or imprisoned merely because of [sexual orientation] or [related] behaviour”, while the British section puts forward a resolution to the contrary. Both resolutions were put to the vote, and both defeated. The whole issue is referred to a newly constituted Mandate Committee.
1978: At its founding meeting in Coventry ILGA adopts this as one of its first campaigns. Soon after it draws attention to the cases of two homosexual men imprisoned on account of their sexual orientation in the Soviet Union, one of whom was the dissident film-maker Sergei Parajanov.
1979: At its first annual conference ILGA agrees on the importance of providing AI with details of individuals imprisoned on account of their sexual orientation.
1979: At the 1979 AI ICM, following extensive debate, the International Council recognises the persecution of persons for their homosexuality as a violation of their fundamental human rights and affirms that anyone imprisoned for advocacy of homosexual equality could be considered as a prisoner of conscience. But this does not include those imprisoned solely because of their sexual orientation. The Luxembourg section agrees to prepare a study of the problems involved in such recognition. ILGA members are circulated with questionnaires to help provide information.
1982: The Luxembourg section report is presented at the AI ICM in 1982. After lengthy discussion, the position adopted by AI at its 1979 ICM is reaffirmed, with anything going beyond that rejected.
1983: ILGA sets up a group of members from the UK, Norway, and the Netherlands to coordinate a long-term strategy for the campaign. The difficulty of identifying potential prisoners of conscience is noted as a particular problem.
1985: At the AI ICM the Dutch section notes that previous studies by AI had not aimed to document cases of imprisonment solely on grounds of homosexuality. The International Executive Committee (IEC) is instructed to initiate a study on this question. A member of the Dutch section, George Siemensma, is appointed to act as research coordinator. He appeals for cases.
1986: Siemensma attends ILGA’s 1986 annual conference, again appealing for cases. A resolution urges all ILGA members to lobby their Amnesty branch, while the Dutch organisation COC publishes detailed guidance on the campaign for ILGA members.
1986: Siemensma’s report is discussed at the November 1986 meeting of the AI International Executive Committee. Very few ‘ideal’ cases had been identified. Cases involving discrimination in the age of consent or employment in the Armed Forces were judged not to count. The minutes of the IEC included a carefully worded summary of the discussion:
“The lack of international standards and the differences in national legislation were noted as one problem for expanding AI’s work in this area. Potentially this work could be perceived as Eurocentric and this could create problems for an organisation which was multicultural and diverse. In the absence of international standards, it was questioned whether AI could take a moral position in the area of sexuality that could be applied to all regions of the world where differing realities and beliefs prevailed. Would AI then move into the area of imprisonment for pre-marital sex or adultery? Finally it was suggested that sexual behaviour is widely perceived as quite separate from AI’s established subject – that it was difficult for people to assimilate sexual acts to the concept of ‘prisoner of conscience’, for example.
On the other hand, it was argued that in taking up cases of advocacy of homosexual rights there was already the possibility of non-acceptance of AI in some regions. Work on the death penalty was also unpopular in some situations. Conscientious objection was mentioned as an area of the mandate where there were no clear international standards.
At the end of this discussion the majority of the committee agreed to support remaining with the present position….”
1987: ILGA’s lobbying efforts continue through the first half of the year. At its Annual Conference it is noted that the absence of “good” cases was not surprising, given the difficulty of obtaining information from countries where there was oppression. There had been extensive lobbying of AI sections and it seemed there was a 50-50 prospect of success at the next ICM. However, at the next ICM meeting in Brazil a resolution put forward by the Dutch section is rejected by a large majority. The matter is again referred to the AI Mandate Review Committee, “with particular emphasis on the issue of multiculturalism in the world and within AI.” This signals the main obstacle to progress - the perception that homosexuality was mainly a ‘Western’ issue.
1989: the ILGA AI Project Committee is expanded to include representatives from South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, amongst others. Later in the year the AI ICM in Dublin is lobbied intensely by the Irish organisation GLEN. Responses are considered to be positive.
1990/early 91: ILGA-coordinated lobbying continues – with a brochure providing guidance for ILGA members, and a questionnaire sent to all AI sections. Responses are predictable – support from most Western countries, less so from others.
February 1991: the AI Mandate Committee meets with representatives of each national section before finalising its findings, ahead of the 1991 International Council Meeting in Yokohama.
July 1991: At ILGA’s annual conference in Mexico plans are made for the Japanese ILGA support group to lobby AI delegates arriving for the Yokohama meeting.
August 1991: A Japanese youth group, OCCUR, a new ILGA member (and spin-off from the Japanese ILGA support group), meets with the Japanese AI section, which later confirms its support.
September 1991: At the start of the AI Conference in Yokohama OCCUR’s members demonstrate with placards and distribute leaflets to AI delegates inside and outside the conference hall. They also ask questions at the opening press conference and present a petition. At noon on the opening day, they hold a ‘die-in’ in the square by the conference hall.
As the conference proceeds, some delegates keep them informed of the discussions. About 60% are supportive and 40% against. Supportive nations include the USSR, US, and Japan, while those opposed are mainly from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Opponents justify their position on the basis that they would not be able to carry on their work because of the pressure of governments. Some insist that homosexuals are mentally ill. It takes more than three days of debate before a consensus is reached. The final decision reads:
[Amnesty International] “DECIDES to consider adoption as prisoners of conscience persons who are imprisoned solely because of their homosexuality, including the practice of homosexual acts in private between consenting adults”.
Late 1991: AI calls on its members to undertake action in support of a Turkish LGBT activist, Demet Demir, who had been taken into police custody “because he was a homosexual…. Ramazan (Demet) Demir neither used nor advocated violence and is therefore considered to be a ‘prisoner of conscience’. Amnesty International is appealing for his immediate and unconditional release…..”. Demet was AI’s first homosexual prisoner of conscience.
1997 AI publishes a report on human rights violations based on sexual orientation, “Breaking the Silence”.
Photo credit: Nigel Warner
1991 Yokohama 1 ILGA poster ahead of the AI meeting in Yokohama nw