‘Aperture 2008’ to produce creative photographers

Entries close tomorrow :

Hathoon Sheriffdeen

The local creativity, talents and the tradition of photo art should be viewed by a new pair of glasses on a view point beyond the perception. There are many local photographs that have been exhibited worldwide in the past.

Another step has been taken by the Graphic and the Communication designing students of the University of Moratuwa, to showcase the talents, traditions and cultural values of the local photographic industry on a national level this year too.

The Graphic Students Circle of the University of Moratuwa announced the relaunch of the photographic contest and exhibition ‘Aperture 2008’.

Aperture 2008 is the fifth photographic exhibition organised by the Graphic and Communication Design Faculty. Student Chairperson of Aperture 2008 Exhibition Committee Lakruwani Wimalaratna said applications are out now and the closing date for entries is tomorrow (19).

Candidates can collect the application forms from the University of Moratuwa and Ninehearts outlets.

She said, the exhibition will be held at Harold Peiris Gallery, Lionel Wendt for three days starting from 29th to 31st of August at the YMBA - Kandy on 6th and 7th of September, Kurunegala YMBA on 12th and 13th of September and Municipal Council Gallery, Galle on 20th and 21st.

“The theme of Aperture 2008 is nature of the island and will be assessed on the creativity and valuing the cultural identity of the pictures. Our objective is to produce creative and sensitive photographers, who can capture beyond our perspective,” Lakruwani Wimalaratna said.

Photography is an art that discloses a wide meaning of a snap shot. There are many local photographic talents hidden in the bush. Its an art that shows the creative and innovative view of an object within the borders of a photographer’s screen. An admirable generation of a photograph is the thought of a photographer.

The local talents and traditions in photography should be refined by competitions and training to create the outstanding standard and quality in the industry.

This sort of contests in the photography art will buff up the talents and the innovation of the photographers.

The Graphic Students Circle of the University of Moratuwa is planning to set a platform to the local photographic professionals on an international level next year. This will further improve the quality and the standard of the photographs produced locally.

Lakruwini said that the division and the categories open for Aperture 2008 are open for professionals and to the people holding a professional degree in the field of photography.

Commercial is for the people in the field of promotion and advertising and amateur for the undergraduate level participants and to the new arrivals for the field. Each division will consist of monochrome, colour and digitally manipulated categories.

This event is introduced in 2004. This event is organised by the 3rd and 4th year students of the Graphic and Communication Designing Faculty of the University of Moratuwa every year.

The Art and Design Section of University of Moratuwa consists Graphic and Communication Design, Jewellery design, Fashion design, Furniture design and ceramic design segments.

“This is a four year degree course and during this period the students are strictly asked to maintain the cultural identity while creating innovative and functional designs of international quality and standards,” Lakruwini said.