The Unwanted Self: Associated Conference - Saturday 5 April 2008 11am

Free and open to the public

Coinciding with the opening of 'The Unwanted Self: Contemporary Photography from the Low Countries' exhibition, this conference explores the relationship between photography and cultural identities and whether there is a particular aesthetic that defines 'Dutch' or 'Belgian' photography. Accessible to a wide and varied audience, this conference provides a unique opportunity to meet and hear from some of the Low Countries leading photographic artists, historians and critics. 

Schedule:

11.00 – 12.30              
Introduction: David Green (University of Brighton)

Frits Gierstberg (Netherlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam)  Title?
Jan Baetens (Lieven Geveart Research Centre for Photography, University of Leuven) Title?

14.00 – 15.30              
Panel discussion with artists Frank van der Salm, Geert Goiris and Marie Francois Plissart chaired by Christoph Ruys (Fotomuseum Antwerp).
Marc Trivier (artist) Title?

16.00 – 17.00              
Mieke Bleyen (University of Leuven) Title? On ‘minor photography’

Liesbeth Decan (University of Leuven) Title? On contemporary Belgium photography