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Although the author Vilis Rīdzenieks is widely known for being "the only photographs", one can now find his versatile activity in the publication "Vilis Rīdzenieks". According to the historian Martins Mintaurs, a photograph can be described as the nation's visual memory and, about Rīdzņieksis' work, it is not an exaggeration.
"The purpose of this book, through the story of Vili Rīdzenieki, is to talk a bit about contemporaries," admits art critic Katrīna Teivāne-Korpa in the Latvian radio program "Culture Rondo ".
The publishing house "Neputns" presented the publication "Vilis Rīdzenieks" of the art critic Katrīna Teivāne-Korpa. The book is the first edition of this volume dedicated to one of the photographers of the first half of the twentieth century.
"The starting point of the book is the publishing house Neputns and its director, Laima Slava, who has long been aiming to make a book about Vili Rīdzenieku.At least ten years.I admire his patience of wait until all the circumstances are right for it to be possible, it was not easy to start, "says Teivāne-Korpa.
The publication contains nearly 500 photographs of Rigens, which illustrate the ambitious and varied panorama of the time – from rural landscapes and city streets to experiences of the First World War, to the proclamation of the Latvian state , in the struggle for freedom and later in the Second World War. Including Rīdzenieks among the recognized professionals and chroniclers of his time has immortalized many important events and personalities in the history of the country.
"This book is an important issue – documentary, art and cinema or professional photography," says Tivāne-Korpa.
"Since most of the photographers can be considered as canonical figures of that time, photographers having started their work in the early twentieth century, it was essential that they elevate the high level of Latvian photography.
The documentary was an important area of activity, but they felt that he could not put forward his authority. (..) Art photography was a way to show your skills and potential as a creative personality. Salon photography was a bakery job. "
A series of badytical texts is completed by a collection of photographs by Viļa Rīdzenieks organized in several thematic chapters. Alise Tīfentāle, art scientist and researcher in photography, highlights the main genres and themes of Rīdzenieks' heritage and her place in the history of world photography, focusing on her relationships with the twentieth century. the beginning of the current direction of pictorialism. Mārtiņš Mintaurs marks the context and the ideas of the time of the events. Katrīna Teivāne-Korpa gives a glimpse of the life, professional activity and specificities of the photographer's work in the early twentieth century. The art historian, Lauma Lanceniece, curator of the photo at the History and Navigation Museum of Riga, presents the work of Vi Photoa Rīdzenieks' Photo Salon, but the photographer Gunârs Janaitis explains how and how the masterpieces of the photographs are taken up by the photographer Gunârs Janaitis.
"This album gives an excellent impression of Vili Rīdzenieku as an artist, photojournalist and portraitist, so you get a pretty complete picture of him.
It is a great pleasure that documents unknown so far have been made public, "said Lauma Lanceniece, curator of the Photographic Collection of the Museum of History and Navigation.
Much of Viļa Rīdzenieka's heritage is directly stored in the collection of the Riga History and Navigation Museum. Lanceniece also says that during the Soviet period, Rīdzenieks' collection of his second wife, Olga Rīdzenieces Museum, was gradually purchased over a period of 20 years. Sensitive materials came to the museum's collection.
"They should not be published and discussed, but more importantly, they have survived to this day," says Lanceniece.
Currently, the Rīdzenieks collection is one of the most used in the museum – it does not take a month for someone to miss out on his legacy. By studying 20 to 30 years of history, can not ignore the heritage of Rīdzenė.
The historian Mārtiņš Mintaurs also agrees with this idea. He points out that photography can be called the visual memory of the nation and that, with respect to Rīdzenieks' work, there is no exaggeration. What you can see in the album is the history of the first half of the 20th century in Latvia.
"A surprise was the 1917 cadres for Riga, when the tsarist army withdrew, the German army arrives, which city is in power of change.
What gives the photo and no other sources, is the feeling of being present. This is necessary to talk about history, write for the story because without it, it is difficult to get into the age and get an idea of what 's going on. has pbaded, "commented Mintaurs.
Mintaur argues that photographs are part of a living story that speaks for itself. The historian can explain how the processes around Vilis Rīdzenieks took place. He believes that publishing will be important for anyone interested in the history of Latvia and the way people lived before us.
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