Replying to the current COVID-19 crisis, Rotterdam Photois collaborating withCovid Photo Museum, the world’s first virtual museum dedicated to the curation of photography captured during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The result of their collaboration will be the exhibition The Roots of Power during the Rotterdam Photo Festival from 30th June to 4th July 2021, as well as some short documentaries created together with photographers from different parts of the globe.
Among participating photographers: Brittainy Newman, Sharon Draghi, Paul Martin, Chiara Negrello, Emanuele Cremaschi, Merav Maroody, Iris Ipstein.
This collaboration aims to unite some personal stories, some events documentation, the courage of people on the frontline, desperation, fear, and uncertainty of people who faced the pandemic. It shows the importance of human connections, the universality of our feelings and nature we all share nowadays no matter where we live.
Rotterdam Photo is an annual photo fair Taking place during Rotterdam Art Week: Inspired by the history of Rotterdam as a port city, the festival provides photographers with exhibition spaces in repurposed shipping containers and also uses the public space of Rotterdam to bring photography outside the 'white cube' tradition.
