It was opened by Sultan bin Ahmed at Al Majaz Theatre

Xposure celebrates the creativity of Emirati and Arab photographers

Sultan bin Ahmed during the opening of the exhibition.

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His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, inaugurated yesterday, at Al Majaz Theatre, the “X” exhibition specialized in photography, which was launched by the International Photography Festival “Xposure” to be a permanent international exhibition for photography, which will host Artworks by one or more international or local photographers, every month.

The exhibition "X", which was prepared and launched at the fifth edition of the International Photography Festival "Xposure", is a permanent exhibition that presents every month a collection of the most prominent photographic works of leading Emirati, Arab and foreign photographers, in order to give the public and photography enthusiasts the opportunity to view exceptional photos taken by professionals from Through its monthly presentations and educational activities, it aims to enable creative arts enthusiasts to meet, gather, learn, and acquire basic and professional experiences in the art of photography.

His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi toured the exhibition, where His Highness listened to an Italian photographer, Francesco Zizola, for a detailed explanation of the photographic artworks that he participated in under the title “Salt, Sweat, Blood”, which provided glimpses of his experience with the art of photography and methods of choosing it. Snapshots and their timing.

His Highness also listened, during his tour of the exhibition of the British artist Anthony Lamb, to the vision that emanates from his works in which he participates in the exhibition entitled "Havens", which reflects his relationship with the life around him, as well as various stations of the artist's journey with the camera as a professional photographer with his own style. in this art.

During the tour, His Highness, the Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, was briefed on the various sections of the exhibition, the halls for organizing workshops, the café open to visitors, and the readers’ area. and professionals on a regular basis, presented by a group of the world's leading photographers, in addition to providing the opportunity through its accompanying facilities, to build a community of photographers and those interested in visual arts in one interactive environment.

In response to a question for "Emirates Today", the Director General of the Sharjah Government Media Office, Tariq Saeed Alai, said: "Al Majaz Theater is a destination for intellectuals, creators and talented artists, and the Sharjah Government Media Office is currently organizing the International Photography Festival (Xposure), which has achieved success in previous years. And we have a database of a group of international and local photographers.” He added that “Xposure” will be a permanent festival for those interested in photography, and therefore Al Majaz Theater will be a permanent exhibition for the festival to attract a group of photographers who participated in previous years, and who look forward to participating in the future.

He pointed out the keenness of the Sharjah Government Media Office to diversify the exhibitions, as this month witnesses exhibitions of a certain aspect of photography, while photographers specialized in a different field will participate in the next month, on an ongoing basis, pointing out that "Exposure" is not limited to displaying artworks. Not only, but also includes training workshops for amateurs and those interested in photography, and the workshops will be available to all, whether students or community members, according to training levels, as each course has a different level of training from the other, and the photographers participating in the exhibition will train them.

He stressed that the training workshops are not aimed at profit, but rather aim to support the field of photography, adding that "the exhibition, after its inauguration by His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, receives all those wishing to visit it to view artworks or engage in training workshops."

The work of the artist Francesco Zizola, in which he participates, reflects a project of his own, which he completed during different times between 2017 and 2019 on the island of Sardinia, through which he intended to convey the relationship between man and nature in his various photographic shots, as well as the surface and depths of the sea, to present an integrated picture of all the transformations of the sea And its various states and living creatures in its long tours.

Artist Anthony Lamb, through his various works divided into three groups, presents his own view of a number of concepts through various snapshots of scenes and aspects of life captured by his camera during his wanderings through different countries on islands, beaches and coasts.

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