NEWS

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MANAKI BROTHERS IN A NEW LIGHT!

 

On Monday, October 27, at 8 p.m., an exhibition of works created during the alternative photography workshops held in the village of Smilevo will open at the Cultural Information Center – Skopje, organized by the Zrno Festival.

From July 17 to 23, the monastery of St. Peter and Paul in Smilevo became home to one of the most inspiring summer artistic gatherings, where about fifty photographers and young authors from various European countries, together with volunteers from Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia, took part in the fourth edition of Zrno, dedicated to noble photographic processes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year, Zrno offered eight workshops filled with experimentation, shared passion, chemistry, and love for art. Participants explored and created together, building a sincere and creative relationship with photography.

The following seven-day intensive workshops were held in Smilevo under the guidance of:

• Predrag Uzelac (Novi Sad) – Collodion Photography
• Ivana Brezovac (Belgrade) – Advanced Black and White Photography
• Martina Pavloska (Milan) – Creative Play with Polaroid
• Florian Kopr (Vienna) – Strategies for Developing an Artistic Vision
• Vjeran Hrpka (Osijek) – Fodjo and Hemigram Techniques
• Damian Diaconescu (Timișoara) – Gumoil and Gum Bichromate Print
• Emilija Sandić (Belgrade) – Experiments with Mordançage
• Sašo Aluševski (Skopje) – Cyanotype and Lumen Print

This year, the Zrno Festival enriched its program with an exceptionally important segment — an exhibition featuring negatives from the opus of the Manaki Brothers, kindly provided and digitized by the State Archive of Macedonia – Bitola Department.

These rare materials, testaments to the first steps of Balkan photography, have been revived through their contemporary reinterpretation in various historical techniques. In this way, they were given new life — as a poetic dialogue between past and present, and as a heartfelt tribute to the vision and legacy of the Manaki Brothers, within this year’s collaboration between Zrno and the State Archive of Macedonia.

 

This year, Zrno gathered more than 250 photographers from all over the world through diverse activities.

Zrno is more than an event — it is a movement that unites art, nature, and people in a primal experience.

It is a place where photography breathes, inspires, and connects — where magic is created through light, time, and love.

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ZRNO IS BRINGING PROGRAM IN TIMIȘOARA!

Next week in Timișoara, Romania, Zrno, in collaboration with the friendly festival Analogmanija ( 13. X. – 10. XI. 2025) and the Iris Photo Club from Timișoara, will present numerous program contents as part of the international activities of the mission to spread analogue culture in Europe.

At Analogmanija, Zrno presents:

Sarah Sasani, Iran, Fading in the Landscape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stig Marlon Weston, Norway, Grove –

 

 

 

 

At Emilija Sandić, Serbia: Ševa Ristić & Tea Time mordancage series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sašo Aluševski, Macedonia, Bringing old masters alive, Reprinted negatives from the Manaki brothers, in cooperation with the State Archive of Macedonia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In cooperation with Exhibition Sehschärfenbestimmung

60 Artistic Approaches to Analogue Photography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A diverse array of creative processes, all grounded in analog techniques and aesthetics. 59 international artists are gathered together, each featuring a curated selection of their works, showcasing either current favorites, pieces in progress, or brand-new explorations.
The exhibition offers a rich tapestry of creative insights, innovative ideas, and captivating concepts, inviting visitors to engage, connect, and fall in love with each artist’s vision. In organization of galerie.guerilla and Zrno, we correct our focal length with the help of

• Aari Jaaksi – Finland
• Alberto Ciprian – Italy
• Andile Blaha – South Africa
• Andreas Nader – Austria
• Angela Grozdanov – Macedonia
• Angjela Tanchevska – Macedonia/Croatia
• Anna Pavlova – Russia
• Beatrice Signorello – Italy/Austria
• Bugra Kibaroglu – Turkey
• Charlie Casanova – Germany
• Christian Fischer – Austria
• Cristin Al Shati – Austria
• Christina Lag-Schröckenstein – Austria
• Christian Mairinger – Austria
• Christina Steininger – Austria
• Christof Bamberg – France/Germany
• Dmytro Hlotenko – Ukraine/Austria
• Edze Ali – Turkey/Macedonia
• Emilia Sandic – Serbia
• Ernestine Louise Johnson – USA/Norway
• Filip Icovski – Macedonia
• Florian Kopr – Austria
• Germana Stella – Italy
• Gizem Tonbak – Turkey
• Ivana Cvetanoska – Macedonia/USA
• Jana Madzigon – Kazakhstan/Austria
• Jelena Velinova – Belgium/Macedonia
• Karam Quaduda Alksiri – Syria/Germany
• Karla Mahler – Austria
• Keti Talevska Bakrevska – Macedonia
• Kevin Geronimo Brandtner – Austria
• Kiki Malaeru – Romania
• Lars van Rosendaal – Netherlands/Austria
• Lena Kopr – Austria/Portugal
• Lennart Janssen – Finland
• Marek Majewski – France/Japan
• Marius Parghel – Romania
• Martina Pavloska – Macedonia/Italy
• Mauricio Sapata – Brazil
• Michael Laubsch – Germany/Austria
• Nejra Maslikova – Yugoslavia/Austria
• Nick Davies – United Kingdom
• Patrik Rising – Sweden
• Pavel Protsenko – Ukraine
• Polyplotte – Canada
• Sarah Fellner – Austria
• Sarah Islam – Macedonia
• Saso Alusevski – Macedonia
• Sorin Ivanovici – Romania/Austria
• Simon Pabst – China/Austria
• Stephan Schwarz – Austria
• Stig Marlon Weston – Norway
• Ted Mishima – USA
• Tobias Gambaro – Germany/Switzerland
• Torsten Pauer – Germany/Austria
• Uwe Trenkner – Germany
• Vali Havasi – Romania
• Vasislisa Baranova – Austria
• Yevheniia Lysak – Ukraine
• Yiannis Krikis – Greece

Workshops in collaboration with Iris Photo Club:

• 13.10. ∣∣ 11:00 ∣∣ Emilija Sandic, “Mordancage Play”
• 14.10. ∣∣ 15:00 ∣∣ Martina Pavloska, “Polaroid Creative Play”