Exhibition: The European Urban Being

French artist Jean-Marc Caracci is a photographer based in Montpellier, and he is set to launch his latest photo series, Homo Urbanus Europeanus, which is about the man, in the city, in Europe...about the European 'Urban Being'. Thirty-one European capitals have been photographed for the series, and the portfolio is to be found here.

Although primarily an aesthetic work, Homo Urbanus Europeanus does not hide its political dimension. Indeed, each of the 31 European capitals have been photographed in the same style - sober and without any cultural or social visibility - in a way, says Caracci: "Homo Urbanus Europeanus is an artistic tool for uniting European countries...whether they already belong to the European Union or not."

Several European Commission representations have bought the rights to the photographs to celebrate Europe (for 'Europe Day' and so on).

International exhibitions held in 2012-2013:
- Slovenia: Novo Mesto, Maribor European Capital of Culture 2012
- Slovakia:Bratislava, Central European House of Photography
- Germany: Dortmund, Ruhr Biennale 2012
- South Korea: Itinerant exhibition in five cities
- Slovenia: Maribor, Tower Gallery
- Ukraine: Kiev, Khanenko Art Museum
- Croatia: Zadar, to mark the accession of Croatia to the European Union
- Hong-Kong + Macao : Delegation of the European Commission opened by Commission President José Manuel Barroso (pictured)
 
Upcoming international exhibitions :
- Belgium: Brussels, Fnac Toison d'Or
- Poland: Kielce, National Museum
- Czech Republic: Prague, Vernon gallery
- Lithuania : Siauliai, Museum of Photography

And Caracci  intends to publish an album of Homo Urbanus Europeanus, which will also include original texts written by 31 European writers...so there will be as many writers as European capitals on display.

For more information, click here and here.

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