The “European Faces’’ exhibition, which has been held since 2019 on the occasion of Europe Day, which is celebrated on May 9 every year by European cultural institutes, including the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) group’s headquarters in Paris, was opened in Paris, the capital of France. The exhibition was also attended by the Paris headquarters of Yunus Emre Institute, which has previously carried out many projects with EUNIC. The exhibition, which has been located in various areas of Paris since 2019 and hosted by the banks of the Seine River this year, was prepared with the participation of 15 cultural institutes. The European Faces exhibition organized by EUNIC Paris, which has been working with Fetart Art Collective, an expert in its field and organizer of the Circulations Festival since 2020, attracted great appreciation from art lovers. 

Aiming to reflect the current “face’’ of Europe, the group photography exhibition brings together the works of artists from different European countries with art lovers. The exhibition focuses on young Europe questioning the fate of Europe. 

THE PROJECT “UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE SUN’’ IN THE EXHIBITION

The opening of the exhibition on May 7, 2022, was attended by Paris Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Arnaud Ngatcha, as well as the directors of cultural institutes, the artists whose works were exhibited, and the representatives from local institutions.

Participating on behalf of Turkey through Paris Yunus Emre Institute, academician and documentary photographer Dr. Nadir Buçan’s paintings received great attention.  Nadir Buçan, who introduced his acclaimed works by making a speech at the opening, gave information about his works by stating that the photographs in his project named “Under the Shadow of the Sun’’ belong to the shots taken in Van and its surroundings since 2011, taking human and nature as an axis.

The exhibition, consisting of the works of Nadir Buçan and artists from other participating countries, will be open to visitors at “1 Quai des Célestins’’ in Paris until May 29, 2022.