-- London Design Festival -- Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd of September 2007 -- http://www.lomography.com/congress2007
VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Lomographic Society International was invited by the city of London and the London Design Festival to launch this years festival with an exhibition of the extraordinary. A snapshot portrait of the world, the LomoWorldWall with over 100.000 images is to be on display under open air on Trafalgar Square during September 17 to 23.
Looking back at the last decade of Lomography, the world-wide community, as well as various groups during numerous projects around the world, have been called to submit their images for the biggest LomoWall in Lomographic history. Amongst other artists, Michael Young, Karim Rashid, Bill McAlister,Manu Luksch and Kengo Kuma contributed to the LomoWorldWall with their Lomographic projects.
For the seventh Lomography World Congress an exorbitant crew of the world's pick of Lomographers, more than 200 participants from abroad and equally many locals, surrender to the repertoire of both enchantment and challenge, designed for the restless, curious and gregarious crowd of theworld's creative minds.
The congress features unique speeches and discussion forums on the hottest topics on and off the issues of Lomography by creative leaders suchas publisher Edward Booth-Clibborn or Kunsthalle Wien director Gerald Matt. 1000 Lomography cameras are being offered to participants in the wide palletof challenges, events and workshops; their work will be added to the growing part of the LomoWorldWall.
The special occasion will also present itself as the worldwide launch of the new Lomography camera: DIANA+ (http://www.lomography.com/diana).
Accreditations to the congress can be granted to press representatives reporting about the Lomography World Congress London 2007. The congress willbe featuring a number of exclusive press sessions.
Monday 17 September
1.30 pm: Photo Call at Trafalgar Square
2pm - 4pm: Opening ceremony on Trafalgar Square. Speeches by Gerald Matt
(Kunsthalle, Wien), Ben Evans (London Design Festival) + Julie Lomax (Arts
Council London)
4.30 pm: Press conference at National Gallery Cafe
Monday 17 to Saturday 22 September
10am - 6pm: Information and registration at Lomo Checkpoints next to
LomoWorldWall/ Trafalgar Square.
Saturday 22 September
5pm: Presentation of final LomoWorldWall on Trafalgar Square
8pm: Final event at HMS President
