ROMANIAS dives into contemporary Romania and issues of representation at large, through the lens of world class photographers and writers.

ROMANIAS dives into contemporary Romania and issues of representation at large, through the lens of world-class photographers and writers who collectively shine light on Romania, as the country celebrates its 100 year anniversary (1918–2018) and commemorates its 30 years since the Revolution (1989–2019).

This constellation of voices is curated by Florian Ebner, Head of the Department of Photography at the Centre Pompidou in Paris who writes:

Despite the difference in methods and styles, as well as in subjects and interests, the authors of these projects share a vision of Romania that is summarized in the project’s pluralized title: ROMANIAS. For it is difficult today to speak of a single Romania. Several countries and several realities seem to exist, or rather to coexist, simultaneously. What did these photographers discover in Romania, what do they project in their outlook on the country, and how does their vision resonate with that of Cristian Movila, the Romanian photographer and founder of EIDOS who himself contributed a photographic essay to the book?

Further, what will we discover in 30 years by looking back upon these photographic essays which in their own ways explore the Romania of today? These works, cutting and crossing through society, offer not only a transversal image of Romania, they are also strewn with latent signs that might only reveal themselves to the viewer in the future.