Sorry, but I'm Not Sorry - Queer Imagination: Fotoserie von Béla Váradi

In the organizer's words:

In our society, the consumption of visual information is often shaped by algorithms that promote a one-sided representation. Those who benefit from structural inequalities often control the dissemination of these images and reinforce existing stereotypes and interpretations. How can photography challenge biased truths, particularly in relation to identity?
Social norms often encourage adherence to dichotomies, avoid ambivalence and lead to misinterpretation. However, Béla Váradi's vibrant photographic series challenges these stereotypes by showing the journey of LGBTQIA+ individuals within the Sinti:zze, Rom:nja and Traveller:innen (GRT) community who proudly embrace 'both' aspects of their identity.
This dynamic interaction means that photographs are not static documents of truth, but rather expressions of different realities. "Sorry, but I'm Not Sorry" is a photographic homage to resilience and identity that allows us to move from individual or autobiographical narratives to collective biographies and memories.

With this exhibition, the Kai Dikhas Foundation (Romanes: "place of seeing") celebrates the diversity of identities in the art and culture of the Sinti:zze and Rom:nja. It also organizes exhibitions and art workshops and publishes its own editions. Exhibitions by the Kai Dikhas Foundation have been shown in Paris (2016), Prague (2017), Madrid (2017) and Granada (2018), as well as at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin (2019), at the 58th Venice Biennale (2019), at Mucem (Marseille, 2023), at IVAM (Valencia, 2024) and as part of "Personal Structures" in Venice (2024).

This exhibition is part of the collaboration with the EMOP Festival.

Co-curator: Merel Maan Galama
Curatorial assistance: Diana Nowak