After phenomenal success at UNESCO headquarters in Paris exhibition “The World In Faces” arrives to UN Geneva.
The writer personally offered a group of greater than 170 inventive images of representatives of various peoples of the world, shot in genuine nationwide costumes in locations of residence.
Heiro, the Taimyr Track and Dance Ensemble of the Peoples of the North, an honoured Russian folk-art band, carried out in the course of the ceremony.
“Within the images from the undertaking “The World in Faces” I categorical my philosophy of life, which has been shaped over time of journey. It was via conferences with representatives of various nationalities, contact with their cultures, that I got here to grasp that each one of them – with an unbelievable ethnic range – are folks identical to you and me. They’re merely attempting to artificially divide us by borders and ideologies, ”explains Khimushin.
The exhibition is an effective way to inform the world about indigenous peoples and draw consideration to their issues.
Most of the photograph portraits displayed on the exhibition have been taken with the Nornickel firm’s assist in Taimyr, residence to the Dolgans, Enets, Nenets, Evenks and Nganasans.
Nornickel recurrently participates in tasks supposed to foster financial and social growth of Taimy’s indigenous communities. In 2020, Nornickel signed a cooperation settlement with organisations representing the pursuits of the indigenous communities of the North inhabiting the Taimyr Peninsula. Along with them, and based mostly on proposals from the chiefs of indigenous communities, a complete plan for the event of the peoples was developed for a complete of RUB 2 bn. The plan is designed for 5 years. The programme will run till 2024 and consists of assist for conventional actions, safety of the indigenous habitat, and financing of latest properties, hospitals, museums and so on.
“Nornickel has all the time interacted with the indigenous peoples of the Russian North in an environment of friendship and mutual help. This yr, the corporate’s relations with the indigenous peoples reached a brand new stage. Based mostly on the UN ideas and aims of sustainable growth, we research, with the involvement of main worldwide specialists and the scientific group, the socio-cultural specifics of indigenous life in Taimyr, and the traditions and historic reminiscence of the peoples dwelling within the area. This helps us make our assist to indigenous peoples extra focused and efficient. Cultural tasks and assist of conventional folklore and handicrafts are some of the necessary elements of our tasks”, mentioned Mikhail Kuznetsov, Nornickel’s Director of Federal and Regional Programmes.
The folks in Khimushin’s portraits managed to protect their originality, traditions and former lifestyle. However it’s an increasing number of troublesome for them to do that – small peoples are quickly approaching full extinction, the languages and traditions of their ancestors are forgotten. “The world in Faces” reminds how necessary it’s not to allow them to disappear with no hint.
Khimushin grew to become the primary Russian photographer to have an exhibition on the UN headquarters in New York. Works from The World in Faces undertaking have been exhibited on the College of Lille in France, and for six months have been broadcast on the display screen of the world’s largest digital artwork heart in Bordeaux.
The photograph exhibition will run till December 10, 2021.
