As part of his residency in Trenčín, Donald Weber is preparing a collective choreographic photographic event focused on the old railway bridge – Fiesta Most. Local amateur and professional photographers will take part in the project, capturing the bridge from their chosen vantage point at a precisely set date and time.
The outcome will be a mosaic of perspectives – ranging from documentary and reportage shots to abstractions and details – highlighting collective experience, diversity of viewpoints, and temporality. The photographs will then be installed on special scaffolding at the foot of the bridge, designed to reference its structure. The installation will be accessible to the public for approximately 1–2 months and will be accompanied by workshops and collective walks with project participants.
About the Artist
Donald Weber (b. 1973, Toronto, Canada) is an internationally recognized photographer and visual storyteller whose work focuses on documentary and conceptual projects. He has taught as Senior Lecturer of Photography at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and as a mentor in World Press Photo Foundation programs. He has served as chair of the documentary categories jury for the World Press Photo Awards, and his work has been exhibited worldwide – from New York and London to Dhaka.
He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, World Press Photo, Scotiabank Photography Prize, and the Duke and Duchess of York Photography Prize. He has published several books, including Interrogations, Barricade: The EuroMaidan Revolt, and War Sand. His projects intertwine a focus on historical memory, the architecture of power, and collective vision.
