The 7th Lomography World Congress London 2007 & The LomoWorldWall Exhibition on Trafalgar Square

The 7th Lomography World Congress London 2007 & The LomoWorldWall Exhibition on Trafalgar Square

September 13, 2007

-- 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




    Details + ongoing information sources:

    Lomographic Society International 
     Email: [e-mail]

     Linda Scott:
     Tel:   [phone]
    
     Katja Kulidzhanova
     Tel:   [phone]