2012 International Photo Festival Knokke-Heist

WONDERLAND From 25-03-2012 until 10-06-2012 (Outdoor exhibition until 30-06-2012) Throughout history people have undertaken long voyages with the purpose of discovering and understanding the world. Economic, scientific or religious purposes drove these adventurers and explorers into the unknown. These expeditions have always been a source of inspiration for us, whether we think of early civilizations leaving their immediate surroundings, Marco Polo exploring Asia in the thirteenth century or a spacecraft travelling to another solar system. As a result they make an ideal starting point for the 2012 International Photo Festival Knokke-Heist. This year several photographers will take you on an expedition around the world along a cycling trail. We have chosen not to limit ourselves to the plains of our northern neighbours. Instead we will also foray deep into the jungle of Brazil and Costa Rica and head out to the Bering Sea on a crab fishing boat. We will hike across the breath-taking ice sheets of Greenland and then soar into space for a different view of earth. That is why the title of this year’s International Photo Festival Knokke-Heist was aptly named ‘Wonderland’. We have invited six leading international photographers to show several series of their work at the festival, i.e., Corey Arnold (United States), Gerco De Ruijter (the Netherlands), Olaf Otto Becker (Germany), Sanna Kannisto (Finland), Michael Light (United States) and Ruud van Empel (the Netherlands). The 2012 International Photo Festival Knokke-Heist consists of an outdoor exhibition and several indoor exhibitions, at the Knokke-Heist cultural centre, Museum Sincfala and Casino Knokke Fotofestival Knokke-Heist