DANIEL DORMEYER. An Inner Journey A Series In Progress.

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1 DANIEL DORMEYER An Inner Journey A Series In Progress. Independent Photographer and Photojournalist. Born Based in France and Germany. Former advertising professional (Grand Prix at Cannes Lions 2009). I used to tell people stories, now I'm telling people's stories. My work reflects the belief that there is always something extraordinary in the banal. That you just need to look off-centre to find out what is central. That photography is an inner journey, humble and contemplative, suspending in time the fleeting fragility of a moment to offer the time to explore one s own fragility. And that every picture should be shot with the heart, as an invitation to express the reaction it provokes. It's all in the eye of the beholder. danieldormeyer.com

2 Urban. Life. Independent Photographer. Born Based in Weimar (Germany). Architecture Student at Bauhaus University Weimar Urban life and work is shown through my pictures at the exhibition. Without the people in the urban space it will have no atmosphere. The photos show the spectacular street life and home life in Ethiopia. After more then a year in Addis I learnt how important the interaction is for people in both private or public are. I hope that I can share in my photographs my experience and impressions with other people around the world and share this fantastic urban life.

3 Gwendolyn Meyer Gwendolyn Meyer holds a BFA, Drawing and Photography (CCA, California 2004) and an AA in Graphic Design (UCSC, California 1998). She has works professionally as a graphic designer and photographer, and has exhibited and taught photography and drawing since She is currently doing a Transdisciplinary research exchange program at Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia (TRECCAfrica) at the Institute for Climate Change and Society. Urban market typologies. Mekelle is a town, like many African towns that is growing and changing daily. Despite the forces of modernism that underpin the rapid growth and development model in the example of Mekelle, Mekelle expresses critical regionalism in its urban retail typologies. The unique arrangement of markets by genre of product seems to embrace redundancy over the risk of competition. In this time of climate change where ideas of socio-ecological resilience are at the forefront of the debate on adaptation, this redundancy model provides an interesting study.

4 Photography Exhibition Goethe Institute 15. Dec Jan. 15 Vernissage 6 PM, 15. Dec. 14 CHANGE IMPLIES ADAPTATION IMPRESSION IN PHOTOS by Gwendolyn Meyer Daniel Dormeyer Everything is moving fast. Everything is exponentially driven by technology. Ethiopia is experiencing a rapid change, and Addis Ababa is heading towards mega-city status. In the context of this irresistible urban growth and a rapidly expanding population leading to extremely fast urbanization, people have to adapt themselves. Most importantly, in the end people in an urban environment should be considered as humans. And the development resulting from progress must be thought for and not against people. In fact progress is a means and not a goal. People have to be part of this development, and they can be empowered through active participation. Empowerment means the possibility to make decisions about urban life in the cityscape. Indeed, a city should be made by and for people, with people having the main share in its development. A city needs its people and culture as a system needs every single part to work together to keep the whole working smoothly. The city should keep a human face and respect culture, traditions and dignity. Our photography documents the city and its life through the people. Our impressions are those of the people and their culture as the centre of urban life. HOSTED AND SUPPORTED BY GOETHE INSTITUTE Let us embrace the progress with a human face.

5 Photography Exhibition Goethe Institute 15. Dec Jan. 15 Vernissage 6 PM, 15. Dec. 14 CHANGE IMPLIES ADAPTATION IMPRESSION IN PHOTOS by Gwendolyn Meyer Daniel Dormeyer Alles geht schnell voran. Alles wird exponentiell von der Technologie angetrieben. Äthiopien erlebt einen schnellen Wandel, und Addis Abeba entwickelt sich zu einer Mega-City. Die Menschen müssen sich bei diesem unwiderstehlichen urbanen Wachstum und einer schnell wachsenden Bevölkerung, welche zu einer rasanten Urbanisierung führen, anpassen. Am Wichtigsten ist, dass Menschen in einem städtischen Umfeld auch Menschen bleiben. Der Fortschritt aus dieser resultierenden Entwicklung muss für und nicht gegen die Menschen gerichtet werden. Denn der Fortschritt ist ein Mittel und nicht ein Ziel. Die Menschen müssen Teil dieser Entwicklung sein. Und sie können durch ihre aktive Teilnahme dazu ermächtigt werden. Ermächtigung bedeutet, ihnen Entscheidungen zum Stadtbild und zum Leben in der Stadt zu ermöglichen. Denn eine Stadt sollte durch und für die Menschen gestaltet werden. Die Einwohner sollten den größten Anteil an der Entwicklung ihrer Stadt haben. Eine Stadt braucht ihre Bewohner und deren Kultur, genauso wie ein System jedes einzelne Teil benötigt, um das Ganze reibungslos zu funktionieren. Die Stadt sollte ein menschliches Gesicht beibehalten, und Kultur, Traditionen und Würde respektieren. Unsere Fotos dokumentieren die Stadt und ihr Leben durch die Menschen. Unsere Eindrücke sind die der Menschen und deren Kultur als das Zentrum des Stadtlebens. HOSTED AND SUPPORTED BY GOETHE INSTITUTE Wir befürworten den Fortschritt mit einem menschlichen Gesicht.