Vanja Dimitrova’s Nowhere Somewhere- Exhibition of Photographs
Reception for the Artist on Thursday, June 27, from 6 to 9 PM: Nowhere Somewhere, an exhibition by Macedonian born filmmaker and visual artist Vanja Dimitrova, based in Amsterdam. The exhibition showcases large-scale photographs, that blend cinematic imagery with immersive narrative, merging scenes of reality and fantasy, that invite viewers to reimagine the artworks, where each image unfolds a new story. Nowhere Somewhere is a haunting exploration of identity in a disrupted world, embodying an act of resistance while emphasizing the deep connection between humanity and nature.
NOWHERE SOMEWHERE –
A HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL EXPLORATION OF IDENTITY IN A DISRUPTED WORLD
Nowhere Somewhere is an exhibition featuring cinematic photography by Vanja Dimitrova.
The exhibition blends photography and narrative, encouraging viewers to reimagine the artworks through a new lens, where each image unfolds a new story.
Dimitrova’s work explores the fragility of beauty which lies in a space between reality and fantasy and is infused with immersive and mysterious elements.
The Nowhere Somewhere series features large-scale photographs that captures the in-between spaces, aiming to explore themes of identity, connection and resilience through evocative and cinematic imagery.
Captured in a dreamlike surrealist style, Dimitrova’s subjects appear simultaneously anchored and adrift, caught in an undefined somewhere while conceptually hinting at a possible nowhere, thus emphasizing the inherent ambiguity of time, place, and story.
Curator Natali Rajcinovska Pavleska defines Dimitrova’s work as a “deconstructed film book” encouraging prolonged reflection and seeing reality through this specific cinematic lens.
Macedonian born filmmaker and visual artist based in Amsterdam, Dimitrova draws on her personal experiences to explore themes of displacement, ambiguity, and belonging. Her work resist fixed interpretations, reflecting both the beauty and alienation of contemporary life and the resilience of those who move through it.
In a world increasingly seeking to diminish human discernment, Dimitrova’s work positions itself as an act of resistance, fostering a sense of hope and wonder while highlighting the inseparable bond between humanity and nature.
These photographs linger in the mind, not by offering answers, but by asking bold and intriguing questions.
Vanja Dimitrova is a Macedonian born filmmaker and visual artist based in Amsterdam.
Having studied in the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and Sandberg Instituut, the holder of a Masters Degree in Fine Arts, her work reflects a rich cultural background and distinctive artistic vision.
Dimitrova’s experimental approach is involving cross-media techniques which reveal the transformative potential of aesthetic variations, immersive visual-storytelling, which are set in real and imaginary locations. With works focusing on complex human experiences and the capturing of fleeting moments that resonate with universal themes, she offers a unique perspective of reality.
Her critically acclaimed multimedia film Alone Together which was filmed during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Amsterdam and Hong Kong, which won multiple awards which included Best Experimental Film and Best Original Idea at Alternative Film Festival Toronto,Tokyo Shorts Film Festival,Hong Kong Indie Film Fest, Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival…
Other notable works include the documentary Locked Storms, filmed in a women’s correctional facility and a psychiatric hospital in Macedonia, and the 35mm film Absence which was inspired by a true story covered by a war photographer during the Bosnian War and the Breakup of Yugoslavia.
Both films have been screened at numerous festivals, Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival,France, Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Film Festival,North Macedonia, Eastern Neighbors Film Festival, The Netherlands, Zagreb Dox Film Festival,Regional Competition,Croatia,Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, USA…
Recognized as a Berlinale Talent/Berlin Film Festival and a New Dutch Photography Talent alumni. She has participated in numerous international group exhibitions. Solo exhibitions Nowhere Somewhere at the Museum of City of Skopje, Replace at LAB111 in Amsterdam and the upcoming exhibition at Gallery MC New York.
