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Bettie Buio: Control and Surrender in Burlesque and Shibari
Bettie Buio: Control and Surrender in Burlesque and Shibari by Sopho Kharazi Control is something you can construct, rehearse, refine, and repeat until it looks effortless. Surrender is different. It cannot be fully planned. It happens gradually, often unpredictably, and once it begins, it is difficult to reverse. For Letizia, who performs as Bettie Buio,…
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We Bleed Glamour: Inside the Georgian Drag Ball
We Bleed Glamour: Inside the Georgian Drag Ball by Sopho Kharazi Note: My writing style in this article is influenced by Chuck Palahniuk. Inspired by his raw, fragmented storytelling, I consciously echo his novels’ rhythm and intensity, letting the text move the way the night itself moved during the Ball. Prologue Give me lust, baby.Flash.Give…
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From Georgia and Beyond: Exploring Cross Cultural Chairs with Matteo Guarnaccia
From Georgia and Beyond: Exploring Cross Cultural Chairs with Matteo Guarnaccia by Sopho Kharazi © Sharaf Naghiyeva Interest in the rituals, hierarchies, and cultural codes embedded in everyday life led a Sicilian-born designer Matteo Guarnaccia to create Cross Cultural Chairs (CCC), a project that explores social and cultural differences by examining how people sit, gather,…
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Tbilisi Collective – union of emerging photographers
Hammock Magazine on Tbilisi Collective’s first photo exhibition
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Tbilisi Collective Visual Album
Tbilisi Collective Visual Album Our Instagram page functions as a dynamic, evolving visual archive – a curated photo album that celebrates emerging photographers and explores the shifting language of contemporary visual culture. Follow our visual archive and activities on our Instagram page – @tbilisi.collective Each month, we announce a new photographic theme that reflects current…
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End of Summer Showcase @Mutant Radio
© Nino Gagnidze © Tatuka Janadze © Nino Gagnidze Tbilisi, Georgia, 2023 To mark the closing of the summer season, Tbilisi Collective hosted a projection photo showcase at Mutant Radio – an independent cultural platform and radio station in Tbilisi. The event featured the work of nearly 80 contributing photographers, both Georgian and international,…
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LibertyCon Exhibition
LibertyCon Exhibition Lisbon, Portugal, 2023 © Dimitri Chikvaidze In March 2023, Tbilisi Collective curated a photo exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal, as part of LibertyCon – a conference organized by Students for Liberty. The exhibition responded to the mass protests in Georgia following the proposed Foreign Agents law – a bill modeled after Russia’s 2012 legislation…
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Queer and Georgian Photo Exhibition
Queer and Georgian Exhibition Valletta, Malta, 2022 In 2022, Tbilisi Collective curated Queer and Georgian, a photography exhibition held in Valletta, Malta, that documented the rising drag and queer culture in Georgia. The exhibition showcased portraits of LGBTQ+ community members and drag performers, offering a raw and intimate look into a subculture that continues to…
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