Imrich Goroľ
created: 11. 05. 2021 09:34 modified: 11. 05. 2021 09:34
Imrich Goroľ comes from the village of Soľ. He worked as a construction worker. He became a woodcarver just accidentally. He is a member of the gospel band LOND. During one of their rehearsals in the Religious Center in Čičava, he met a woodcarver Milan Krajňák who showed them some drawings, asking whether they would like to come and learn something about the craft of woodcarving.
The photographs were taken in 2013 during the documentation of the ROMA ART Čičava craft workshop. The sheltered workshop was established in 2012, initiated by Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Imrich Goroľ general audience internal
Ján Goroľ
created: 11. 05. 2021 08:40 modified: 11. 05. 2021 08:41
Ján Goroľ comes from the village of Soľ. He worked as a locksmith, he never had a desire to work with wood. He got into the craftshop and woodcarving through the Community of Paul the Apostle and the priest, Martin Mekel. With the help of faith, one can do things he has not done before. Who can draw, can become a woodcarver, he says. The most difficult thing when drawing is to draw eyes and nose correctly.
Ján Goroľ is a member of the gospel band LOND.
The photographs were taken in 2013 during the documentation of the ROMA ART Čičava craft workshop. The sheltered workshop was established in 2012, initiated by Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Ján Goroľ general audience internal
The Alexander Daško Folk Band
created: 10. 05. 2021 10:26 modified: 14. 05. 2021 10:28
Photographs of members of folk music band led by Primash (lead violinist) Alexander Daško. The dulcimer band was founded in Banská Bystrica in 1992. The band's repertoire includes folk songs - Roma, Slovak, and other nations, as well as operetta and film melodies. The band released several CDs. The leader of the band is the primash Alexander Daško. He is the founder of the Private Elementary Art School Lavuta in Banská Bystrica. At the same time, he founded and organizes the annual festival of Roma culture Gypsy Fire, also in Banská Bystrica. The photos were taken during the recording of a short concert by ĽH Alexander Daško in Prešov.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography The Alexander Daško Folk Band general audience internal
Luna
created: 05. 05. 2021 10:33 modified: 05. 05. 2021 10:33
LUNA is the girls only band from Martin. Their repertoir covers both Romani and Slovak folk songs, many times they play also pop music in folk arrangment or classical music. These are the members of the band: Petra Cickova - accordeon, Božena Cickova - double bass, Michael Kazarova - violin, Stanislava Cickova - singer.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography general audience internal
Jozef Patkaň
created: 05. 05. 2021 09:57 modified: 05. 05. 2021 09:57
Jozef Patkaň is one of the most important Romani entrepreneurs in Slovakia. His business is also done in Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria and Germany. The main field of his work is woodwork and construction. He employes Romani workers. He graduated from university and declares high importance of education for the Romani children. He comes from large Romani family, his father was a blacksmith. Nine siblings, one of the deceased, seven graduated from universities.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Jozef Patkaň general audience internal
Pavel Klinec
created: 05. 05. 2021 09:40 modified: 05. 05. 2021 09:41
The photos were taken during the interview with Pavel Klinec, in the village in Dúbravy. The photo pictures also the commemorative plaque placed on the wall of the local municipal office. The plaque is dedicated to the victims of the Second World War.
After the war ended, Pavel Klinec served on the farm in the village of Očová, he was a shepherd. He trained at the vocational mining school in the village of Sirk. After, he worked in mines in Ostrava (Czech Republic). After the obligatory military service he came to work for the railway company in Zvolen. During his work he was awarded by his employer for high quality of his work several times.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Pavel Klinec general audience internal
Márie Oláhová
created: 05. 05. 2021 08:56 modified: 05. 05. 2021 08:57
Marie Olahova (1963-), known as Marysha from Detva, is the art director, the director of the signing section and dance pedagogue of the Romani folk ensemble Romka. The ensemble was founded bz Juraj Berky and Lubomir Olah in Detva in 1987. Marysha started working in the ensemble in 1989. She worked with hundreds of the Romani children and young people.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Márie Oláhová general audience internal
Vladimír Sendrei
created: 05. 05. 2021 08:12 modified: 05. 05. 2021 08:14
Vladimír Sendrei, singer and founder of the music group Sendrei and Kokavakere lavutára. He is the chairman of the civic association Láčho drom and the founder of the music festival Balval fest. In the summer of 2006, the commercial television Markíza launched a series of documentary stories about the band The Sendreis. In 2008 he was part of the documentary film Little Home by Slovak director Jaro Vojtek, in 2012 he acted in the film Gypsies Go to the Elections. The music of the Sendrei family was also used in the film Sherlock Holmes 2: The Game of Shadows, when they were chosen for the film by composer Hans Zimmer during a scout in eastern Slovakia.
The photo was taken in 2014 during the Balval fest music festival.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Vladimír Sendrei general audience internal
Dušan Barkóci
created: 04. 05. 2021 11:56 modified: 04. 05. 2021 11:56
Dušan Barkóci comes from the village of Brodské, works on the railway. In his free time he enjoys basketry. In the photo, he works on the creation of a wicker jug for dry flowers. Basketry has a tradition of more than 120 years in the family. However, it was not a craft that would serve as the main source of funding, but as an additional job.
The photo was taken during the European Roma Blacksmith Symposium in 2014.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Dušan Barkóci general audience internal
Róbert Rigó
created: 04. 05. 2021 11:37 modified: 04. 05. 2021 11:38
Robert Rigó is the artistic smith from Dunajska Luzna. From his smithy and The Hefaiston Salesroom the manually forged objects. From a small candelabra through large balustrade to dominant gates; these all can be found throughout Slovakia as well as in many countries in the world.
Robert Rigó focuses on traditional craft trying to preserve the ancient smithery motives and technique.
Robert Rigó is the chairperson of the Chartikano Association which in 2015 realized the 15th European Romani Smiths Symposium. In their Gallery of Smithery the rich creation of the master smiths from Dunajska Luzna is presented.
Formerly, Dunajska Luzna was called the Iron Village. Smithery as a craft has more than 300 years long tradition there; until today being the place with the highest number of forges in Slovakia.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Róbert Rigó general audience internal
