The Galerie nEUROPA as a guest at the TrutnOFF Open Air Festival in the Czech Republic
Invited by the organisers the Galerie nEUROPA coult present its exhibition ‘Photographic Perspectives of Change’ on the TrutnOFF Open Air Festival this summer. Matthias Schumann and Jan Oelker represented the gallery at the ‘Bohemian-Moravian Woodstock’ from 22 to 25 August 2024 in Trutnov at foot of the Giant Mountains. Here are a few photographic impressions of one of the most important music festivals in the Czech Republic, which celebrated in 2024 its 40th anniversary.
Photographs / Text: Jan Oelker
Production: Matthias Schumann
Digital conversion: Simon Wolf
TrutnOFF Open Air 2024: …
… four days of “Love …
… Peace – and the call for – …
… and Music”. …
… And with coffee – at Jana and Matěj, …
… South Moravian wine – at Marek Čmelik, Daniela and Anett, …
… and meetings, here with Czech punk legend Štěpán Málek, …
… with talks …
… with boys – Jan and Michael – …
… and girls …
… with fun …
… and time to chill …
… and of course with lots of music, …
… since 40 years organised by Martin ‘Geronimo’ Věchet, the founder of the festival, …
… with the great gigs, like ‘The Jesus and Mary Chain’ …
… or the young discoveries, such as ‘Manon meurt’, …
… the rough punk of ‘V.V.Ú.’ with their frontman Štěpán Málek, …
… the psychedelic underground heroes of ‘The Plastic People of the Universe’, …
… or the martial ‘Cocotte Minute’, …
… whose guitarist Ondřej ‘Czendál’ Voršilka charmingly thanks the youngest fan. …
… Our thanks goes to Eva Navrátilová, the organiser of the festival, …
… and of course to Martin ‘Geronimo’ Věchet, the head of TrutnOFF Open Air. …
… It was an honour for us to be there …
… and a pleasure too – Om!