The joint exhibition entitled "Pictorialism" by Jana Lulovska and Saso Alushevski, which will be opened on May 16 in the gallery of KSP "Centar-Jadro", contains thirty photographs. The basic characteristics of the exhibition are perceived by the art historian, Dr. Kiril Penushliski.

- Following the principles of pictorialism (historical artistic-photographic style in which the photographer "manipulates" photography to create a work of art) the exhibited works are "soft" and "tactile". Made in one of the older and rarely used techniques today, cyanotype, common to the photographs of the two authors is the basic desire of their works to awaken the imagination of the viewer and to show the beauty of nature, which man increasingly neglects. The emotional, suggestive and monochrome treatment of the chosen motif are ubiquitous, and with the exhibited works, Lulovska and Alushevski clearly show us that the camera and the photographic collage are as powerful tools as the painting brush, and also that cyanotyping and photo techniques that can inspire our imagination - wrote Penushliski in the text for the catalog of the exhibition.

Jana Lulovska is a multimedia artist. She completed her undergraduate studies at the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts "Krsto Sarafov" in Sofia, Bulgaria, specializing in art and applied photography. In her work Lulovska focuses on the topics of feminism, ecology and nature, free expression / civil society, psychology, emotionality, perception, awareness, culture, philosophy, science.

Sasho Alushevski lives in Skopje, Macedonia. He is interested in forms of expression. Total melancholic. Or a sanguine? It depends on the moment you catch it. Sometimes he takes photos. It has a deep connection with dark art - collodion photography. He has participated in over 80 group exhibitions around the world and has had nine solo exhibitions. Their joint exhibition is financially supported by the Ministry of Culture and the City of Skopje.

(The text was published in "Cultural Press" No. 128, in the print edition of the newspaper "Free Press" on May 14-15, 2022)