Calligraphya started in 2014 and was produced for a monthly publication XII Magazine between 2014-15. It consists of portraits of artists with their handwritten texts – some of the texts are extracted from the artist’s notes and some were written spontaneously while shooting the portraits and were asked to write something in a context of the future of written communication as opposed to today’s widespread electronic note-taking. It is also a portrait of the city, a slice of Tbilisi – highlighting the people who shape contemporary art & culture in Georgia.
Ana Chaduneli, Artist
Nino Sakandelidze, Artist
Vajiko Marr, Musician
Qeu Meparishvili, Artist
Guga Kotetishvili, Artist
Nuca Kukhianidze, Actress
Gia Edzgveradze, Artist/essayist/educator
Salome Machaidze, Artist
Gio Sumbadze, Artist
Tina Dalakishvili, Actress
Kakha Tolordava, TV presenter
San Dro, Rapper
Uta Bekaia, Artist
David Meskhi, Photographer
Gio Mjavanadze, Artist
Maxime Machaidze, Artist
Natalie Basilaia, Poet/Artist
Nika Tophuria, Artist
Polina Rudchik, Costume Designer