Magical Heroes - workshop with photographer Reinis Hofmanis
The portraits of LARP-ists by photographer Reinis Hofmanis are a witty and striking manifestation
of merging the real and the magical, and creating associations with fantastical characters from
fairytales, films and childhood adventures.
What exactly is a LARP (live action role-playing game) and why do people like to play such games?
Can you imagine yourself as one of the strange characters inhabiting Reinis Hofmanis’ photographs?
The transformation workshop Magical Heroes will offer anyone a chance to find out more about
LARP and other mysterious role plays, and invite your imagination to soar free whilst creating the
identity and outfit of your own magical hero together with a representative from the LARPer
community and textile artist Diāna Dimza-Dimme. You’ll transform into a creature new to this world.
Thereby a community of unique magical heroes ready to launch an important mission and mythical
adventures will be created within the space of a day. The newly created heroes will be immortalised
in a magical photoshoot.
Application till April 23, 2018 by sending email to elina.kempele@rpbiennial.com.
Participants: Reinis Hofmanis (LV), Diāna Dimza-Dimme (LV)
Curator: Elīna Ķempele (LV)
Organizer: Riga Photography Biennial in cooperation with Latvian National Museum of Art and Gallery MuseumLV
Image: Reinis Hofmanis. LARP, 2017