Vlade mnogih zemalja koriste alat pod nazivom “upozorenje o putovanjima” sa ciljem da spreče ili ograniče turizam u konfliktnim zonama. Koristeći ovaj alat, vlade često manipulišu umovima ljudi sa ciljem da im trajno promene mišljenje.

Gilad Sade, dokumentarni fotograf i režiser, koji je odrastao u konfliktnoj zoni Izraela i iskusio istinski pakao rata, tokom svojih putovanja u mnoge konfliktne zone širom sveta, dokumentovao je stvarni život običnih ljudi, potpuno drugačiji od onog koji se prezentuje za širu javnost putem medija.

Ova izložba fotografija će vas odvesti od neprepoznatljivih predela Kavkaza, Abhazije, Nagorno Karabaha i Pridnjestrovlja, do najčuvenijih konfliktnih zona sveta – Izraela i Palestine, gde je Glad i odrastao.

Izuzetne kulture, prepune resursa, skoro sasvim neotkrivene i misteriozne za većinu ostatka sveta – mesta koja prikazuju ove fotografije otkrivaju najzanimljivije priče rasformiranog SSSR-a, Srednjeg Istoka i Balkana.

Pored putovanja, Gilad je takođe organizovao i svojevrsne ekspedicije za turiste po konfliktnim zonama, dajući na taj način turistima priliku da iskuse predele koje mnogi ljudi zaziru da posete. Spajanje ljudi i širenje razumevanja o životu u konfliktnim zonama su glavni ciljevi njegovog delovanja.

Gilad veruje da su putovanja snažno oružje za izgradnju mostova među kulturama. Rušenje granica u ljudskim umovima i putovanja u predele koji su etiketirani kao zabranjeni, daju ljudima šansu da bolje razumeju svet i podrže stanovnike marginalizovanih zajednica.

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Travel Warning is a tool for a governments to prevent tourism in conflict zones and disputed areas. By using this tool, governments can manipulate the minds of the people in order to change their views.

Gilad Sade, a documentary photographer and filmmaker who grew up in a conflict zone of Israel and experienced the true pain of war, travels to many destinations around the globe and documents the real life behind the one which is presented in the news. Beside just travel, Gilad also organizes expeditions to these countries and gives people a realistic experience of the places many people are afraid to explore. The aim of this project is to connect between people and to open their eyes to conflict regions.

Gilad believes that traveling is a great way to build bridges between cultures. By breaking borders of the mind and traveling to places that seem to be forbidden, we allow people to understand the world better and support marginalized communities. This photo exhibition will take you to the unrecognized lands of Abkhazia, Nagorno Karabakh, and
Transnistria, to the world’s most famous conflict area of Israel and the Palestinian authorities where Gilad grew up, and to a few more conflict zones. With exceptional culture. Bursting with resources.

Discovered by few. Mysterious for the rest of the world. These places tell the most interesting story of the collapsed USSR, the heart of the Middle East, and a flavor of the Balkan.