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ALL ABOUT HIM project




A-A-H! Campaign 2008
(ALL ABOUT HIM Project)



Project of : Goethe-institut Bulgaren & "39 grama" Newspaper

Project initiated and curated by: Ventsislav Zankov
+359 878 466211
Contact point for contest materials:
materials at a-a-h.info
Project website
http://a-a-h.info


A-A-H! (ALL ABOUT HIM) is a campaign targeting the status of the not-so-fair 
sex to reveal truth as it  is.
A-A-H! (ALL ABOUT HIM) is a deeper look into men and male roots, into male 
psychology, presence and absence
A-A-H! (ALL ABOUT HIM) won't fuel the battle of the sexes, and won't lend a 
feminine appearance or character to men
A-A-H! (ALL ABOUT HIM) reaches out to men in their prime - fascinating men 
with character who exude confidence and inner strength
In a nutshell A-A-H! Is all about real men:Stay tuned:

Campaign Highlights:

OUTDOOR
(Sofia downtown area): an outdoor campaign of billboard visions, 
interpreting the lifestyle of 'regular' men today: men that are not the end 
result of frenzy branding strategies, reality show programmes or 
Hollywood-style action movies. But rather men in their mid lives, who 
succeed to live their won 'brands' and stay close to their credos. Men who 
show character, and can make friends with their doubts and weaknesses, men 
who feel at home with their dreams and disappointments, their success 
stories and failure paths. Men who know well that strength lurks in weak 
moments and can bring out the beauty in the conflicting character of male 
presence.

10 Billboards about men, who don't  relate easily to:
·  Gay aesthetics
·  Uni & Metrosexuality

10 Billboards about men, who are:
·  neither 'popular'
·  nor politicians, football players or sports stars

10 Billboards about men, who are:
·        neither health-conscious nor exercise maniacs
·        neither 'fresh' nor 'famous'

and still you know they are men when you meet them

10 Billboards, designed in an effort to grasp the existential appeal of male 
presence: the feel of the lone road and the sadness that keeps men company 
as they walk through their male lives.




A-A-H! (ALL ABOUT HIM):
Eligibility Requirements and Selection of works for an open-air exhibition, 
a project catalogue and a billboard campaign.

The contest for the top 10 billboard vision to be produced in the fall of 
2008 in the public spaces of Sofia's downtown area features the following 
stages

a.      application form:[deadline 15april] to be posted and available 
online on the project website and/or upon request via e-mail (to be 
confirmed). The application form will include
·        artists' name and family name
·        brief Bio data
·        artists' concept outline
·        agreement to the remise of authors' copyright throughout this 
project's duration
·        Up to 3/tree billboard visuals focused on the A-A-H! theme
a.      Preview format specifications: resolution  800х600 pixels, landscape 
72 dpi RGB jpg format  -
b.      Titles and date (year) of artistic work

b.     short-list selection: first selection of applicants whose works will 
be included in the catalogue and the exhibition, planned under this project. 
format specifications for short-listed billboard visions to be printed: jpg 
RGB 30х40cm landscape 300 dpi.


c.      top 10 selection: the selection of the top 10 billboard visions to 
be produced and exhibited  as A-A-H! Billboards in Sofia's downtown area
·        format specifications for the top 10  billboard visions to be 
printed: jpg RGB 30х40cm, landscape 720 dpi.

d.     A-A-H! Awards:
·        The 'Pedestrian' award (through online voting to be hosted by the 
project website):
500 euro
·        'Ventsislav Zankov' Grand Jury Award    for visual work: 
1000 euro