DAMIR FABIJANIC was born in 1955 in Zagreb, Croatia. Freelance photographer since 1987, initially specializing in architecture and landscape photography. Works for institutions, magazines, catalogues and books. During the war in Croatia (since December 1991) he photographed destroyed cultural heritage of Croatia, especially the city of Dubrovnik and its surroundings. The photographic material on this theme has been published in the book "DUBROVNIK...". The exhibition with the same name, and his other exhibitions are still on show around the world. 1992 participates in official programme of XXIII Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, in Arles. Main photographer and editor of photography in CROATIA AIRLINES in flight magazine and ORIS architectural magazine. Member of the author's winning group for the national contest for EXPO 2005 Japan MOST IMPORTANT ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS:
1989 - Zagreb, Museum for Arts and crafts /
1989 - Sarajevo, Museum of the XIV Olympic Games /
1990 - Dubrovnik, Sponza Palace / Zagreb, Karas Gallery /
1991 - Piran (Slovenia), St. Donat Gallery / 1992 - Madrid, Centro cultural de la Villa / Wurzburg, Fachhochschulle / Arles, XXIII Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Espace van Gogh / Vienna, Wienerplanungswerkstatt /
1993 - Neu-Ulm, Edwin Scharff Haus / Paris, Chapelle Saint-Louis de la Salpetriere / 1994 - Rennes, L'ecole d'architecture / Nantes, Chapelle de Oratoie / Bucharest, Institute for Architecture / Kisinjev, Museum of Plastic Art /
1995 - Mainz, Rathaus / Lisbon, Camara M
unicipal de Lisboa /
1996 - Athens, Cultural Centre of Athens /
1997 - Ljubljana, Slovenia, Cankarjev Dom / -Bratislava, Zichyho Palace / Budapest, City hall /
1998 - Krakow, Dom Hipolitow / Frankfurt, Palais Jalta / Zagreb, Museum for Arts and Crafts / 1999 - Tallin, Museum of Estonian Architecture / Buenos Aires, Centro Cultural Recoleta / Rijeka, Museum of Modern Art Rijeka /
2000 - Hannover, Bauverwaltung / Lisbon, Padrao dos Descobrimentos/ Brasilia, Martius Penna / 2001 - Porto, Casa Guerra Junqueiro / Prague, Terezianske kridlo Stareho kralovskeho palace, Prazsky hrad / 2002 - Paris, UNESCO / Berlin, Auswaertiges Amt / 2003 - Stuttgart, Dresdner Bank / Graz, Grazer Messe / 2004 – Varazdin / Old town gallery Zagreb, Cultural center of Kaptol Center MOST IMPORTANT ART PROJECTS
- DUBROVNIK… (author of photographic exhibition and monograph)during the war in Croatia (since December 1991) he has been photographing destroyed cultural heritage of Croatia, especially the city of Dubrovnik and its surrounding. The exhibition in Paris (September 1993) was announced as “the exhibition of the week” (among 59 new open that week) in PARISCOOPE. The book was selected for "The most beautiful books of the world" - organised by publisher "Marval", Paris, autumn 1993.
- CROATIA AIRLINES’s (inflight magazine, calendars, all printed material) contributing art director, editor of photography, main photographer, since 1993
- "Fruits of Evil", author of photographic exhibition,1995
- “The Lace of Pag”, art director and photographer of the exhibition, 1995
- ORIS magazine, co-founder, editorial board member, editor of photography, main photographer, since 1999
- “The Villa of Dubrovnik”, author of the concept and photographs of the book, 2003
- “LONDON From A to Z”, author of the concept and photographs of the book and exhibition, 2004
- member of the authors group of national presentation at EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan COOPERATION WITH MAGAZINES
Abroad: ABITARE, ARCHITEKTUR AKTUELL, ARCHITEKTUR UND BAUFORUM, ARCHITECTURAL REWIEV, BAUMEISTER, CASA VOGUE, EL CROQUIS, DETAIL, DISENO INTERIOR, DOMUS, PIRANESI, TOPOS, WERK, BAUEN+WOHNEN
Domestic: PLAYBOY, GLOBUS, ELLE DEKOR, COVJEK I PROSTOR, ARHITEKTURA
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