The entire artistic and cultural life of northern Albania and mainly Kukes, during the 30s-70s, came through an exhibition at the “Marubi” National Museum of Photography.
The photos were taken by the couple Safet and Gjylzade Dokle, and after saving them for years and taking care of them, the sons Ramadan and Melaim Dokle carried out the bequest of their parents to exhibit them for art lovers.
“Saving the photos was terribly difficult because the father first started keeping them in different rooms where he wanted the humidity to be as high as possible… even in the winter he brought them to the kitchen, in the summer he took them to the cooler room. And this constantly opened and closed them, but there were a lot of them and consequently you had to open them, close them, clean any that were damaged and it was very, very difficult. I think that the most difficult thing was also keeping notes of what each photograph represents and they are, in my opinion, gold”, said the son of the photographer couple, Melaim Dokle.
This collection is the largest ever donated to Fototeka Marubi after the 90s.
“I am glad that the Marubi museum has become an important center for art in the region for years, for photography as well, but also as an institution that people trust. They believe in the fact that it is very important to preserve the collections in the right way. About 20,000 signature rolls were donated here”, said Lucian Bedeni, director of the “Marubi” National Museum.
In this photo collection, curated by Lekë Gjeloshi, an important part of our history is documented. Safet Dokle started taking photographs in the 40s to cover the expenses of his studies in Vlora, while later he taught the profession to his wife.
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