In the Roma communities of Gemer, colour is associated with social prestige, which is why locals use bold colours to show their status and taste.

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Three rivers, three languages

As a result of the transformations after socialism, Gemer, originally one of the richest regions of Slovakia, did not have time to adapt to the free market and undergo a successful economic transformation. Mass displacement, industrial decline, and unemployment followed. The population of the region, mostly Hungarian Roma, has to resort to alternative forms of economic activities and livelihood.

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Terézia Suránová

student, Vysoká škola výtvarných umení v Bratislave, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (FSEV)

I am a student of photography and social anthropology with an emphasis on topics regarding structural power, marginalization and the effects of these phenomena on aesthetic values of social groups.