{"id":32848,"date":"2026-05-31T22:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/events\/rahvan-photography-exhibition\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:49:33","slug":"rahvan-photography-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/tr\/events\/rahvan-photography-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahvan Photography Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rahvan explores the transformation of<br \/>\ntraditional Rahvan horse culture in<br \/>\nT\u00fcrkiye through the evolving<br \/>\nrelationship between humans, animals,<br \/>\nand rural landscapes. Known for their<br \/>\ndistinctive four-beat gait and endurance,<br \/>\nRahvan horses have long been embedded<br \/>\nin everyday life in Anatolia, serving roles<br \/>\nthat extended beyond sport into labor,<br \/>\nmobility, and cultural identity. Today,<br \/>\nthis tradition is increasingly shaped by<br \/>\nracing culture, selective breeding, and<br \/>\nthe gradual loss of local practices.<br \/>\nBeginning in the daily environment of<br \/>\nhorse breeder and trainer Johanna Picker<br \/>\nin Sel\u00e7uk, \u0130zmir, the project examines<br \/>\ncare, physical intimacy, and long-term<br \/>\ncommitment within human\u2013horse<br \/>\nrelationships. Combining observational<br \/>\nphotography with constructed portraits,<br \/>\nRahvan reflects on continuity,<br \/>\nadaptation, and the fragile balance<br \/>\nbetween cultural heritage and<br \/>\ncontemporary transformation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahvan explores the transformation of traditional Rahvan horse culture in T\u00fcrkiye through the evolving relationship between humans, animals, and rural landscapes. Known for their distinctive four-beat gait and endurance, Rahvan horses have long been embedded in everyday life in Anatolia, serving roles that extended beyond sport into labor, mobility, and cultural identity. Today, this tradition  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":267,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32848","events","type-events","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/32848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progenia.ch\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}