The starting point for this project was the Augè’s definition of non-place and the will to verify if his concept can be applied to the contemporary landscape. The appropriate area of research for this investigation has been identified in the seaside town of Bibione, in the province of Venice.
A dream, that had become a nightmare. A month-long, highly anticipated journey had turned out to be one of the worst experiences, even before setting off. Discovering Iceland with a person, who has still been a life partner only a month before, presently being just a difficult memory, was the reason behind a highly turbulent material.
Secret Garden | “Secret Garden” involves the viewer into an intimate journey through the reinterpretation of archival materials coming from the last century and collected by Alessandra Calò. During the years the artist has been collected glass negatives representing unknown women portraits.
Pensioners Picnic The Coach Trip | Inspired by the Beatles magical Mystery tour and a nostalgic nod to the coach trips that pensioners take around the UK.
Hydroessa is the ancient name of Tinos (Greek: ‘fiÌÔÚ [?tinos]) a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea famous for it's marbles and sculptures.
During World War II, my father was given a small handgun by his uncle -a guerrilla fighting the Nazis in the Pindos ranges in Greece- to protect the family. He was six years old. Although his uncle was one of the liberators of Thessaloniki in late 1944, he was murdered by Greek traitors the following year.
I’m a visual artist working mainly with photography, video and installation. Given my background as an Istanbulite Armenian, I have always been familiar with notions of historical conflict, displacement and erosion of cultural identity.
Southern Comfort is an ongoing long term project about the beauties and contradictions of the places where I grew up.
Beached exposes the sunnier side of life and provides an artful view on some of the most simplest of delights. With the increasingly packed Carcavelos Beach as the stunning backdrop, the series portrays the instinctive connection between humans and the relief of mother nature. The place where sea and land collide creates a paradise of vibrant colours with personalities flourishing in the stifling heat of the sun.
I like the feeling of an insurmountable mystery, that mystery that envelops like a fog, filled with dramatic emotions, I need to put a feeling into a photograph, something completely deep in every picture, as much as possible.
