The work of the two contemporary artists – the title of the Color Me Beautiful exhibition refers to the idiom of the English language “Imagine with beautiful”
Maria Boukououri / Leonidas Germanopoulos
OPEN: Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Report Duration: until April 6
The Municipal Art Gallery of Lefa in Psychiko welcomes Maria Boukouri and Leonidas Germanopoulos in March. The Color Me Beautiful exhibition presents the work of the two contemporary artists on a common photographic trek on the island of Andros.
The title of the report Color me beauty It refers to the idiom of the English language “imagine with beautiful”. It is a photographic journey that captures the three -year tour of artists in Andros that ended on eight separate trips.
The idea was born through discussions about the modern visual landscape of the Greek province. They chose Andros for its particular geographical and cultural character, elements that were a challenge but at the same time inspiration. Although the images were taken in Andros, they could depict any Cycladic island or provincial town.
Through their figurative narrative they reveal a “patient” but always habitable. These are scenes dominated by cement, isolation and loneliness. They toured public and private spaces, urban fabric and rural countryside, discovering a treaty of deterioration and aesthetic decline of the anthropogenic environment that reflects the consequences of rapid and anarchic development.
The photo exhibition Color me beauty It aims to raise awareness of the public about the maintenance of the Cycladic heritage, bringing to the surface scenes of everyday life that could, however, come from any place that has undergone corresponding intervention. In addition, the confrontation of the elements embodies the inevitable process of transformation: the fading of the so -called Cycladic substance along with the emergence of an indefinite identity.
Curated by: Eliza Gerolimatou, Art Historian – Museologist
In the exhibition, the visitor will also be able to look for the title bilingual edition (in Greek and English) with the full series of images of the trek and texts by Maria Boukououris and Sarina Basta.
Maria Boukauri was born in Chicago (1975), grew up in Europe and now has a base in Athens. He studied Political Science and International Relations in Geneva, Switzerland and also a photo at St Martin’s School of Arts & Design in London. He is a founding member of Dropinmag (1997), the first magazine for Freestyle Skate, Snowboard, Surf and BMX in Greece. In her engagement with the photo, nature, the alternations in the landscape and the weather. She has presented her images in group exhibitions (eg in the exhibition of young Greek photographers, 2005).
Leonidas Germanopoulos was born in Athens in 1982 and grew up between Antiparos and Athens. After his first degree in cooking, he got a BA in the photo and MA in the design at AKTO. She has since worked as a photographer of Action Sports for domestic and foreign publications, as well as cinema and television. He is a member of the Antiparos Photography Festival and has participated in group exhibitions (Image Gallery, Chania International Photo Festival, Antiparos International Photo Festival). Much of his creative search focuses on black and white analog photography as a means of expression. For Leonidas the photo is a constant search with basic randomness and light.
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Source :Skai
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