Seasoned cave dweller, dreamweaver of thoughts and Bilderdenker, exploring visual representations of the inner self and his placement within the external world. After photography training in the pre-digital era, pursued studies in science and philosophy, followed by independent evolution of photographic practice, matured through and during various life phases and in various workshops. Multiple deliberate terminations of photographic practice, each followed by an inevitable resumption. Cautiously optimistic and happy. If the world doesn't make sense, why should my pictures do? In the end I connect one picture with the next one, building my very own string of pearls, following the absent image which haunts any picture. My library is an archive of longing!
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No project, no path, no fixed gaze.
Images find me, not the other way around.
I step beyond what I know, into spaces unnamed, unclaimed in my own life.
I gather traces, let them shift, dissolve, reassemble.
An archive not of what was, but of what could be.
To see anew, to unlearn, to stay in motion.
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I do not work within the confines of a traditional project – there is no name, no predefined method, no message or ideology to follow. My art is a companion to my existence, an ongoing conversation with the world around me and within me. Not long ago, I made the choice to venture into realms outside the familiar, areas that had remained distant from my everyday life. This exploration is not merely about documenting what I encounter; it is about seeking new understandings of both myself and the world I inhabit.The act of revisiting my archive – constantly reinterpreting, rearranging, and reflecting – has become a fundamental part of my artistic process. It is not about creating new things but about unraveling connections and questioning perceptions, a way to draw closer to my own essence.
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Leave msg or ask me anything tenderandfullofgrace@gmail.com
Copyright (©) for all photographs is with me only!
Exhibitions:
06/2024 - "Threads", One Minute Space Gallery, Athens Photo Festival 2024, Sattelite Program
Workshops & Collaborations:
2024 - APhF:24 Lab:1 - Photography as a Relational Practice - Natasha Christia, Alejandro Acin, Max Pinkers
2024 - Book dummy/ maquette "Things I Will Never Say" with Syvia Sachini, MISC, Athens
2023 - Re-Purposing And The Artist Book - Raymond Meeks, Adriana Ault, Israel Arino, Clara Gassull
2023 - AFM One Year Program 2023 - David Campany, Rafal Milach, Laia Abril, Max Pinkers, Timm Clark
2009-2022 - Dirk Braekman, Matt Black, Domingo Milella, Hans-Christian Schinck, Vanessa Winship, Michael Ackerman
