Land Ends
Hard cover: 61 color photographs, 148 pages
Texts by: Laura Serani, Nikos Xidakis and Pavlos Fysakis
"...But what do the borders mean? The question is especially pertinent in Europe, where the borders somehow manage to feel, simultaneously, porous and poorly defined and increasingly politicized. Parts of Spain reach into Africa (but are surrounded by many meter-high fences). Russia has been in and out of the continent for centuries. The Mediterranean welcomes as much as it divides. What happens when the land ends?
Following in the footsteps of many curious travelers before him, Greek photographer Pavlos Fysakis decided to see for himself. His journeys took him to the most extreme points of Europe: from Gavdos, Greece (South), to Finmark, Finland (North), Sintra, Portugal (West) and finally to the Urals of Russia in the East.
While Fysakis doesn’t bring back any solid answers, his curiosity is certainly rewarded. For example, in Gavdos, Fysakis photographs a group of retired Russian nuclear physicists living and laboring on land given to them by a local Greek Orthodox priest. One of their neighbors, Boris, is a retired psychologist who has made his home underground. He now paints religious icons. Conversely, in the Urals, Pavlos managed to find Greek expatriates to guide him through Russia. In the north, the largely barren landscape has been marked (or flattened) by the Nazi German retreat, dating from the previous century. And on the Portuguese coast, we feel the spirits of Europe’s great explorers, the ones who spread their continent’s”civilizing” touch to the four corners of the earth. Thus, Fysakis’ photos underscore how the ghosts of the past mix with the mixed-up populations of the present—Europe’s borders are as rich and jumbled as ever.
The hardy, brave traveler Fysakis shows us evidence of the continent’s bound-up, mixed-up histories. Do these extremes belong together? Do they still need dividing? There are no simple answers but at least some beautiful photos with which to ponder the questions."
Alexander Strecker
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Σας προσκαλούμε την Παρασκευή 27 στην συλλογική έκθεση “Συναντήσεις”, στις 19.30 στο House of Lucie με θέμα την φωτογραφία ως τέχνη στο σήμερα.
Θα ανοίξουν την συζήτηση με δεκάλεπτες τοποθετήσεις οι ομιλητές και κατόπιν θα ξεκινήσει ο διάλογος με τους παρευρισκομένους.
Θα παρέμβουν με σκέψεις οι:
Πάσκουα Βοργιά - Εικαστικός / επιμελήτρια
Κατριόνα Γκάλαχερ - Εικαστικός / Σκηνοθέτρια
Κώστας Ιωαννίδης - Καθηγητής Θεωρίας και Κριτικής της Τέχνης / ΑΣΚΤ
Δημήτρης Κεχρής - υπ. Διδάκτωρ Ιστορίας του Κινηματογράφου
Ελένη Παγκαλιά - Επιμελήτρια / Δημοσιογράφος
Χρήστος Σκυλάκος - Κριτικός κινηματογράφου / επιμελητής εκδόσεων
Γιώργος Φρένζος - Διευθυντής φωτογραφίας
Παύλος Φυσάκης - Φωτογράφος / Καλλιτεχνικός Διευθυντής MedPhoto
Θα συντονίσει τον διάλογο: Ελένη Μουζακίτη
Here is the English translation for your invitation. I’ve kept the tone professional yet welcoming to suit an art event:
Invitation: “Encounters” Group Exhibition
We invite you this Friday the 27th to the group exhibition “Encounters”, held at 19:30 at the House of Lucie. The theme of the event is photography as art in the modern world.
The session will begin with ten-minute opening statements by the guest speakers, followed by an open dialogue with the audience.
Speakers & Contributors:
Pasqua Vorgia – Visual Artist / Curator
Catriona Gallagher – Visual Artist / Director
Kostas Ioannidis – Professor of Art Theory and Criticism (ASFA)
Dimitris Kechris – PhD Candidate in Film History
Eleni Pangalia – Curator / Journalist
Christos Skylakos – Film Critic / Publishing Editor
Yorgos Frentzos – Cinematographer
Pavlos Fysakis – Photographer / Artistic Director of MedPhoto
Moderator: Eleni Mouzakiti
