Photographers participating Eleftheria Anghelaki - Pericles Antoniou - Yorghos Voyatzakis Anastasia Voutyropoulou - Nana Karamaghioli - Angelos Mihas Maria Pavlaki - Michalis Politopoulos - Costas Seretis Andreas Schinas - Nikos Hadjigeorgiadis
Once again embracing art and culture in its premises, Athens International Airport, will host, as of Thursday, January 12th, “Faces”, a joint photography exhibition, in cooperation with cultural society “Photography Circle”, that will be welcoming passengers and visitors at the airport’s arrivals. The founder and president of the society, Mr. Platon Rivellis, is the curator of the exhibition, which will be on display at the airport from January through March 2006, open to the public on a 24-hour basis (Arrivals Level, between Entrances 1 and 2 - area accessible to all airport visitors). Eleven photographers, all members of the “Photography Circle”, are participating with a selection of six photographs each. The exhibiting photographers have exhibited their work frequently in solo and group exhibitions during the recent years. All 66 photographs - 45 in black and white, and 21 in colour - portray people, either familiar to the photographers or complete strangers, photographed indoors or outdoors. The different approaches of the photographers, although representing a variety of aesthetics and expression, belong to a genre of photography aiming at artistic transformation through a direct and sincere recording. The differences in form underline the personal attitude of each photographer both towards the faces constituting each one’s own small portfolio, as well as in relation to the use of photography as a mediator of artistic emotion and communication with the spectator. Each group of six photographed faces profiles and indirectly reveals the face of the photographer.
Photography Circle Tsakalov Str. 44 –Athens, 10673 tel. +30 (210)-3645577 / +30 6945-437577 fax: + 30 (210)-3645550 / +30 (22810)79165 e-mail: rivellis@otenet.gr www.photocircle.gr
Photographic material in hi-res is available at http://www.aia.gr/EN/business/media/press_releases/photo.asp Follows additional information on “Photographic Circle” cultural society, and a who-is-who of the 11 exhibiting photographers.
Photography Circle www.photocircle.gr
The «Photography Circle» is a non-profit, cultural society that has been based in Athens since 1988. The founder and president of the «Photography Circle» is Platon Rivellis, photographer, lecturer on photography and writer of theoretical treatises on photography. At the present time the «Photography Circle» has 200 members, and it is on their contributions that it primarily bases its financial independence. The «Photography Circle» is subsidized by the Greek Ministry of Culture. The «Photography Circle’s» aims are to promote the art of Photography (and also, during the past few years, the art of the Cinema) and to support the creative photographic work of its members. It endeavours to implement these aims through:
Photographers The photographers participating in the exhibition are all members of the «Photography Circle» and have exhibited their work frequently in solo and group exhibitions in Athens and other cities in Greece. In space Α of the exhibition (the exhibition continues at the adjacent space Β) the work of the following photographers is presented: Eleftheria Anghelaki was born in Piraeus in 1975. She has been involved with Photography since 1999. Nana Karamaghioli was born in Salonica in 1951. She has been involved with Photography since 1980. She has published the album «Private moments» with «Photochoros Publications». Angelos Mihas was born in Pavlo, Boeotia in 1960. He is a professional photographer. He has been involved with Photography since 1985. Maria Pavlaki was born in Athens in 1961. She teaches Photography at the French School in Aghia Paraskevi. She has been involved with Photography since 1990. She has published the album «People» with «Photochoros Publications». Michalis Politopoulos was born in Athens in 1967. He has been involved with Photography since 1992. He has published the album «The Room» with «Photochoros Publications». In space B of the exhibition the work of the following photographers is presented: Pericles Antoniou was born in Athens in 1955 and studied Economics and Information Technology. He has been involved with Photography since 1989. He has published the albums «On the Way» and «Lonely Glance», both with «Photochoros Publications». Nikos Hadjigeorgiadis was born in Athens in 1961. He is a graduate of the Chemistry Department of the University of Ioannina. He has been involved with Photography since 1990. He has published the album «Watchful Silence» with «Photochoros Publications». Andreas Schinas was born in 1950 in Nikea, Piraeus. He worked for years as an architectural draughtsman and later as a professional photographer. Ηe has been involved with Photography since 1987. He has published the albums «Neighbourhood» and «Wedding Day», both with «Photochoros Publications». Costas Seretis was born in Athens in 1973. He studied Physics at the University of Patras, where he first became involved with Photography through various local cultural groups. Anastasia Voutyropoulou was born in Aliveri, Euboea in 1964. She works as a professional photographer. She has been involved with Photography since 1987. She has an MA from the «Royal College of Arts» in London. Yorghos Voyatzakis was born in Athens in 1967. He is a mechanical engineer and runs a technical office. He has been involved with Photography since 1998.