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SOCIAL UNREST
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
(Jiddu Krishnamurti)
Images by Kon Markogiannis and text by Spyridon Kaprinis.
https://www.konmark.com/gallery_744207.html
http://www.crisiology.org/el/socialunrest/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157533521311944&set=a.10151899182841944&type=3&theater
“The global articulation of urban social movements
that flourished in the wake of the financial crisis and the ensuing austerity
measures constitute one of the defining features of what you consider to be new
forms of urban activism.” [01]
-Joana Mayer in conversation with Margit Mayer
Social Unrest is a visual study that consists of photographs that act as an
oscilloscope of contemporary societal developments. Today's pessimistic reality
is mirrored in blurred, black and white palimpsests created by urban wall
posters. Dark human figures, insurrectional texts, black flags and crosses
create a wallpaper of existential anxiety and underlying social unrest.
The almost kaleidoscopic visual density of the posters reflects the various
contrasting psychogeographical elements of a city that must be kept in constant
vigilance prepared for the next protest or uprising. Torn and wrinkled, once
crisp and clean, these posters are signs of a people's transition from a state
of hope and optimism to a murky atmosphere
of despair and social tumult.
Through the images of this visual study one can
distinguish a substantial "nostalgia for what has been lost", as well
as a basic need for "building a different kind of urban experience"
[02]. If someone compares the superficiality of today's postmodern capitalist
way of life with the "visual assault" these street posters seem to
unleash, they will immediately realize that this is what the photographer
wishes to achieve: a "visual incision" in our collective unconscious.
References:
01. “Cities in the making: social movements, neoliberal urbanism and critical practices.” A conversation with Margit Mayer [2015]. https://lisbonconsortium.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/margit-mayer_cities-in-the-making.pdf
02. Harvey, D.“ The Right To The City.”
https://davidharvey.org/media/righttothecity.pdf
Monday, August 10, 2020
porno_sublime
‘In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.’
-Marquis de Sade
porno_sublime is a visual comment on the nature of sexuality and the human
condition at large. This work was as an attempt to “sublimate” animal
instincts: through artistic expression carnal desires can be “purified” and
transformed into vehicles of redemption and spiritual catharsis.
https://www.konmark.com/gallery_667582.html
Sunday, August 9, 2020
The Covid Files
During the coronavirus epidemic I was confined to my
house-studio in Thessaloniki, Greece. The quarantine
proved to be very fruitful and creative for me. I
began
creating daily photo collages depicting various moods
and emotions such as introspection, frustration, inner
anguish and
isolation. I guess sometimes we need a kind of shock
to remove
us from our comfort zone and awaken our latent
creative
powers.
Several of the images were chosen to be exhibited at the
FotoLimo Festival (27 September 2020) and the
Photography
Museum of Thessaloniki (October-January 2020). The
work
was also featured in the PandeMIA: Future Under
Construction
Project, the MoMus Resilience Project, the Art Instead
Project,
the Curarta Project and publications such as Clavoardiendo , Περί ου,
Παρέμβαση and Θεσσαλονικέων Πόλις.
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