PHOSPHORUS | George Striftaris
George Striftaris introduces his first photographic album PHOSPΗORUS as an exhibition and discussion panel
Following the album's presence as companion to the exhibition of George Striftaris' photographs in Brussels (“Andres Undress”, Artbeat Gallery, November 2015) and its official presentation in Thessaloniki (KK, February 2016), the album makes its debut presentation in Athens.
Phosphorus is the ancient Greek word that signifies “he who bears light”. Lucifer, in Latin. It was also, once, the name by which the planet Venus was known. Furthermore, it is one of the chemical elements necessary to the existence of life. PHOSPΗORUS by George Striftaris is a photographic album, a collection of male nudes that are sometimes incorporated in a natural environment, sometimes in an urban setting and at other times appear to inhabit an unexplored interim of invented space.They circulate, stand, pose, give in to abandon. Impudent within a nudity that seems self explanatory, they forcefully trigger not only the viewer?s retina but also his or her dormant psychic fissures, as each in turn annihilate the stereotypes of manhood. Self-sufficient, they give in to nonchalance, to narcissism, to melancholy, to neurosis, to guiltless bliss.The men of planet PHOSPHORUS appear to despise time and its constraints. Above all, they are there to be looked at.
George Striftaris was born in Arta, Greece. He lives and works as an Actor, Casting Director and Photographer in Athens, Greece. PHOSPHORUS is his first photo album.
www.striftaris.com
Speakers:
Giannis Vastardis, Photographer
Alexios Papazacharias, Artist,Art Historian, Curator Guram Chachanidze, Director, Photographer
Discussion Coordinator Nikos Giavropoulos, Artist
Monday, March 3, 2016
Starting time: 20:00
CHEAPART
25 A. Metaxa str. 106 81, Athens
