ANTIGONE PAGONAS
“APOPLOUS”
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
(06/11 - 27/11/2021)
INVITATION
The solo photography exhibition of Antigone Pagonas, entitled "Apoplous" (ship departure), will be inaugurated on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Gallery tou Notou, in Piraeus.
This is the second solo exhibition of the artist and as mentioned in the catalog by the Art Historian Anna Chassanakou who curates the exhibition "Pagonas turns again to landscape photography and more specifically to seascape". She herself, working for more than 20 years in the field of maritime, based in the city of Piraeus, offers us the images of her own sea wanderings, returning to her own starting point, in the port of her "Apoplous” (Departure), in Piraeus.
Rocks, shores, harbors, seas, ship details are the subject of her images that are transformed, as she does not hesitate to experiment either with volume, surfaces and angles, or isolating details, or taking advantage of the light and color that often gives a metaphysical hue. Pagonas creates plain images with a strong mysterious element. Her works stand intact and timeless, without betraying a specific location or time. The 2:1 cinematic frames satisfy the viewer's eye, while the strictness of the square, in other cases, leads them to her own point of interest.
The artist, both in her paintings and in her photographic attempts, is always looking for places that will lead her to a process of introspection and self-knowledge. The reality of the pandemic and its consequences gives her images a therapeutic dimension, seen as an oasis of freedom and mental escape.
Curator: Anna Chassanakou (Art Forward Curate)
Digital Editing / Printing: L,a,boutique Fine Art
Opening: Saturday 6 November 2021, 11.00 am
Exhibition Duration: 06-27 November
Opening time: Tue, Thur, Fr 10.00 – 14.00 & 17.00 – 21.00
Wed, Sat: 10.00 – 15.00 / Sun, Mon: Closed
Any other day and time by appointment at +30 6977 895 900
Gallery tou Notou, 152 Kountouriotou Str. 18535, Piraeus.
Τ. 2104122912 – 6977895900
WORDS FROM THE CURATOR
THE “APOPLOUS” OF ANTIGONE PAGONAS
Antigone Pagonas, in her second solo exhibition entitled "Apoplous” (Ship Departure) turns again to landscape photography and more specifically on seascape. The exhibition is a small sample of a wider series of photographs inspired by the sea. She herself, working for more than 20 years in the field of shipping based in the city of Piraeus, offers us the images of her own sea wanderings, returning to her own starting point, to the port of her "Apoplous", Piraeus.
Pagonas, in both her painting and photographic endeavors, is always looking for places that will lead her to a process of introspection and self-knowledge…
Rocks, shores, ports, seas, ship details are the subject of her images that are transformed, as she does not hesitate to experiment either with surfaces and angles, or to isolate details, or take advantage of the light and color giving her images a metaphysical dimension. Pagonas creates simple, almost abstract images, with a strong mysterious character. Her works stand intact and timeless, without betraying a specific location or time. The 2:1 cinematic frames satisfy the viewer's eye, while the strictness of the square, in other cases, captures him to her own point of interest.
The sailing, the departure, marks the beginning of an inner search which in the case of Pagonas is an end in itself. An endless journey in which distant and exotic coasts, cosmopolitan ports, and images from the
Greek seas and islands alternate.
Her origin from the island of Chios, the life in Monaco and Switzerland, the family tradition in the field of shipping are some of the elements that shaped the look of a cosmopolitan traveler whose connection with the sea is deep and organic.
Anna Chassanakou – Art Historian / Curator