Silver Island 2019-2022
Opening the Mountain, IX/2019
These photographs were born in the rugged terrain at the foot of the Cretan White Mountains - Lefka Ori, where I first arrived in summer 2019.
When I returned to Crete in February 2020, first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic luckily trapped me on the island and eventually made me spend over four months wandering in and around the Aradena Gorge, mostly alone with my tripod and camera.
Compared to my previous work, there is a newly found desire for harmony in what arose from this unexpectedly long isolation in this sparsely populated part of the island.
My human being appears as no longer trapped or overwhelmed by the immensity of the environment but a natural part of it.
By finding comfortable poses in uncomfortable places and mimicking the shapes of geological formations and trees, I invite the viewer to see the human, represented by my physical body in both its strength and vulnerability, as perfectly fitting to the all-embracing roughness of nature.
Finding Comfort in Discomfort, 2020
The Face of Aradena VII/2019
At the Bow Tree IV/2020
The Alphabet of the Gorge VII/2019
After Seasalt X/2021
Remembering Mother V/2020
Where I Grow /Pyrus spinosa/ V/2020
Greetings, My Friend VI/2021
Embrace This Pear V/2020
Without You I´m Falling IV/2020
Holding the pieces together, I am supported by the whole X/2021
Embracing All IX/2021
To Make Amends VI/2020
Surprise, Surprise IV/2022
The Shepherdess VII/2020