Γιατί όποια κι αν είναι η εποχή, ο πόθος είναι πάντα θέρος
Ανδρέας Εμπειρίκος
For no matter what season, the desire is always theros
Andreas Embiricos
In ancient times, the deity Theros was one of the four daughters of the Sun God and personified summer. She was depicted as a winged figure, often holding a bundle of wheat and a sickle, associated with harvest and vintage. In other representations, summer was linked with figs, grapes, and wine.
In the photographic series “Theros”, the artist seeks those simple elements that compose, for her, the essence of the Greek summer. She experiences it in a more sensory and essential way, far from its modern projection as a mass tourist and consumer product.
Summer idleness, leisure, observation, and ultimately the redefinition of the self are the underlying quests of this body of work. There are still “earthly paradises,” where the body reconnects with nature, the senses awaken, and time seems to expand on the sand, beneath the tamarisks.
