When in Cyprus

Locations: Limassol, Lefkara village, Troodos area. Cyprus, February 2019.

Minolta Dynax 7000i (AF 35-105mm). Kodak Film 200, 35mm film.

 

Walking in Stadspark, Groningen, NL 2018

Stadspark, Groningen, NL. December 2018.

Minolta Dynax 7000i (AF 35-105mm). Earl Grey Lomography Film 200, 35mm film.

When in Oslo, NOR 2018

Locations: Vettakollen, Akershus fortress, Akker Brygge.

Oslo, Norway. April 2018. Minolta Dynax 7000i, Kodak Film 200, 35mm film, 36 exp.

 

The Trilingual Poem

 

Blocked_

out of fear of comparison

the moment language transforms

into literal particles of the self.

 

Unblocked_

out of love for creation

the moment language is transformed

into the words of the life of tomorrow.

 

Patterns_

of lexical chunks

growing out of me.                                                                                         {English}

 

Signs_

of forgetfulness

glowing inside me.                                                                                         {Greek}

 

Symbols_

of identity

slipping out of my breath.                                                                              {Dutch}

 

[or else, the perks of being trilingual]

 

(Photo: The Triad of Languages. Leek, Groningen, NL. August 2017. Minolta dynax 7000i, Kodak Gold, ISO 200, 35mm film.)

At The Village, Kipos, GR 2017

Ό, τι έχει απομείνει από τις αναμνήσεις μου στο χωριό.
Παιδική ηλικία που ξεχνάει από που ξεκίνησε.
Πρέπει να της δείξει εσύ που να κοιτάξει, και έτσι
ίσως αντιληφθεί το πόσο μα πόσο αγαπά ό, τι άφησε πίσω.

[Ένα γκρεμισμένο σπίτι, το παλιό αμάξι του παππού, τα γέρικα χέρια της γιαγιάς, ο χρυσός ουρανός τα καλοκαίρια, το παγκάκι στην πλατεία, το βλέμμα της θείας]

Kipos village in Kozani city, Greece. July 2017. Minolta dynax 7000i, Kodak Gold, ISO 200, 35mm film.

PRIONIA, OLYMPOS, GR 2017

Prionia, at the foothills of mountain Olympos. Greece. July 2017. Minolta dynax 7000i, Kodak Gold, ISO 200, 35mm film.

At Prionia, you can find a restaurant, maps and directions to climb the mountain. It is also the spot that cars don’t go any further. You will find the beginning of a wonderful path that leads to Litohoro village or you can climb towards the mountain itself. Alternatively, you can ride a donkey as seen in the photographs!

St. Thomas, Xenia, Kozani, GR 2017

Xenia is one of the northest parts of my hometown, where a famous hotel used to be, “XENIA”, that gave its name to the area. Now, you will find many new houses that have been built, but also a small – but beautiful – forest there too. Following that path through the forest, you soon find yourself in front of Saint Thomas, a church I used to visit often in my childhood. School trips, festivals, weddings and baptisms, it was all happening here. So it was nice, and quite weird, to visit this place after so many years.

Xenia, St. Thomas, Kozani, Greece. July 2017. Minolta dynax 7000i, Kodak Gold, ISO 200, 35mm film.

Spring in Utrecht, NL

Utrecht, the Netherlands, March 2017. Minolta dynax 7000i, Kodak Gold, ISO 200, 35mm film.

May in Groningen, NL

Groningen, the Netherlands, May 2017.

Minolta dynax 7000i, Kodak Gold, ISO 200, 35mm film.

People in Leeuwarden, NL 2015

 

July in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, 2015.

Minolta dynax 7000i, Kodak film 200, 35mm film.