comparing the artists thoughts on his first contact with photography as a child — onandon –
with his current works. njoy!
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“My first encounter with photography took place when my parents performed some strange static dances with an object in front of their face. Later they would close themselves up in a special room under the house for long periods of time, and no one was allowed in.
They diligently made sure that they were left to their own devices while inside.
One day I was given permission to enter the room and allowed to stay, but on the condition that I didn’t move or went out.
For our readers in Athens-Greece, attending this event is a nobrainer!
A new versatile crew that jumped out like ninjas are taking over streets, galleries and occasionally the decks.
BA17
BA17 is a team of artists (Ersi Varveri, Constantine Lianos, Adreas Chronopoulos and Sotiris Fokeas ) who got together in 2011 and are based in Athens / Greece.
This exhibition is the team’s attempt to combine all their different elements in one single space, using many different styles and techniques.
Brodmann Area 17 – who is Brodmann?
The exhibition is a tribute to Korbinian Brodmann, considered by many, the first public artist in history.
Brodmann, an offspring of a bourgeois family had rough childhood years. His father, a famous neurosurgeon of the time, wished to see his son continuing his work. Young Korbinian had already expressed his artistic concerns and did not accept to walk on his fathers steps. At the age of 21, he left his home to pursue his dream in the lonely fields of Switzerland. There, contemplating the elements of nature, he found his way to art. He started by mapping the scenery while having a pic-nic. Having mapped all of Switzerland, Brodmann understood that his art had to become more personal. While trying to curve a tag on a tree, he slipped on frozen ice and hit his head on a big rock.
Some time later, Brodmann wil realise that the accident took place in a parallel universe where Korbinian was re-born as his father.After recovering from the accident, Brodmann decided to combine his excellent mapping skills with his fathers scientific knowledge, in order to create a map of the biggest country of the world, the brain.
