«Life is a journey…» Photo exhibition by Christina Drakos (EFIAP – RISF3)

© Photo by Christina Drakos (EFIAP – RISF3) Shades of Grey - Aetna, Sicily

© Photo by Christina Drakos (EFIAP – RISF3) Trekking at Perito Moreno - Patagonia

© Photo by Christina Drakos (EFIAP – RISF3) Machu Picchu - Peru

Exhibition Duration: 12th June - 14th July 2014

A photo exhibition through the lens of Christina Drakos was presented at 6x6 Centre for Photography in Limassol. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Mayor of Limassol,
Mr. Andreas Christou. All the proceeds were donated to Sagapo Children’s Foundation, aiming to support the programme «Free hands» in Limassol.

Christina Drakos, the renowned Cypriot photographer, showcased her latest photographic work, featuring photos from her journeys in various countries of the world. Regarding her exhibition entitled «Life is a journey», the artist says: «Like any other form of art, photography creates its own reality. It captures the tension of the moment in a uniquely direct, vivid and spontaneous way». Travelling around the world, I photographed nature and its grandeur in different corners of the planet: from Patagonia to Peru, from Canada to Myanmar, India and the Middle East. «Anything can happen while travelling. Even nothing at all».

Tribute to Norwegian Photography: «ONE DAY IN HISTORY» by Andrea Gjestvang and «ECHOES» by Hebe Robinson

© Photo by Andrea Gjestvang

“One Day in History” won L’Iris d’Or Award at the Sony world photography awards 2013.

In Norway, the 22nd of July 2011 has etched itself into the collective and private memory forever. That day a car bomb killed eight people and damaged the executive government quarter in Oslo; few hours later, 69 young people were killed at a summer camp on the island of Utøya. The camp was organized by AUF, the youth
division of the ruling Norwegian Labour Party. The perpetrator was a Norwegian right-wing extremist.

Around 600 people survived the attacks on Utøya, more than half of them under the age of 18. Now they have returned to their normal lives, spread all over the country, but for many life will never be quite the same. The young survivors will live on with their scars — both visible and mental — many of which may never fully heal. A whole generation, on the threshold of adulthood, have been marked for life by acts rooted in an ideology that many consider the greatest threat to modern democracy.

© Photo by Hebe Robinson

Around 1950, families in small and remote fishing villages in Lofoten, Northern Norway, were offered a lump sum from the Government to leave their homes and relocate to more central places. They also committed never to return and resettle. This was part of the governmental plan to centralize and modernize the nation after the Second World War. Communities that had survived for centuries in a hostile environment on the border between steep mountains and rough sea, totally isolated during the winter months, collectively decided to leave.
Neighbors and friends through generations packed everything they owned and left their homes and each other. Villages were totally abandoned within months. Due to shortage of building materials, they dismantled their houses and brought their homes with them as well, leaving only foundations. The traditional self-sufficient ways of life were lost, and a part of the coastal culture with it.
Today, 60 years later, nature has reclaimed the areas. Looking closer however, signs of lived lives still remain; stone fences and foundations still stand, surrounded by hidden paths and traces of gardens with herbs and flowers.

In this photographic project, I am bringing families and their lives back to the villages they once lived. Historic photographs from these places are returned to where they once were taken, linking past and present. The project is about passing of time, history, destinies and changes in society. Pictures and their histories are from descendants of those in the pictures.

— Hebe Robinson

«6x6 Centre for Photography» in collaboration with the Embassy of Norway, the «EEA & Norway Grants» and the «Hellenic Centre for Photography» presented a tribute to Norwegian Photography with two Photography Exhibitions:

«ONE DAY IN HISTORY» by Andrea Gjestvang and
«ECHOES» by Hebe Robinson

12th May - 7th June 2014

The opening was attended by the Hon. Consul–General of the Norwegian Consulate in Cyprus, Mr Panayiotis Antoniades.

The two Exhibitions were presented at the Main Programme of Exhibitions of the Athens Photo Festival 2013, which took place at “Technopolis” of the City of Athens and at the Municipal Gallery of the City of Athens. Athens Photo Festival (former International Month of Photography in Athens), took place during October - November 2013. It is the annual festival of photography in Greece and a premier cultural event in Athens, established in 1987 by the Hellenic Centre for Photography. It is the first and longest-running international festival of photography and related media in Greece, and one of the five oldest of its kind in the world.

«Routes of Water» Exhibition

«Routes of Water»
Photographic exhibition by members of the Rotary Club of Famagusta
Exhibition duration: 7th - 30th April 2014 The exhibition, was opened by the First Lady of Cyprus, Mrs. Andri Anastassiades.

Photographs by members of the Rotary Club of Famagusta: Orthodoxos Ortodoxou, Katina Shiakalli, Chris Papavassiliou and Mrs. Ritsa Papaleontiou.

The proceeds from the sale of the photographs went to the Scholarships Fund of the Rotary Club of Famagusta and to the Limassol Child Welfare Association "Nipiokomikos".
 

«On Healthy Cooking - Quinoa, Chard & Co Made Easy» Book launch

«On Healthy Cooking - Quinoa, Chard & Co Made Easy»
Book launch by 6x6’s photography student, Mary Anglberger
15th March 2014

New Talent Show Vol. I

6x6 Centre for Photography presents a photography exhibition by three emerging photographers: Sarah Malian, Pavlos Vrionides and Silvio Rusmigo.  

Sarah Malian has worked and lived extensively in the Gaza Strip over the last decade, and her body of work aims to show a different side to the media stereotypes and news coverage of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

Pavlos Vrionides is exhibiting photographs which fall under the photoreportage category, placing particular emphasis on the constantly developing urban scenery of Cyprus. Pavlos has been working as a press photographer for the past years in Cyprus.
 
Silvio Rusmigo is presenting a selection of color images captured while on expeditions exploring outdoor Cyprus. His work reveals aspects of the island’s small-scale beauty, which often require an attentive look to be truly noticed and appreciated.
    
6x6 Centre for Photography aims to encourage and promote the work of emerging photographers, mainly through photography exhibitions. New Talent Show Volume I will be followed by a series of similar upcoming exhibitions, exhibiting exclusively the works of young and emerging photographers.

Open dialogue with Achilleas Zavallis

Cypriot conflict photographer Achilleas Zavallis in an open dialogue about his experience in Syria
SEMINAR: 1st February, 2014

exhibition by CHRISTIA GEORGIOU

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION BY CHRISTIA GEORGIOU

at 6X6 CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Exhibition duration: 17th to 24th December 2013

‘Days we have seen’ Book Presentation & Photographic Exhibition by Peter Moore

‘Days we have seen’
Book Presentation & Photographic Exhibition

An Englishman’s personal account as a refugee in war-torn Cyprus during 1974-75  and life in Kolossi camp.

Nostos Publications and 6x6 Centre for Photography are hosting a book presentation by Peter Moore «Days we have seen» on Tuesday, 3rd of December 2013 at 7 p.m. at 6x6 Centre for Photography. 

The presentation will be accompanied by an exhibition of photographs taken by the author. Peter Moore captured with his camera the life of the refugees at the Kolossi camp during 1974-75. The exhibition will remain open until the 14th of December 2013.

«The meaning of life unfolds from the pages of Peter’s book. The reader will be guided to rediscover the values of the simple daily luxuries of life, through Peter’s descriptions of his experiences with the refugees. This book is not another war and politics account. It’s about life philosophy, emotions, tranquillity, dignity, a feeling of belonging to a community; it’s about solidarity between ordinary people».

Presented by:

Vassos Stylianou
Photographer - Editor of the book

Elli Peonidou
Writer

Diamanto Stylianou
Translator

Peter Moore
Author of the book - Artist