As part of the Limassol Photography Festival events, photographer Antigone Solomonidou Droussiotou will be giving a lecture titled, "Capturing emotions" on Sunday, 22 October 17:30 – 18:00 at 6x6 Centre for Photography. The presentation will be delivered in Greek. By reservation only - please reserve your spot by calling +357 25 35 48 10.
"Greece is Ordinary II: Triptychs” Photography Exhibition, 20 - 29 October 2023, Limassol Photography Festival
BPRArts Cultural Management presents the 1st Limassol Photography Festival, which opens on the 20th October and will last until 12 November 2023, at various locations in the city of Limassol. The Festival is being held with the financial support of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture.
The Limassol Photography Festival aspires to be established as an important annual event that will significantly contribute to the presentation, development and evolution of photography. Its primary aim is to promote photographic creativity as an outstanding form of visual expression, both on the national and international levels.
As part of the modern photographic landscape, the Limassol Photography Festival aims to function as a means of recording contemporary social life in the various visual styles and perspectives of the photographers/creative artists, which project, suggest and sometimes enrich the photographic vocabulary.
The theme chosen for 2023 is “Place or Landscape.” The artists participating in the open air exhibition at the Molos Seaside Park of Limassol, namely Antigone Solomonidou Droussiotou, Nicholas Constantinou, George Pantazis, Mo Khatib and Max Zhiltsov, infiltrate the city and through their pictures convey its daily life and local identity. The experiences and techniques of the artists converse with the current image of Limassol and interact with it. The composition of diverse semiological elements in their photographs gives rise to the question whether this is a Place that has become a Landscape or a Landscape that has become a Place.
In a second photographic exhibition titled “Greece is Ordinary II: Triptychs”, which is presented at the 6x6 Centre for Photography, the participating Greek photographers Marilia Photopoulou, Costas Kapsianis and Marinos Tsangarakis, although setting out from different starting points with their own particular objectives each, all indulge in a sarcastic yet highly critical commentary on various aspects of modern Greek culture, its underlying causes and their material traces. The particular work may be described as an alternative visual anthropology of modern Greek culture.
The Festival opens on 20 October 2023, at 19:00 at 6x6 Centre for Photography in the context of Limassol Art Walks.
Visiting Hours:
20- 22 October:
Friday 20/10, 17:00-22:00
Saturday 21/10, 11:00-20:00
Sunday 22/10, 11:00-18:00
23 to 27 October:
Weekdays 09:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:00
Closed on Saturday 28 October
Sunday 29/10 16:00-19:00
Festival 2023 Programme
20/10 – 12/11/2023
- Open air Exhibition at the Molos Limassol Seaside Park (Caffè Nero) titled “Place or Landscape”, curated by Stefanos Kouratzis. The five contemporary photographers taking part are: Antigone Solomonidou Droussiotou, George Pantazis, Max Zhiltsov, Mo Khatib, and Nicholas Constantinou.
20/10 – 29/10/2023
- Taking part in the second photographic exhibition titled “Greece is Ordinary II: Triptychs”, at the 6x6 Centre for Photography, are three Greek photographers: Costas Kapsianis, Marinos Tsangarakis and Marilia Photopoulou. Although setting out from different starting points with their own particular objectives each, they all explore various aspects of modern Greek society, its underlying causes and their material traces. Ultimately, this exhibition may be seen as an alternative visual anthropology of modern Greek culture.
22 and 29/10/2023
- At the Molos Limassol Seaside Park (Caffé Nero), the photographer German Moiseev, will be taking pictures with a 20th century large format analogue camera, and provide a demonstration of the analogue printing process.
Open to the public 15:00-18:00.
21,22 and 29 October
- In the context of the Limassol Photography Festival, discussions and presentations are scheduled to take place on the above dates by the participating photographers Antigone Solomonidou Droussiotou, Max Zhiltsov and Mo Khatib. In the same context, Stefanos Kouratzis, will run a street photography workshop while photographer German Moiseev will demonstrate analogue picture taking and direct analogue printing of large format photographs.
Detailed Programme
- 21 October, 09:00 – 12:00, Street photography workshop with Stefanos Kouratzis. The 6x6 Centre for Photography has been designated as the meeting and starting point of the workshop and the finish at the Limassol Molos. The workshop, depending on the participants, will be in Greek and/or English.
- 22 October 17:30 – 18:00, work presentation and discussion with photographer Antigone Solomonidou Droussiotou at the 6x6 Centre for Photography. The presentation will be in Greek.
- 29 October 18:00 – 18:30, work presentation and discussion with photographer Max Zhiltsov at the 6X6 Centre for Photography. The presentation will be in English.
- 29 October 18:30 – 19:00, work presentation and discussion with photographer Mo Khatib at the 6X6 Centre for Photography. The presentation will be in English.
Entrance free of charge
Main Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Culture
Supporters: Hellenic Bank
UOL (University of Limassol)
MEDIA Sponsor: Phileleftheros
Information is available at the website
www.Liphofe.com
and
www.centreforphotography6x6.com
https://limassolartwalks.com/
Founder/Production: BPRArts Cultural Management - Catherine Louis Nikita
Art Director: Stefanos Kouratzis
Curator of the Exhibition “Greece is ordinary II: Triptychs”: Constantinos Argianas.
"SQUARED MOMENTS" Photography Exhibition by Marios Stylianou, 11 - 16 October 2023
Marios Stylianou presents his solo photography exhibition titled, «Squared Moments», at 6x6 Centre for Photography, in Limassol. The exhibition will open on Wednesday, 11 October 2023, at 7p.m. and will remain open until Monday, 16 October, with free entrance.
About the exhibition:
«The pandemic and staying at home were the basic impulse for my return to photography. Suddenly, those endless hours at home started to get interesting as I daily observed the sunlight, from sunrise to sundown, and the moonrise, which oftentimes appeared before dusk.
My technical past with photography motivated me to experiment daily. Nature and specifically, a dried tall tree in the neighbor’s yard which became the home for hundreds of birds, became an obsession. Waking up at dawn… an empty tree… the wait… the visitors arrive and fly away freely. No “staying at home” for them. Nature offered multiple wonderful moments that I tried to capture photographically and frame them in a square. »
The photographs are available in a limited edition of two reprints.
Αbout the photographer:
Marios Stylianou was born in 1962 in Cyprus in the now-occupied city of Famagusta. Son of the renowned photographer, Nicos Stylianou, Marios grew up in a photographic environment, inspired on a daily basis by the art of Photography. As a result, he studied Photography and Cinema in the “University of Applied Sciences” in Cologne - Germany and completed his studies with a thesis on the creation of TV commercials.
He worked for 3 years as a commercial photographer together with his brother Vassos Stylianou, owner of 6x6 Centre for Photography, and in 1988 he founded MS Viewpoint, a production/post production company in Nicosia.
Throughout his career as a Producer, Director and Cinematographer of Commercials, he also taught Photography and Video Production in Europa College, Cyprus College and Intercollege. From 2012- 2021, he taught “The Production of TV Commercials” and “Digital Cinematography” at the University of Nicosia.
In 2016, he was appointed a co- Artistic Director at the Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival where he served for 7 years.
His love and passion for stills photography has led him back to the field again, spending more and more time with the companion of his photographic equipment. He enjoys experimenting with various photographic techniques, capturing the playful sources of light in nature, both above and below the water surface. Some of his latest photos have been selected and re-posted on the Panasonic Lumix official Instagram pages.
GURU SHOTS: The world's greatest photography game exhibits in Cyprus! 22 - 24 Sept. 2023
6x6 Centre for Photography is proud to be hosting for the third consecutive year the GuruShots exhibition in Cyprus, which is to launch on Friday 22nd September 2023 (7 - 9p.m.) and will remain open until Sunday, 24th September 2023. GuruShots is the world’s greatest photography game that connects, inspires and educates photo enthusiasts around the world. Entrance to the exhibition is free of charge.
Two exhibitions (both print and digital) will be running parallel at 6x6:
“Your Favorite Shot” which received 75 Million Votes, included 72K Photos from 43 Countries - with 706 members exhibited.
"Art of Black & White" which received 61 Million Votes, included 44 thousand photos from 41 countries - with 550 members exhibited.
Opening Hours: Friday 19:00 - 21:00, Weekend: 10:00 - 18:00
FREE entrance
About GuruShots:
GuruShots is built to give people a place to show and nurture their talent. Taking photos is an amazing way to express yourself. GuruShots wants it to be fun and meaningful so they turned the sharing of photos into an exciting game packed with plenty of opportunities to show off your talent. Moreover, feedback is also at the core of GuruShots. Through GuruShots, you can receive feedback on your photos and the opportunity to exhibit your work in galleries and magazines around the world.
On average, GuruShots receives 6 billion votes per month, organises 50+ new challenges and offers more than 800 thousand dollars in prizes, while it exhibits in cities across the world on a weekly basis!
"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" Documentary Screening - 5 August, 2023
6x6 Centre for Photography partners up with the 18th Lemesos International Documentary Festival for another edition and presents the screening of the documentary feature film “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”, by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras.
Saturday, 5 August, 20:30
Lanitis Carob Mill (Ceronia Hall), by the Medieval Castle of Limassol
Synopsis: Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is an epic, emotional and interconnected story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid overdose crisis.
Awards
OSCAR Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Nominee — USA, 2023
Golden Lion Award — Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2022
Best Documentary Award, Nominee — BAFTA Awards, UK, 2023
Best Documentary Award: Independent Spirit Award — Film Independent Spirit Awards, USA, 2023
Best Documentary: Bronze Horse Award — Stockholm Film Festival, Sweden, 2022
Best Documentary: Golden Athena Award — Athens Film Festival, Greece, 2022
Duration: 117’
Subtitles: Greek, English
Trailer: https://youtu.be/YD5pYQiT1D4
Tickets: €5
Only 18+ will be admitted.
NEPAL, a visual diary of a surgeon - Lecture by Dr Andreas Christodoulides
Dr. Andreas Christodoulides and 6x6 Centre for Photography invite you to a lecture about the doctor’s recent mission to Nepal.
Dr. Christodoulides spent one month as a volunteer surgeon at the United Mission Hospital in Tansen Palpa, Nepal.
The lecture will include a projection of photos and videos of the mission’s travel to Nepal, and will account on the conditions at the hospital and their medical on-site experience. Furthermore, the mission observed closely and captured on photos and videos the Nepalese everyday life, and their unique cultural environment.
The lecture will be held on the 23 June and repeated on the 24 June, at 8p.m. at 6x6 Centre for Photography. Duration 50 minutes.
* The lecture will take place in the English language.
** By reservation only. Limited number of seats. For reservations please call +357 25354810 or e-mail: info@cyprus6x6.com
"Do you love the color of the sky?" Photography Exhibition by Zarema Khalilova
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
«Do you love the color of the sky?»
By Zarema Khalilova
6x6 Centre for Photography, Limassol
Official Opening: Friday, 26 May 2023, 7p.m.
Exhibition Duration: 26 May - 2 June 2023
Zarema Khalilova presents her first solo photography exhibition at 6x6 Centre for Photography, in Limassol, titled Do you love the color of the sky? The exhibition opens officially on Friday, 26th May 2023 (7 - 9p.m.) and will remain open until Friday, 2nd June 2023, with free entrance.
Visiting Hours:
Monday - Friday 9:00 - 18:00, Saturday: 10:00 - 15:00, Sunday 15:00 – 19:00
About the artist
Zarema, a self-taught artist with a background in software engineering, is of Kabardian heritage. She was born in Nalchik and raised in the far north of Russia.
Now based in Limassol, Cyprus, her work draws from her family's turbulent history and the dramatic changes in her surroundings. Zarema emphasizes beauty in light, color, and texture. Her work is an aesthetic exploration rather than a narrative, a visual journey through personal and collective memory.
"Do you love the color of the sky?" marks her debut as an exhibiting artist.
Exhibition Statement
"Do you love the color of the sky?" is a photographic exploration of the contrasting skies of northern Russia and Cyprus. Raised in the Far North of Russia with the sun absent for six weeks of the year, I experienced the sky as a canvas of white or black.
My subsequent migration to Saint Petersburg reinforced this color palette. I recall the sky above the city as consistently grey.
However, a sudden shift in my life led me to flee to Cyprus. Here, I met an amazingly different sky – one that was vibrant, bright, and filled with shades of blue.
This exhibition captures the transformation of the skies from the monochromatic world of my past to the vivid hues of my present. The photographs serve as a visual metaphor for personal growth, adaptation, and the profound impact of one's surroundings.
Through my journey from the Far North of Russia to the sun-soaked Mediterranean island of Cyprus, I have discovered the beauty and diversity of the skies above us.
This collection of Giclée prints aims to capture the essence of this journey and invite viewers to reflect on the transformative power of the environments in which we live.
Digital Photo Editing Course using Adobe Photoshop
This 6-week Digital Photo Editing Course using Adobe Photoshop is designed for those who want to learn the fundamentals of image editing in photography. Through sessions, you will explore the powerful tools and features of Adobe Photoshop and how they can be used in order to enhance your photos.
Whether you are an experienced photographer or just starting out, this course will help you to cover a wide range of topics, including editing techniques, color correction, retouching, compositing, and more. You will also have the opportunity to work on your own images, receive feedback, and learn new techniques and workflows.
The course includes a theoretical and a practical part based on the following educational materials.
Basic & Advanced photo editing techniques
Color correction and tonal adjustments
Retouching and image restoration
Compositing and blending images
Creating and managing layers and masks
Creating special effects and artistic styles
Workflow and organization
Saving & Exporting different types of files
Learn how to work effectively in Adobe Photoshop and visualize your artistic vision!
Duration: Six three-hour lessons, once a week
When: Friday afternoons 18:00 - 21:00
Language: English
Course Fee: €240 (inc. VAT)
Minimum Requirement: A personal laptop with Adobe Photoshop software installed is required for participating in this workshop.
For the detailed course outline please contact us!
Registrations: info@cyprus6x6.com, +357 25 35 48 10