Christos Dikeakos is a Canadian artist of Greek origin. Born in 1946 in Thessaloniki, where his father was working as an engineer at Ifanet industry, he moved to Vancouver at the age of nine. There, he studied Art and Art History at the University of British Columbia, where he met Sophie, his partner in life ever since. Dikeakos has contributed significantly to the development of the Vancouver Photoconceptualism “school”. In his work, he continually delves into local histories, the conditions of modernity and the socio-economic relations of specific places. His work has been exhibited extensively in Canada and internationally.

During his photographic project Sites and Place Names (1991, 2015) he became the first Canadian artist who photographed North American urbanscapes in order to engage in the pre-colonial histories of the place. The project expanded to Athens, Berlin, Saskatoon, and Thessaloniki. More recently, Dikeakos created the traveling exhibition Pâtisserie Duchamp / Puis-je fumer? (2011) for the McMaster Museum of Art, in which he unfolded his 40-year-old interest in the work and thoughts of Marcel Duchamp. In this project, he combined drawing, collage, sculpture, and photography, drawing on the tradition of the French American artist. Soon after, Nature Morte (2014) gave an in-depth representation of the economic and environmental issues of the Apple Orchards in the southern Okanagan region of British Columbia. Combined with photographic series such as Urban Nomadic Homelessness (2005-2009), it becomes obvious that Dikeakos’ intention has always been to raise issues on the social and historical complexities of the urban inhabitations, and the nature of progress as opposed to the culture of the First People.

Alongside his artistic practices, Dikeakos and his family opened the restaurant Kozmas in 1982 in Vancouver, the first Greek restaurant in the city to seek out authentic Greek cuisine. It became a success and a home for artists as Dikeakos, his wife Sophie and his sister Alexandra brought forward a quality of hospitality that go in line with his stance towards art, its social role, and the indigenous tradition.

In 2000, Dikeakos collaborated with architect Noel Best on a public commission in Vancouver, The Lookout. Today, his work is held in public collections such as the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, and the Vorres Art Museum in Greece.

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Alfonso Vidal-Quadras was born in Barcelona in 1975. After graduating in Advertising and PR at the university he turned his eyes to photography. Since then, he is on a constant search and exploration of beauty through simplicity, always trying to apply that aesthetic in his works – mainly beauty, body and portrait- and in personal projects.

He is curious about showing people and scenes in a different way, obsessed with structure, graphic form and the possibility of conveying emotion through still images.

After having lived in London and Munich, he is currently based in Barcelona.

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The 2nd Photometria Student Awards competition for 2022 is now over! We would like to thank everyone who participated and shared their photographic ideas, as well as those who rushed to support this project for another year. Especially Lila Zotou who singled out the winners:

1st prize: Balamos, Nikitas Sifonios

2nd prize: Loss, Martha Kapsoulaki

3rd prize: People, Eleni Morfoulia

4th prize: Indestructible Bonds, Ermione Xirou

The presentation of the exhibition, of the above 4 photographic series,

will be curated by Ioulia Ladogianni and Tasos Papadopoulos!

The exhibition will be hosted in the following places:

-1 Gallery, The Lounge Bar (Pargis Square)

Duration: 24.9 – 2.10.2022

Mon. – Sun.: 10:00 – 22:00

&

Φolk (Zappa 3)

Tues. – Sun.: 19:00 – 00:30

Be there!

The awards:

– 1st Prize: One year courses at the Contemporary Photography training program that takes place live at AKTO in Athens.

More information about the program you can find here.

or alternatively (in case the winner cannot attend the study program in Athens), two seminars of his choice from the series of online seminars of AKTO.

More information for the seminars you can find here. 

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– 2nd Prize: Educational program from IEK DELTA 360 

Annual scholarship to the “Art of Photography” program. The student can choose any structure in the 8 cities where IEK DELTA 360 is located, within a reasonable period of time. The complete curriculum of IEK DELTA 360 prepares excellently for the future professional photographer and fully covers both the theoretical background and his internship.

More information you can find here.

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– 3rd Prize: Educational Programme by esp+

Through studying at the section Creative I of the programme e-learning ESP the student is introduced to the basic principles of photo composition, visual perception and semiology of the image. In the Creative II section the student performs two of his own individual works on the landscape and the portrait that constitute his portfolio and are designed so that they can take part in individual or group photography exhibitions. ESP e-learning programs are designed to be remote and personalized, with the student having weekly contact with his teacher through the esp+ educational platform, teleconferencing and email.

You can find more for the sections Creative I & II of the programme e-learning ESP here. 

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– 4th Prize: Digital seminar for guidance – completion of a photo portfolio with Lila Zotou (Duration: 6 hours with the beginning of the new academic year)

Michalis Patsouras lives in Athens and he is a professional photographer. Before he got professionally involved in photography he worked for 10 years as a civil servant at the Greek Ministry of Commerce, while at the same time he studied photography and video art at the schools Focus and  the Greek Leica Academy. In 2000 he resigned in order to dedicate himself professionally to photography. In 2001 he was hired as a chief photographer of  the magazines of a large publishing group. In 2005 he started working with advertising agencies. All these years he has also been involved in travel reporting. Since 2009 he has been working as a freelance photographer, mainly on long-term anthropocentric projects, focusing on contemporary social issues. The way he likes to work is experientially. From 2017 to 2021 he worked as a photography teacher for the Greek Leica Academy. He is a member of the Hellenic Photojournalist Association and FIVOS (collective organization for the protection of copyright in Greece).

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Angela Svoronou was born in Athens and studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Art with professor Rena Papaspyrou. From 2002 to 2005 she studied photography in London where she obtained an MA in Photography from the London College of Communication and an MA in Fine Art from the University of East London. She has received scholarships from the Alexander Onassis Foundation, from the Lilian Voudouris Foundation and from the Greek Ministry of Education (P. Triantafylidis endowment). She represented Greece in the 13th Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean (Bari, Italy) and has exhibited in more than fifty solo and group shows in Greece and abroad in festivals such as the Rencontres d’ Arles (France), the Thessaloniki Photobiennale and the Athens Photo Festival. She has also exhibited in museums such as the Benaki Museum, Athens, the Photography Museum in Thessaloniki, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete and the State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki and in private galleries. Her work has been awarded prizes internationally and can be found in private and public collections. Angela Svoronou has also produced commissioned work for magazines and newspapers, participated in art residencies,  taught photographic seminars, participated in conferences and currently teaches at the Athens School of Fine Art.

Website: svoronou.com

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Alice Zilberberg is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist, recognized by curators, collectors, and art patrons across the globe. Born in the former Soviet Union, she was raised in Israel, and then Canada, and now resides in Tel Aviv. A graduate of Ryerson University’s Photography program, she began her artistic practice by painting: a verve which remains very much present in her digital works. The winner of numerous prestigious competitions, her accolades include 1st place titles in competitions such as the International Photography Awards, the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, and the Fine Art Photography Awards.

In 2013, she was the youngest artist to date to participate in the Waddington’s Art Auction. Her work has been displayed in galleries across North America, Europe, and Asia; she has been interviewed and featured in publications and platforms such as MTV, Breakfast Television, CBC, and PHOTO+ Magazine in Korea.

For over a decade, Zilberberg developed her own distinctive technique for creating her digital paintings, where photography is only the beginning of the final artwork. The works are comprised of many photographs, and carry variety of elements such as colour, toning, manipulation, and painting. She often travels across the globe to record different backgrounds and elements for her creations. Works take months to complete, with every detail meticulously inspected for perfection. With a poetic style of expression, the meanings of her images unravel through metaphor and symbolism that aim to inspire the viewer to look inward. For the past five years, her repertoire has explored themes pertaining to the human condition, namely personal identity, emotional intelligence, relationships, and emotionality.

Website: alicezilberberg.com

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