Book launch and signing of 'NETTE'. The first photobook of Artemis Pyrpilis, published by punto e basta editions. NETTE is an intimate book, a journey into the past. In 2019, Artemis Pyrpilis went for the first time to the house where her grandmother was born and spent her child-hood, in Toulon, 7 years after her passing. Time stood still. Among the photos in the drawers, the objects scattered in the closets, Artemis Pyrpilis discovers the young girl her grandmother was in the 1940’s and her nickname Nette. Nette was a happy young woman, a free spirit, she smoked cigarettes, did gymnastics and had fun with her friends. This book is like a herbarium on which are pinned the dreams, carefreeness and freedom of a youth trapped in boxes in a house full of objects. Objects full of memories of her, who continue their “life” despite her absence. Artemis Pyrpilis takes a new look at objects, reinterprets archival photos, gets closer to materials and reveals textures. NETTE is a discreet and silent book that addresses issues of identity and intimacy through the reconstruction of a family story. Artemis Pyrpilis (1987) is a photographer, both French and Greek. She studied photography in Paris and after having worked there, she decided to return to Greece in 2013. Tangibility and colors are her main narrative elements. The photo book is an important part of her creative process. Her photographs often capture fragments of absence, a title she gave to one of her photo series. She currently lives in Thessaloniki where she teaches semiotics of photography as well as contemporary photography at Stereosis Photography School and at the Museum of Photography of Thessaloniki while also working on her personal projects. The presentation of the book will take place on Saturday 9th of April, at 19:00, in the presence of the author Artemis Pyrpilis. Zoetrope / Kimolou 17, Κypseli 11362 Athens
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