DIONYSUS IN ‘21 A PHOTOGRAPHIC GROUP EXHIBITION
In ancient Greek mythology, Dionysus was the god of wine and joy, of insanity and chaos, and appealed to emotions and instincts. The photographic group show “Dionysus in ‘21” collects works by 14 Greek photographers that document instances of joy, community, sexual freedom and hedonism, with the condition that these were shot in the summer of 2021. As Greece went through a particularly strict lockdown during last winter and spring the longing for a summer that would resemble pre-covid times inevitably grew.
“Dionysus in ‘21” asks the photographers to make sense of their own feelings, experiences and expectations, and to deliver documentation of special moments from their months post-isolation. The result is an heterogeneous portrait of contemporary Greek youth culture that composes of naked bodies under the sun, house party shenanigans and instances of queer intimacy.
Curation: Katerina P. Trichia and Spyros Rennt
Participants: Maria Alexopoulou George Mufatsa Athanasiou George Kanis Dimitris Lambridis Joana Loka Alexandra Masmanidi Chris Plaitis Spyros Rennt Evan Sake Theodora Savvalaridi Peggy Theodorogianni Panos Tsomakos Myrto Tzima Konstantinos Vakidis 358 |

Poster designed by Antonis Kalagkatsis
Photo: Theodora Savvalaridi
KYAN Athens, 60 Emmanouil Benaki Str. Exarheia