In the April edition of Kalo Mina Evgenia Efstathiou presents the installation "Puppet" comprising of 16 cyanotypes.

 

Using different media and ways of processing, Evgenia creates autobiographical works that depict the transition from childhood to womanhood.

 

Combining the image of the adult self with constructions that refer to hanging crib toys, this work explores the notion of objectification and sexualization of the female body. The transition from childhood to female adulthood (womanhood) is described by self-portraits printed by cyanotype on disposable tea filters. The materials and technique emphatically emphasize the disposability of the body, the fragility and diminishment of the self in relation to the burden this adulthood carries.

 

Evgenia Eftstahiou is a visual artist based in Athens, Greece. She received her BFA in Photography and Imaging from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2017. In 2018, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, she was the 12-month intern in the department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, NY.