Panos Kokkinias

Nisyros, 2014 - 2015

National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMΣT)

Nisyros (2015) by Panos KokkiniasNational Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMΣT)

The photograph Nisyros, 2014-2015 by Panos Kokkinias depicts hundreds of visitors to the volcano of Nisyros photographing each other.

The photograph results from the stitching of thousands of photographic shots of both the landscape and the visitors.

The depicted crowd photographs and is photographed with a playful mood through smart devices.

Although partially staged, the work Nisyros captures the reality of photography today.

An easy and thoughtless production of images?
Or direct wordless communication?

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