BROOKLYN – Greek photographer Petros Sofikitis presented his first overseas solo exhibition, Hinterland, which opened on Friday, Apr. 28 in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Art-lovers who visited the exhibition were impressed with the dramatic photographs. Dedicated to all things that lead to one’s fall and rebirth, the exhibition took place in an atmospheric loft with the works suspended by ropes in an irregular manner, evoking a visual maze. Not only a feast for the eyes, 20% of every sale during the exhibition was donated to the charity organization Axion Hellas.
“What color is isolation? How are misguided journeys mirrored on one’s face? How fine is the line that separates the beginning from the end?,” are a few of the questions explored.
As the description of the exhibition explains, “Five intriguing characters, with different experiences and theories of life, physically exhausted and psychologically drained, are identified in Hinterland, a land where life begins and ends, having one thing in common: an acceptance of their mental breakdowns.”
At the exhibition on Saturday, Apr. 29, Sofikitis, who was born and raised in Athens (his father hails from Andros), spoke to The National Herald about the inspiration for some of the photographs. He mentioned that the man in the photographs with the rusting ship is his uncle. Sofikitis also told TNH that he happened upon a place where all the floats from the carnival celebrations were discarded, and seeing the peeling paint and the decay among the smiling, strange figures that once decorated the floats, inspired him to use them in his work. The resulting photographs are evocative and the tragic-looking figure among the colorful, yet discarded objects creates a rich, thought-provoking, and powerful image. The pared-down, maze-like presentation in the intimate space of a Brooklyn loft only enhanced the viewing experience.
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