Artist
Sakis Dazanis
Born, raised and live in Kozani, Greece. Studied IT and Computer Engineer at Patras University and he is married with three children. A self-taught photographer whose work deals with documentary and fine-art photography. Street photography is present and obvious in many aspects as well. Attended photography seminars by Jacob Aue Sobol, Platon Rivellis and Paris Petridis.
Exhibitions:
2022 Where The River Runs Mute, Photometria Festival, Ioannina/GR 2021 One World, 1st International Photo Festival, Drama/GR 2021 TOLERANCE(S), Lens-based media exhibition in the framework of Art + Culture vs Xenophobia Project, curated by Eleni Mouzakiti, Kostas Ioannidis, Athens-Norway 2016 HOME, Delmar Gallery curated by Aue Sobol and Sun Hee Engelstoft during Head On Festival, Sydney/Australia 2016 Cultural Landscapes, Group Expo, Athens/GR 2015 Family, Group exhibition at Benaki Museum, Athens/GR 2014 On-Off, Personal exhibition (home printing and framing), Kozani-Kastoria/GR
Awards and shortlists
2022 Parallel Voices 2022, Photometria Festival, Ioannina/GR 2021 Urban Photo Awards Finalist (People’s category), Trieste/Italy 2017-2021 Honor Mentioned and Finalist at quite a few International Street Photo Festivals
@sakisdazani
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Where the river runs mute
Greatness of the moment or the state is obvious at my work. The subtle, the neglected and the right light are explored in a way that the purity of the scene will be revealed. I move from documentary to social landscape and contemporary approach using digital medium with film aesthetics. Photography is beyond a tool for expression, an effort to socialize and understand fellow human beings, explore and appropriate the urban and suburban scape, a constant search for beauty and simplicity in the trivial.
The selected artists are: Andreea Harabagiu, Martyna Benedyka, Patricia Morosan, Sakis Dazanis and Spiros Zervoudakis.