“Still” is a documentary body of work, which involves reflections and observations on the landscape of the city of Kavala in North Greece.
The work combines photographs taken over a two-year period, along the coastline of the city on sunshine days. Through a combination of portraits and cityscapes, it reflects on how place shapes personal and social identity, along with the expanding social and humanitarian crisis. It also seeks the ties that bind us to a place, trap us, or sometimes make us complacent, leaving small illusory crevices of optimism and hope.
It is entitled “Still”, as the word oscillates between a static immobilized state and a continuance or even an anticipation. It also alludes to the nature of the still image itself, the act of photographing.