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The exhibition Anthropauseattempts to showcase aspects and experiences from the local version of a unique phenomenon globally -at least in recent years: the one of the covid-19 pandemic that endangered the good of health at large scale and froze almost every human activity, through a lockdown that its consequences left behind an extremely painful financial, social as well as psychological imprint. Plenty of vital questions seem to emerge: how does a society experience an absolute hygienic isolation? How can one illustrate the symbiosis with an invisible danger and the solitude of confinement? How do relationships transform in a condition of social distancing? How is the relationship between the personal and the collective, the private and the public, being mutated?

In that framework, MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography has addressed an open call to the community of photographers and to the public, in an effort to trace the spirit of the times, the heavy shadow of a threat and the internal shifts it causes. The exhibition includes works by artists, photojournalists, amateurs, citizens that sought in the camera the tool for describing the visible and the unutterable. The multi-layered material presented in the exhibition, enriched with many more photographs, is also uploaded to the digital platform http://res.momus.gr acting as an open access archive for this unique condition, the spring of corona-virus. It could be even thought of as the collective, fragmented diary of an era in which, along with the persistent calls for social distancing, the need emerges for people to stay together as much as perhaps never before.

This mosaic of images attempts to articulate things obvious as well as unknown, to bring out locked emotions and invisible aspects, to come to terms with the ultimate paradox lingering in the atmosphere, the cancellation of what was considered a given, to propose the mask not only as part of a strict policy of hygienic defense but as a process of internal metamorphosis or reaction. The photographs originate from various parts of Greece and they are presented in groups indicated by the very material: some draw their force from being literal depicting evacuated public spaces, a deserted Easter Day, the exposed and the vulnerable, the city streets as a devastated scenery. Other groups rely on metaphor, modifying artistically and spiritually the condition of confinement and the forced stasis. And maybe it is this zigzagged trajectory and the unavoidable transition from the raw literalness to the implicit metaphor, groping distinctly the extended uncertainty, the unsolved questions surfacing as the “omniscient” man faces the primordial unknown.

Hercules Papaioannou


 1 The term anthropause was invented during the pandemic by the scientific community in order to describe the phenomenon of almost complete pause in the human activity and the beneficial impact that this had on the planet’s ecosystems.


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Dimitra Papageorgiou

Athina Gritzala

Evangelos Loutriotis

Sotiris Mouslopoulos

Sotiris Mouslopoulos

Sotiris Mouslopoulos

Nikos Arabatzis

Nikos Arabatzis

Ioannis Pomakis

Yannis Samaras

Angelos Barai

Angelos Barai

Angelos Barai

Alexandros Katsis

Alexandros Katsis

Spiros Anastassopoulos

Stefanos Apostolidis

Nekti Arabatzi

Nekti Arabatzi

Nekti Arabatzi

Nekti Arabatzi

Maria Argyriou

Maria Argyriou

Maria Argyriou

Zacharias Avgerinos

Zacharias Avgerinos

Yannis Avgeris

Fotis Bakloris

Katerina Batziou

Katerina Batziou

Aliki Bitsiou

Marianna Boltsi

Marianna Boltsi

Marianna Boltsi

Marianna Boltsi

Lizzie Calligas

Chrysa Chassioti

Chrysoula Chatzicharalambous

Katerina Chatzidimitriou

Katerina Chatzidimitriou

Yorgos Chatzitheodorou

Ioannis Chatzopoulos

Nadia Chelidoni

Achilleas Chiras

Achilleas Chiras

Konstantinos Chondros

Sofia Dalamanga

Sofia Dalamanga

Alexandra Dassiou

Alexandra Dassiou

Yorgos Detsis

Yorgos Detsis

Yorgos Detsis

Yorgos Detsis

Dimitra Papadopoulou

Dimitra Papadopoulou

Dimitra Papadopoulou

Christos Dimitriou

Christos Dimitriou

Christos Dimitriou

Christos Dimitriou

Dimitris Tosidis

Dimitris Tosidis

Dimitris Tosidis

Dimitris Tosidis

Sotiris Dimitropoulos

Sotiris Dimitropoulos

Dina Koumpouli

Dina Koumpouli

Anargiros Drolapas

Anargiros Drolapas

Anargiros Drolapas

Anargiros Drolapas

Elena Effeoglou

William Faithful

William Faithful

William Faithful

Yannis Filandros

Filothei Maria Skitzi Vardi

Filothei Maria Skitzi Vardi

Ioanna Fotiadou

Ioanna Fotiadou

Marios Fournaris

Marios Fournaris

Panayotis Ftaras

Panayotis Ftaras

Katerina Gaki

Katerina Gaki

Katerina Gaki

Katerina Gaki

Gogo Galanopoulou

Gogo Galanopoulou

Gogo Galanopoulou

Gogo Galanopoulou

Vassiliki Georgiou

Pantelis Georgitsis

Pantelis Georgitsis

Pantelis Georgitsis

Pantelis Georgitsis

Iosifina Georgouli

Iosifina Georgouli

Alexandros Yiannakakis

Vassilis Yannoussis

Dimitris Yiovis

Dimitris Yiovis

Vaggelis Ginis

Vaggelis Ginis

Vaggelis Ginis

Despina Ginoglou

Sotiris Gonis

Louloudia Gredi

Louloudia Gredi

Louloudia Gredi

Marili Iliadou

Nikos Kachrimanis

Efthymios Kalomoiris

Eleftheria Kalpenidou

Katerina Kambiti

Katerina Kambiti

Katerina Kambiti

Katerina Kambiti

Dimitris Karageorgiou

Michalis Karagiannis

Michalis Karagiannis

Michalis Karagiannis

Michalis Karagiannis

Ilektra Karakatsani

Ilektra Karakatsani

Nikos Karanikolas

Nikos Karanikolas

Ifigenia Karatzia

Zissis Kardianos

Zissis Kardianos

Zissis Kardianos

Zissis Kardianos

Elena Kargioti

Vassilis Karkatselis

Sofia Kassari

Yorgos Katsaberis

Chryssa Katsantoni

Aliki Katsiropoulou

Babis Kavvadias

Babis Kavvadias

Marina Kazaki

Konstantinos Kazanakis

Konstantina Keramitsi

Kyriakos Katsareas

Kyriakos Katsareas

Lambros Kyriakou

Nikolas Kokovlis

Nikolas Kokovlis

Nikolas Kokovlis

Nikolas Kokovlis

Alexandra Konstantinidou

Marilena Koratzani

Maria Kossyfidou

Maria Kossyfidou

Tilemachos Kouklakis

Tilemachos Kouklakis

Tilemachos Kouklakis

Tilemachos Kouklakis

Alexandros Koukoulis

Alexandros Koukoulis

Alexandros Koukoulis

Konstantinos Koumlis

Konstantinos Koumlis

Vagelis Kousioras

Vagelis Kousioras

Polyxeni Koutla

Sylvia Kouveli

Petros Krikis

Dimitris Krystallis

Dimitris Krystallis

Dimitris Krystallis

Dimitris Kyriakopoulos

Dimitris Kyriakopoulos

Dimitris Kyriakopoulos

Lefteris Partsalis

Lefteris Partsalis

Lefteris Partsalis

Yannis Liakos

Yannis Liakos

Yannis Liakos

Yannis Liakos

Vassilis Liponis

Marianna Lourba

Marianna Lourba

Eleftheria Madentzidou

Eleftheria Madentzidou

Eleftheria Madentzidou

Eleftheria Madentzidou

Yorgos Makris

Yorgos Makris

Yorgos Makris

Penelope Mamai

Eftichia Manoledaki

Dimitris Mantas

Eirini Mantinaou

Eirini Mantinaou

Alexandros Maragos

Alexandros Maragos

Alexandros Maragos

Maria Toultsinaki

Konstantinos Markogiannis

Konstantinos Markogiannis

Konstantinos Markogiannis

Georgia Matsamaki

Georgia Matsamaki

Georgia Matsamaki

Dimitris Matzis

Dimitris Matzis

Dimitris Matzis

Meni Seiridou

Dionysis Metaxas

Dionysis Metaxas

Alexandros Michailidis

Alexandros Michailidis

Vangelis Mitroussis

Dimitris Mitsopoulos

Dimitris Mitsopoulos

Yannis Moissiadis

Yannis Moissiadis

Monica Krontira

Sakis Mouchtaridis

Konstantina Bouti

Yannis Mylonas

Nefeli Myrtidi

Katerina Nakou

Vassilis Nebegleriotis

Vassilis Nebegleriotis

Vassilis Nebegleriotis

Yannis Nioras

Yannis Nioras

Christos Ouslis

Evangelia Panayotopolou

Evangelia Panayotopolou

Vassiliki Panayotou

Vassiliki Panayotou

Vassiliki Panayotou

Lefkothea Panoussou

Lefkothea Panoussou

Maria Pantechou

Yannis Pantelidis

Yannis Pantelidis

Yannis Pantelidis

Yannis Pantelidis

Stefanos Papachristou

Stefanos Papachristou

Georgia Papachristou

Youla Papadopoulou

Youla Papadopoulou

Youla Papadopoulou

Youla Papadopoulou

Irini Papadopoulou

Dimitra Papageorgiou

Dimitra Papageorgiou

Eleni Papaioannou

Eleni Papaioannou

Yannis Papakondylis

Yannis Papakondylis

Nikos Papaggelis

Yannis Papanikos

Yannis Papanikos

Yannis Papanikos

Yannis Papanikos

Evangelos Papapostolou

Vassilis Papazoglou

Vassilis Papazoglou

Panayotis Papoutsis

Panayotis Papoutsis

Antonis Pasvantis

Maria Pateraki

Maria Pateraki

Chrysoula Patsou

Yorgos Pattas

Yukcel Pecenek

Yukcel Pecenek

Yukcel Pecenek

Yukcel Pecenek

Nikos Pekiaridis

Nikos Pekiaridis

Dimitris Peristeris

Dimitris Peristeris

Dimitris Peristeris

Athanassios Petmezas

Paris Petridis

Paris Petridis

Paris Petridis

Paris Petridis

Eleftherios Plavos

Eleftherios Plavos

Eleftherios Plavos

Eleftherios Plavos

Alexia Prassa

Alexia Prassa

Alexia Prassa

Alexia Prassa

Thanos Raftopoulos

Dimitris Rallis

Dimitris Rapakoussis

Dimitris Rapakoussis

Alexandra Rimba

Alexandra Rimba

Eleni Rimantonaki

Eleni Rimantonaki

Eleni Rimantonaki

Eleni Rimantonaki

Xenophon Sachinidis

Xenophon Sachinidis

Thanos Sianos

Freideriki Simou

Freideriki Simou

Sissy Sopiadou

Sissy Sopiadou

Sissy Sopiadou

Maria Spanoudaki

Maria Spanoudaki

Maria Spanoudaki

Maria Spanoudaki

Dimitra Stathopoulou

Dimitra Stathopoulou

Eleni Stefanou

Eleni Stefanou

Yorgos Stergiopoulos

Yorgos Stergiopoulos

Yorgos Stergiopoulos

Stefanos Stogiannidis

Angela Svoronou

Angela Svoronou

Despoina Tassoudi

Maria Thamnidou

Dimitris Theodorakopoulos

Dimitris Theodorakopoulos

Dimitris Theodorakopoulos

Dimitris Theodorakopoulos

Konstantinos Tsakalidis

Konstantinos Tsakalidis

Konstantinos Tsakalidis

Konstantinos Tsakalidis

Stefanos Tsakiris

Stefanos Tsakiris

Stefanos Tsakiris

Yorgos Tsigas

Yorgos Tsigas

Kyriaki Tsinorema

Kyriaki Tsinorema

Aleka Tsironi

Soti Tyrologou

Sofia Vafiadou

Dimitris Vamvakoussis

Dimitris Vamvakoussis

Ioanna Vasdeki

Ioanna Vasdeki

Christos Vidouras

Christos Vidouras

Christos Vichas

Christos Vichas

Yorgos Voyatzakis

Yorgos Voyatzakis

Magdalini Voyatzi

Magdalini Voyatzi

Magdalini Voyatzi

Kalliopi Voutzali

Kalliopi Voutzali

Alexandros Vrettakos

Alexandros Vrettakos

Alexandros Vrettakos

Katiana Xanthaki

Stavros Xiros

Stavros Xiros

Stavros Xiros

Stavros Xiros

Pavlos Yatagantzidis

Alexandros Zafiridis

Fotini Zaglara

Spiros Zervoudakis

Spiros Zervoudakis

Konstantinos Zilos

Konstantinos Zilos

Konstantinos Zilos

Yannis Zindrilis

Yannis Zindrilis

Zissoula Dassiou

Maria Zlatani

Danielle Zorbas

Marios Zoulis

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