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| Kiki Petratou | |
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Born in Patras, Greece, 1971 |
| About the Artist | |
Currently I have developed the interest to photograph people from different cultures and backgrounds depicting them in a semi-documentary style. I see every person as an individual with his/her own stories and histories, dreams and desires. In my photographs I try to capture those moments that escape from casual reality and reveal something of the 'mythic' profile of the photographed person. I subtitle the outcome, the photograph with the name of the person and the occupation (butcher, singer, housewife, etc.) but the picture is by no means evidence of that, rather it becomes a suggestion of the identity of the person, which I would like to call a hidden identity. I aim to construct moments in time where the people free themselves from who they are and what they are and become actors in their very own mise-en-scéne. Their spaces become the stage and their poses bring up the possibility of a total new reality, a projection screen for extra imaginary scenarios. |
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Adonis - Artist
2006 |
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| Adonis - Artist from the PERSONAE series |
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Adonis & Peter
2006 |
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| Adonis & Peter from the PERSONAE series |
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Frederique - Opera Singer
2006 |
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| Frederique - Opera Singer from the PERSONAE series |
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Igal - Nightshop Owner
2006 |
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| Igal - Nightshop Owner from the PERSONAE series |
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Monica - Civil Servant
2006 |
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| Monica - Civil Servant from the PERSONAE series |
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Peter - Assistant Manager
2006 |
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| Peter - Assistant Manager from the PERSONAE series |
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Thera - Web Designer
2006 |
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| Thera - Web Designer from the PERSONAE series |
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Ruth - Cashier
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| Ruth - Cashier from the PERSONAE series |
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Alex - Stagier
2007 |
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| Alex - Stagier from the PERSONAE series |
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Ruveanne - Video Artist/Cook
2007 |
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| Ruveanne - Artist/Cook from the PERSONAE series |
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| Education and biography | |
| Education: 2005-2007: Research Masters in Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, NL 2001-2004: MA Fine Art, Awarded with Distinction, Piet Zwart Institute/Willem De Kooning Academy Rotterdam, NL and Plymouth University, UK 1993-1999: Athens School of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, GR Exhibitions: 2008: "Photo Miami", Galerie Onno van Toor, Wynwood Art District, Miami, Florida, US 2008: “Green Hands” in “September in Rotterdam”, Gil&Moti Homegallery, Rotterdam, NL 2008: “PERSONAE”, Galerie Onno van Toor, Rotterdam, NL (solo) 2008: “Tracing Love, 24/7 Engagement”, Magacin Gallery, Belgrade, YU (cat.) 2008: “Between Artist and Subject”, ABC Treehouse, Amsterdam, NL 2008: “WO[+]MAN=? - Definition of the sexes: New roles – New rights”, Kosmo-Politismos, Athens, GR 2008: “Illuminators”, Koltsovo Airport, Yekaterinburg, RU (cat.) 2007: “Intersections”, ULISphotoFEST, Yapi Endustri Merkezi / Fotograf Vakfi, Istanbul, TR (solo, catalogue) 2007: “Stories Next Door”, Alamanas 10, Athens, GR 2007: “Filming”, Touring Exhibition of the Awarded Photo Series of the 8th International Panorama of Independent Film & Video in 48 cities in Greece and Cyprus 2006-07: Photo Biennale "Erosion 2006", Cultural Communication Center, Klaipeda, LT (catalogue) 2006: "Wo[+]Man=?", 5th Human Rights Arts Festival, Cheap Art, Athens, GR 2006: "Rotterdam [Inter]National", Artstore Kunstambassade, Rotterdam, NL (cat.) 2006: "8th International Panorama of Independent Film and Video", IDEAL, Patras, GR (award) 2006: "Dentro me/Inside me", Primo Piano Living Gallery, Lecce, IT (cat.) 2006: "Big Bang", Touring Exhibition: Drama Short Film Festival, Drama / Theater Epi Kolono, Athens / Rocky Racoon, Patras / Argyroupoli Cinema Club, Athens, GR 2006: "MONTAGE", (duo with Sara Hasenbrink), Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam, NL 2006: "Synch Festival", Technological & Cultural Park, Lavrio, (nomination / cat.) GR 2006: "Darklight Festival", Film Base, Dublin, IE 2006: "Eleven Music" events, screenings as part of the ENTERPRICE '06, Bristol and London, UK 2006: "W.I.P", Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Eglise St Julien, Arles, (award) FR 2006: "Exploding Cinema", Hoxton Hall, London, UK 2006: "OUTVIDEO", Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Volgograd, etc. (DVD cat.) RU 2006: "Festival Miden", Amfeia's square, Kalamata, GR 2006: "Slack Video", The Lamp, Hull, UK 2006: "Intro Out", Xilourgio at Mylos Cultural Center, Thessaloniki, GR 2006: Video Streaming Festival {The Hague}, NIAF (Nederlands Instituut voor Animatie Film) 2006: "Il Coreografo Elettronico, XIV Festival Internazionale Di Videodanza", Palazzo delle Arti Napoli, (CD cat.), IT 2006: "Camera Obscura", Lanfranchis Memorial Discotheque, Sydney, AU 2006: "PixelDance II", Kodra (cat.), Thessaloniki, GR 2006: "Belle Arte Lamia 2006", Panellinia Exhibition, (cat.), Lamia, GR 2005: "Breda Photo/De Troost De Schoonheid De Schaamte", Lokaal 01, Breda, (cat.), NL 2005: "Made in Rotterdam/Concept Sketches", Gil & Moti Homegallery, Rotterdam, NL 2005: "Island Video Art & Film Festival", Prenelle Gallery, London, UK 2005: "Pixel-dance Video Art Festival", Piktor, Thessaloniki, GR 2005: "Video Art", The Factory, Athens, GR 2004: Presentation of the video-work "Standing Still" in TENT, Rotterdam, NL 2004: Presentation of the video-work "Standing Still" at the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, NL 2004: "High Spot", (duo with Efrat Zehavi), Gil & Moti Homegallery, Rotterdam, NL 2004: "Graduation Show", Piet Zwart Institute/Willem De Kooning Academy, TENT, Rotterdam, (cat.), NL 2003: "Ex-sight", Gil & Moti Homegallery, Rotterdam, NL 2002: "Gulliver", (solo), Gallery De Aanschouw 80b, Rotterdam, NL 2002: "Ramble", RAM Foundation, Rotterdam, NL 2002: "De biennale van de een minuten", Centraal Museum, Utrecht, (cat.), NL 2002: "Madam I am Adam / The organization of private life", Gallery of Kunstuniversitat Linz, (cat.), AT 2002: "The 3d First VHS Festival", Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, NL 2002: "De Wereld van de Witte de With", Art & Culture Festival, participation with the Gallery De Aanschow 80b in the Nederlands Foto Instituut, and participation with Gil & Moti Homegallery's project "Body Case" in TENT, Rotterdam, NL 2001: "Three Young Artists", (trio with Calbari, Vasilopoulou), Athens Art Gallery, GR 2001: "Art & Civilization", 8th International Meeting of Young Artists in Didimoticho (Exhibition & Residency), GR 2001: "Wireless World", INFO QUEST, Jockey's Club, Athens, (cat.), GR 2001: "Art & Environment", 2nd Eco festival, National Park, Athens, GR 2000: "Alumni Exhibition" (Athens School of Fine Arts), The Factory, Athens, (cat.), GR 1998: "Photographic Exhibition", The Old University, Athens, (cat.), GR 1997: "BABEL Comics Festival", Athens, (cat.), GR |
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| Future shows | |
| Ongoing: “The Beehive Experiment”, Concept en realization: AWA Team (Artists With Attitude: Merav Artzi, Martin Hansen, Duro Toomato, Kiki Petratou, Maaike Stutterheim, Lucas van der Put, Ducan Rodic), Overtoom 301, Amsterdam, NL www.artistswithattitude.nl |
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