Pantelis Zervos / Ilias Anastasiadis
Curator: Renata Konstantinou / Lightroom Projects
Taf in collaboration with Lightroom Projects present the photo exhibition “INK - The Tattoo Project” by Pantelis Zervos and Ilias Anastasiadis, duration January 20th - February 13th, 2011. The show explores the dimensions and meanings of tattoos, as reflected in the diptychs of some 200 portraits.
The mass understanding and symbolism of tattoos have changed considerably over time. The INK - The Tattoo Project focuses on tattoos as personal narrative stories, as a form of communicating a message, as the transition and acceptance of oneself within a social environment. The exhibition presents photographs of tattoos matching the portraits of their owners and invites the audience to observe, to compare and decipher this visual and physical code, and to give their own interpretations.
Pantelis Zervos and Ilias Anastasiadis have worked for 12 months on a common issue - although they themselves do not have tattoos. Ilias searched for the right people and Pantelis shot their photographs. The photographer’s studio was visited by more than 200 tattooed bodies as they shared numerous stories of how these tattoos were acquired.
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