The Cultural Centre of National Bank of Greece is hosting for a few more days the amazing photo exhibition of Stratos Kalafatis – ATHOS.
This photo exhibition presents a unique inside view of Mount Athos, that especially if you are a woman, you will never have a chance to see in this lifetime. The exhibition is hosted in a magnificent old mansion with great history, known as Villa Kapantzi.
In case you don’t know anything about Mt Athos, let me tell you that Mt. Athos is a self-governed Greek Monastic State which constitutes the center of Eastern Orthodox Monasticism. For more than 1,000 years, males (and only males) have arrived to the mountain, changed their names and lived in isolation, devoting themselves to prayer.
Stratos Kalafatis devoted many years and numerous trips there, to complete this demanding project. The result can be seen in this exhibition and also in the photography book that was just published.
I have to tell you that I was very privileged to see this work a year ago, since mr Kalafatis was my photography teacher.
Don’t miss the chance to visit this unique photo exhibition till October 24th. After that it will travel to other greek cities, Berlin, Germany and various other locations all over the world.
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