Polixeni Papapetrou "Games of Consequence"

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At Foley Gallery
Media: Photography

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With the variant, looming contours of rural Australia to serve as scenery, photographer Polixeni Papapetrou sets her adolescent models into a potent series of reminiscent yet equivocal scenes of childhood play. Her prowess in and predilection for polished composition yields Papapetrou the crisp, cinematic stills of “Games of Consequence”. It is intently, the flawless articulation of these exacted elements: the leer of a black river, the pair of cardinal-red stockings, and coiled skipping rope in Papapetrou’s photographs that beguile us into enchanted memories of a near forgotten past.

Set in the vastness and crevasse of Australian rock, plane, ocean and bush, “…the landscape is portrayed as a metaphorical shelter, an arcane place where children can make discoveries about themselves and where their imagination can flourish.” And indeed, Papapetrou invites us to view far corners of imagination, suspending chords of fantasy in each image. She invites us into the enigma of young dreams, and to evoke the depths of childhood, mind, body and spirit.

Schedule

From 2008-09-04 To 2008-10-11

Opening Reception on 2008-09-04 from 18:00 to 20:00

Website

http://www.foleygallery.com (venue's website)

Fee

Free

Venue Hours

From 11:00 To 18:00
Closed on Mondays, Sundays

Access

Between 10th and 11th Ave. Subway: C/E to 23rd Street.

Address

547 W 27th St., 5 Fl., New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-244-9081 Fax: 212-244-9082

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Polixeni Papapetrou "Games of Consequence"</a>
Venue: Foley Gallery
Schedule: From 2008-09-04 To 2008-10-11
Address: 547 W 27th St., 5 Fl., New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-244-9081 Fax: 212-244-9082

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