YIANNIS GALANAKIS

b.1966, Greece

Lives in Chania, Crete, Greece

Yiannis Galanakis studied at the Physics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Since 2012, his artistic focus has shifted towards the realm of digital processing and composition of his photographs, adding a new dimension to his creative endeavors. Yiannis’s photographic work has been showcased in a variety of contexts, including group and solo art exhibitions, as well as prestigious international competitions and festivals. Through these platforms, he has gained recognition for his unique vision and technical prowess. Yiannis recently received a Finalist Award in the 53rd and 56th Artavita online art contests and Artistic Excellence Award in the CFA Artist of the Year contest 2023.

“In my work, I try to introduce a transformative reality already grafted with elements of the imagination. I think of my works as narrative quotes, movie frames or reflective fragments of an essay on our fragmentary, fluid, and transitional world, more like metaphors for ways of seeing. My concern is to reconstruct our feelings and perceptions of the world around us, using the picture as a language, as a means of access to the reality of the “unwritten” world.”

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