1st Lyceum of Menemeni Thessaloniki
Wednesday 04/03/2009 The visit to the photography’s exposition “WATERCURRENTS” at the port of Thessaloniki.
Yiorgis Yerolybos Maleme”Mare Liberum”
On Wednesday 4th of March our school visited our port where an exhibition of photographs on water is held. Mark Power German Bight,1995 ”The shipping forecast”
We, the students of the project, saw some pictures that show the lack of water in some places around the world like Asia. Other photographs show the disastrous effects of the storms occurred in America and the impute they had in states like New Orleans.
Sebastian Copeland Ici Graveyard, New Port Lockroy Antartica,2007
Greenland 2000 Lynn Davis Iceberg#29 Disco Bay
BenoĂŽt Aquin Untitled 05,Wuvei Oasis,Gansu China,no date
Robert Polidori Bellaire Drive New Orleans 2005
Reza Deghati “Failed garden of Eden”1997
Chris Jordan “Phone Book” New Orleans 2005
In addition,we watched videos about the five biggest rivers in theI world,as long as the amount of water wasted every day.
“Looking at satellite images of the Earth’s rivers,one has the impression that he or she is looking at the planets veins,the living veins of the Earth…” Danae Stratou Courtesy National Museum of Contemporary Art,Athens.
Mary Mattingly Dry Season,2007
Generally our visit in this gallery was a very good chance to understand the importance of water and how can sometimes be devastating
Susan Derges Carl de Keyzer Prison Boat Carl de Keyzer
Rotterdam
“Belgium 2” 2006
Netherlands 2007
However, the lesson we learned was to protect water,keep it clean because one day we will really need it.
“The observed and the observer” No6 UK 1991
Krystyna Ziach “The fountain of time” Archê 1996
Carlos and Jason Sanchez “Descent� 2003
In the end we took many photographs with all the students of the project and we had a walk around the port of Thessaloniki.
The exhibition is organized by the Thessaloniki Museum of photography www.thmphoto.gr
www.photobiennale.gr