“Inside Outside & In Between the Buffer Zone” Exhibition by Barbara Laborde

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Opening: Friday 24th April 2015 at 7 pm Exhibition Duration: 24/04/15 – 13/05/15

6x6 Centre for Photography proudly presents this exhibition, in collaboration with Alliance Française de Limassol. With the support of: L'institut français de Chypre, Αθλητική Επιστημονική & Πολιτιστική Ένωση (ΑΘΛΕΠΕΝ) and Société Générale Bank - Cyprus Limited (SGBCy)

With the contribution of: Loukia & Michael Zampelas Art Museumand Leroy Merlin - Cocktail offered by: French Depot

180km-long and 7-km-wide, barely 4m of space in some places: the buffer zone has different faces; it is sometimes a mountain, a single lane, a succession of lands, villages or ruins. You follow it for a while and then you lose track of it. You face it or simply guess its presence behind military watchtowers. You are stopped by its barbed wire or you enter it without noticing. Depending on who and from where one looks at it, the buffer zone repels, fascinates, disturbs, intimidates or is totally ignored. It remains an itchy scar, no longer bloody, but still an open wound. So present. So elusive. The line, as it is known, is not really a line. Two ceasefire lines delimit the buffer zone, with a different reality behind each of them and between them a territory where life continues. The UN troops are working there every day, Georgios and Osman cultivate their fields, Stelios visits the cemetery of his village, Elena opened a kindergarten while Mihalakis and his wife live there all year long! The buffer zone is 40-years-old, but only a few insiders really know it. And this for an obvious reason: without the permission and a serious UN escort, we are limited to get a glimpse of it and imagine it from outside.

Barbara Laborde is a French photojournalist based in Nicosia. She has been following the buffer zone for over a year, seeking to capture this territory and question its reality. The documentary work she presents, offers visitors a long journey within the buffer zone and along both its southern and northern sides, from west to east. A mosaic of stories and images, like so many opened windows on this hidden strip of territory, and some crucial 'keys' to better understand it.

“THE INTERNATIONAL GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR” Photography Exhibition

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Opening: Friday 27th March 2015 at 7 pm, Exhibition Duration: 27/03/15 – 21/04/15

6x6 Centre for Photography proudly presents this exhibition, in collaboration with the prestigious International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY). This is the world’s premier photography exhibition for gardens, plants and the green environment, resulting from a worldwide photography competition. It is annually held by IGPOTY in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. 

The exhibition aims to celebrate photography as a work of art while at the same time it promotes environmental responsibility, showcasing many images of plants and flowers that are under increasing threat from human activities and a changing environment. The exhibition at 6x6 will feature many of the winners and finalists of the 2014 competition, and will include breathtaking photographs from all over the world. The competition categories on show will be: ‘Beautiful Gardens’, ‘Wildlife in the Garden’, ‘Monochrome’, ‘Macro Art’, and ‘The Beauty of Plants’. IGPOTY founder Philip Smithsaid: “We are delighted to be bringing this wonderful exhibition to Cyprus for the first time. We hope it will inspire all visitors and local photographers to explore the creative possibilities of our green planet.” 

In the framework of the exhibition, IGPOTY CEO and world acclaimed British photographer Tyrone McGlinchey, will deliver apractical photography workshop entitled, «Creative Photography in the Garden». This full day workshop will take place on Saturday, March 28th, 2015. Register at: info@cyprus6x6.com or call 25354810. Limited places available. Participating photographers will have a unique opportunity for hands on practice on plant photography. 

The exhibition at 6x6 and the "Creative Photography in the Garden" workshop, are sponsored by House & Garden Ltd and Crowne Plaza Hotel, Limassol.

‘BUILDING IMAGES’ The Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards

Opening: Friday 27th February 2015 at 7 pm
Exhibition Duration: 27/02/15 – 21/03/15
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 – 18:00 and Saturday 10:00 – 13:00

6x6 Centre for Photography in collaboration with Arcaid Images is hosting the internationally acclaimed Architectural Photography exhibition ‘BUILDING IMAGES’, the Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards 2014, an exhibition of the best architectural photography worldwide.

The Arcaid Images Architectural Photographer of the year Award highlights the expertise of the specialist architectural photographer, translating the sophistication of architecture into a readable and understandable two dimensions, to explain and extol the character, detail and environment of the project. The shortlisted photographs for the Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards 2014 were announced at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore, last October. 

The awards are supported by Sto and the World Architecture Festival. This is the first time that they are being presented in Cyprus, in an exhibition featuring the finalists.  

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“imark my blues” Exhibition by Ioanna Markidou

© Photo by Ioanna Markidou

© Photo by Ioanna Markidou

© Photo by Ioanna Markidou

© Photo by Ioanna Markidou

Opening: Friday 12th December 2014 at 7 pm The exhibition will remain open from the 12th to the 14th of December 2014. Part of the proceeds will be donated to The Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society.

«Reflections» Art exhibition by Froydis Lynaas & «Memories» Photo exhibition by Beren Gazmararian

«Untitled» acrylic on canvas by Froydis Lynaas

«Hour Glass 2» acrylic on canvas by Froydis Lynaas

«Equal Rights» acrylic on canvas by Froydis Lynaas

© photo by Beren Gazmararian

© photo by Beren Gazmararian

© photo by Beren Gazmararian

Norwegian artist Froydis Lynaas and British photographer Beren Gazmararian co-present the exhibitions ‘Reflections’ and ‘Memories’ respectively, at 6x6 Centre for Photography in Limassol. The exhibitions will open on Friday, October 10th, at 7p.m. and will remain open until October 17th, 2014.
 
A long lasting friendship and a strong relationship with Cyprus is what connects the two women, who have both chosen the island as the place where they live and create.  
 
About the artists:
Froydis Lynaas
Frøydis Lynaas is a Norwegian artist, educated in Norway. She left Norway in 1998, and has been living in Cyprus for the past twelve years. Her paintings reflect different aspects of modern life, dreams and way of thinking. The human being itself is, for her, a source of inspiration. “We are bombarded with information and news every day. The world seems to be falling apart, and there is an atmosphere of stress and anxiety. People are occupied with too many things like social media, smartphones, money and work, and try to sort out their relationships and stressful lives without focusing on the things that really matter such as living in love and harmony which makes life meaningful. The essence is to be true to ourselves, family and friends, and it is vital to listen to our inner voice”.

Beren Gazmararian
Beren Gazmararian is a London based photographer who maintains a strong connection with Cyprus as she spends much of her time on the Island and specifically in Vouni village. She specialises in portrait photography as she finds people an endless source of fascination. Beren is also a passionate traveller and on her travels she captures the world with her camera. This exhibition is a small collection of her travels and memories. 
“A successful image taken by another photographer is the only thing in the world that makes me jealous!”

«Life is a journey…» Photo exhibition by Christina Drakos (EFIAP – RISF3)

© Photo by Christina Drakos (EFIAP – RISF3) Shades of Grey - Aetna, Sicily

© Photo by Christina Drakos (EFIAP – RISF3) Trekking at Perito Moreno - Patagonia

© Photo by Christina Drakos (EFIAP – RISF3) Machu Picchu - Peru

Exhibition Duration: 12th June - 14th July 2014

A photo exhibition through the lens of Christina Drakos was presented at 6x6 Centre for Photography in Limassol. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Mayor of Limassol,
Mr. Andreas Christou. All the proceeds were donated to Sagapo Children’s Foundation, aiming to support the programme «Free hands» in Limassol.

Christina Drakos, the renowned Cypriot photographer, showcased her latest photographic work, featuring photos from her journeys in various countries of the world. Regarding her exhibition entitled «Life is a journey», the artist says: «Like any other form of art, photography creates its own reality. It captures the tension of the moment in a uniquely direct, vivid and spontaneous way». Travelling around the world, I photographed nature and its grandeur in different corners of the planet: from Patagonia to Peru, from Canada to Myanmar, India and the Middle East. «Anything can happen while travelling. Even nothing at all».

Tribute to Norwegian Photography: «ONE DAY IN HISTORY» by Andrea Gjestvang and «ECHOES» by Hebe Robinson

© Photo by Andrea Gjestvang

“One Day in History” won L’Iris d’Or Award at the Sony world photography awards 2013.

In Norway, the 22nd of July 2011 has etched itself into the collective and private memory forever. That day a car bomb killed eight people and damaged the executive government quarter in Oslo; few hours later, 69 young people were killed at a summer camp on the island of Utøya. The camp was organized by AUF, the youth
division of the ruling Norwegian Labour Party. The perpetrator was a Norwegian right-wing extremist.

Around 600 people survived the attacks on Utøya, more than half of them under the age of 18. Now they have returned to their normal lives, spread all over the country, but for many life will never be quite the same. The young survivors will live on with their scars — both visible and mental — many of which may never fully heal. A whole generation, on the threshold of adulthood, have been marked for life by acts rooted in an ideology that many consider the greatest threat to modern democracy.

© Photo by Hebe Robinson

Around 1950, families in small and remote fishing villages in Lofoten, Northern Norway, were offered a lump sum from the Government to leave their homes and relocate to more central places. They also committed never to return and resettle. This was part of the governmental plan to centralize and modernize the nation after the Second World War. Communities that had survived for centuries in a hostile environment on the border between steep mountains and rough sea, totally isolated during the winter months, collectively decided to leave.
Neighbors and friends through generations packed everything they owned and left their homes and each other. Villages were totally abandoned within months. Due to shortage of building materials, they dismantled their houses and brought their homes with them as well, leaving only foundations. The traditional self-sufficient ways of life were lost, and a part of the coastal culture with it.
Today, 60 years later, nature has reclaimed the areas. Looking closer however, signs of lived lives still remain; stone fences and foundations still stand, surrounded by hidden paths and traces of gardens with herbs and flowers.

In this photographic project, I am bringing families and their lives back to the villages they once lived. Historic photographs from these places are returned to where they once were taken, linking past and present. The project is about passing of time, history, destinies and changes in society. Pictures and their histories are from descendants of those in the pictures.

— Hebe Robinson

«6x6 Centre for Photography» in collaboration with the Embassy of Norway, the «EEA & Norway Grants» and the «Hellenic Centre for Photography» presented a tribute to Norwegian Photography with two Photography Exhibitions:

«ONE DAY IN HISTORY» by Andrea Gjestvang and
«ECHOES» by Hebe Robinson

12th May - 7th June 2014

The opening was attended by the Hon. Consul–General of the Norwegian Consulate in Cyprus, Mr Panayiotis Antoniades.

The two Exhibitions were presented at the Main Programme of Exhibitions of the Athens Photo Festival 2013, which took place at “Technopolis” of the City of Athens and at the Municipal Gallery of the City of Athens. Athens Photo Festival (former International Month of Photography in Athens), took place during October - November 2013. It is the annual festival of photography in Greece and a premier cultural event in Athens, established in 1987 by the Hellenic Centre for Photography. It is the first and longest-running international festival of photography and related media in Greece, and one of the five oldest of its kind in the world.

«Routes of Water» Exhibition

«Routes of Water»
Photographic exhibition by members of the Rotary Club of Famagusta
Exhibition duration: 7th - 30th April 2014 The exhibition, was opened by the First Lady of Cyprus, Mrs. Andri Anastassiades.

Photographs by members of the Rotary Club of Famagusta: Orthodoxos Ortodoxou, Katina Shiakalli, Chris Papavassiliou and Mrs. Ritsa Papaleontiou.

The proceeds from the sale of the photographs went to the Scholarships Fund of the Rotary Club of Famagusta and to the Limassol Child Welfare Association "Nipiokomikos".