Trilingual edition (Greek/Italian/English) Texts: Jenny Lykourezou.
Forewords: Dott. Francesco Nerri (Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens) & Vassia Kokoutsidi (Journalist, Photographer).
The photographs of Jenny Lykourezou and Andreas Zacharatos guide us on a journey of discovery of regions we do not know or think we know. Their work dedicated to Calabria and Mani compares two particularly captivating places in Greece and Italy that are often perceived as peripheral and wild.
The photographers manage not to be distracted by unnecessary superficial details but to show the deep Mediterranean affinity that Calabria and Mani share, just as Greece does with Italy. Their photographs compel us to step away from our usual comfort and to pause our thoughts, freeing ourselves from the dizziness caused by the daily rush, the lights, and the noises of our modern society.
The discovery of the strong uniqueness of Mani and Calabria is, therefore, a broader invitation to revisit the essential, which is often exactly what we ignore or believe we know.
The photographs of Jenny Lykourezou and Andreas Zacharatos take us on a journey of discovery of places we didn’t know or thought we did. Their project on Calabria and Mani juxtaposes these two enchanting lands in Italy and Greece, revealing the towns and people of two regions often perceived as remote and wild.
The photographers were not distracted by superfluous, superficial details but reveal the deep Mediterranean bond shared by Calabria and Mani, Italy and Greece. Their photographs force us to step out of our comfort zone, to stop thinking, freeing ourselves from the dizzying rush of the day to day, from the lights and bustle of our contemporary society.
Discovering the fierce distinctiveness of Mani and Calabria is thus a broader invitation to once again approach the essence of things – which is exactly what we overlook or which we believe we know.
