The iFocus Photo Gallery is pleased to present on Friday, November 22, 2024, the solo photography exhibition of Eva Berler titled "Fluid Beauty," curated by Dora Lavazou.
Photos @Eva Berler
In the introductory note of the exhibition, the photographer writes:
The exhibition "Fluid Beauty" comprises various sections that showcase the parallel watery worlds coexisting within and around me. Each time I connect with Nature, something revealing occurs, bringing forth profound feelings of joy, gratitude, awe, and redemption. My aim is to illuminate the unseen aspects of Nature, particularly water, through an artistic photographic perspective. As I explored this theme, I rediscovered how accessible it is to find the poetry and magic hidden in the details of everyday life. These unique moments inspire me, providing the joy and energy needed to continue crafting my own parallel realities.
Photos @Eva Berler
Through the lens of photography, I seek to forge an emotional connection between the viewer and water, inviting them to explore the spiritual, transformative, and poetic dimensions that I believe it encompasses. The exhibition "Fluid Beauty" serves as a testament to the value of water in our lives, an essential element that is a part of us even before birth; without it, we cannot survive. My hope is that my environmental concerns resonate, even as a secondary thematic focus of the exhibition, encouraging the audience to protect this invaluable resource.
Photos @Eva Berler
Short Bio
Since 2019, she has been dedicated to artistic photography, focusing on nature, urban landscapes, macro photography, and abstraction. She seeks beauty, magic, and poetry in everyday life, creating her own microcosm, which she refers to as “my little mundane world.” Her first photographic album, titled “little miracles,” was published in 2022 by iFocus Editions, and her debut solo exhibition of the same name was held in May 2023 at the iFocus Photo Gallery.
Eva Berler, Winner, Wildlife & Nature,Sony Photography Awards,Professional Category 2024.@Courtesy of Creo.
She has participated in numerous group exhibitions both in Greece and internationally, including in London, Milan, Berlin, Vietnam, and South Korea. Her photographs have also been featured in group albums in Greece and the United States. Her work has received recognition in various international competitions, with her most notable achievement being 1st place in the Wildlife & Nature category (Professional competition) at the 2024 Sony World Photo Awards. Additionally, part of her series “Suspended worlds” is included in the permanent contemporary collection at the Museum of Avant-garde in Switzerland.
Info
Location: iFocus Photo Gallery, Akadimias 57 & Hippocrates 13 (inside the "Opera" arcade), Athens Greece
Exhibition opening: Friday, November 22, 2024, 19:00 - 22:00
Exhibition duration: November 22 - December 1, 2024
Exhibition opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 13:00 - 18:00 Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday 17:00 - 20:30
Sponsor of the exhibition Fair Consulting
For any further information you can contact info@ifocus.gr
iFocus Photo Gallery, Akadimias 57 & Hippocrates 13 Greece.
The Curator Dora Lavazou
@Dora Lavazou
Dora Lavazou studied journalism, photography, and marketing. She worked for 17 years in the magazine industry as a photo editor, writer, and content coordinator (Dragouni Publications & Liberis Publications).
In 2015, she conceived and designed the online magazine for photographers, www.ifocus.gr, and subsequently created the first nationwide photography group for teenagers and juniors. She is the founder of the iFocus Photo Gallery, located in central Athens (inside the Opera Arcade), where she has organized, coordinated, and curated numerous exhibitions (both group and solo), the annual international photography festival PhosAthens—dedicated to street photography—photography workshops with Magnum photographers Gueorgui Pinkhassov and Nikos Economopoulos, as well as group exhibitions featuring photography teams from regional areas and members of the iFocus community, as part of Photovision & Image Tech.
She also established the first teen photography group within the framework of Athens Photo World, supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and enthusiastically curated their exhibitions at the iFocus Photo Gallery, as well as in municipalities such as Halandri, Peristeri, Elliniko, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
In 2021, she founded iFocus Publications, aiming to produce and publish photography books and albums. To date, 12 books and albums have been published.
This year, for the first time, she organized the Poros Photography Festival. She writes articles, coordinates, and teaches photography in seminars organized by iFocus.gr. Recently, she joined the editorial team of Athens Voice.
She continues to believe in the power of photography and explores its unknown realms.
The Moments Collective Team,International Art Press @2024
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