Municipal Art Gallery of Nikaia–Ag. I. Rentis “Dinos Katsafanas”
Opening: Friday 15 November 2024 | 19:00
There are arguably few landscapes that lend themselves so aptly to the study of the relationship between human civilization and nature like the flatland, where the use of increasingly intensive agricultural methods has profoundly changed human civilization.
Vassilis Nempegleriotis' Stories from the Plain (2017-2022) is a collection of photographs focusing on the Thessalian plain, Greece’s second largest granary. The plain has been a source of both prosperity and inequality. Born in a farming family, Nempegleriotis examines here the current state of the Thessalian Plain. Nempegleriotis' photographs tap into the expanse of the land and the absence of pronounced natural features, in order to subtly depict the disturbance of the land, and reveal elements from its modern and social history.
Vasilis Nempegleriotis is a self-taught photographer based in Larissa, Central Greece, using the medium of photography since 2015. He has participated in photography seminars and is a member of Fplus photography group since 2018. His photographs have been featured in group exhibitions (Anthropause 2020 - Momus), international photography festivals (Photometria International Festival 2020, New Borders, Belfast Photo Festival 2021, Thessaloniki Photobiennale 2023) and at the 8th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art 2023.
Curated by: Hercules Papaioannou
Coorganisation: MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Municipality of Nikaia–Ag. I. Rentis
Exhibition days and hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 10:00-14:00, Friday 17:00-20:00
Caption: Girtoni Area, 2020