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Antonis Halaris

I only know this job, this is what I do!

We all know that fish is one of the most loved foods and, in fact, this has been so since the old days. What is not so well-known is that the approximately 300 fishermen of Paros have recently dropped to 200, and keep dwindling in number. As a result, in the summer, we here on Paros often eat fish from nets of unknown origin, unless we eat out at tavernas that have their own caique boat. But these are just a handful. A lot has changed in the fishing sector in recent years, and work has become easier, but the number of fishermen is constantly declining and the subsidies they receive are eating up their boats.

2023-07-04T10:04:54+00:00By |INTERVIEWS|Comments Off on Antonis Halaris
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Nikos Synodis

Is it possible to live two lives in one? Well, it seems so!

In the case of Nikos Synodis, at least, this is what happened. He passed from life to death and back to life again. And he started over from scratch. Several of his life files, including that of speech, were corrupted and had to be reconstructed from the beginning. But others, such as painting and his passion for the theatre, remained intact and good to go, though in a different form.

2024-06-28T11:07:23+00:00By |CULTURE, INTERVIEWS|Comments Off on Nikos Synodis
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Mary Chatzaki

10 years anti art gallery in Antiparos

The “anti” art gallery first opened its doors in the summer of 2012, in a Lilliputian 6x3x3m space right by the entrance to the Castle hosting painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery, photography, graphic design and video art exhibitions until the autumn of 2022, when it closed. For more than ten years, it gave us a host of memorable moments. Both the gallery and the Antiparos International Photo Festival marked the island’s cultural life for as long as they lasted. In the following interview, Mary Chatzaki, the gallery’s founder, talks to us about these ten high-impact years.

2024-06-28T11:07:21+00:00By |CULTURE, INTERVIEWS|Comments Off on Mary Chatzaki
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Todd Marshard

Pottery is a creative outlet and challenge

Hidden in the picturesque alleys of Lefkes, right before the great church of Aghia Triada (Holy Trinity) lies the workshop of Todd Marshard. In perfect harmony with the surroundings, the shop –and workshop- lets you into the world of the artist who left New York and a successful career as a fashion photographer, and landed on Paros where he opened his shop and dedicated himself on the art of ceramics. His pottery, unique and personal, his photos on the walls echo his past as a fashion photographer and his creations with pebbles or other materials picked up from the beaches of Paros, speak of his relation with nature.

2024-06-26T20:26:03+00:00By |CULTURE, INTERVIEWS|Comments Off on Todd Marshard
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Alain Wolff & Brigitte Thommen

Ceramics is compatible with our lifestyle

NOE ceramics is one of the oldest and best-established businesses on Paros. The brand which, for 23 years, has been synonymous with minimalism, clean-cut design and bright colours is the brainchild of Swiss-Parians Pierre-Alain Wolff and Brigitte Thommen, known by the locals as Petros and Brigitte. Following the road signs along the way, you find yourself in an idyllic corner of western Paros, near Aspro Chorio, where you can discover their beautiful clay artistry displayed in a natural setting unspoilt and untouched by time and overdevelopment.

2023-07-04T09:54:23+00:00By |INTERVIEWS|Comments Off on Alain Wolff & Brigitte Thommen
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The subversive sculptor of ”passion”

Skopas of Paros

Paros has been my favourite site of research and study since my student years, especially the years of doctoral studies at Cornell University, USA, an institution of renowned academic excellence. There, in the context of an in-depth study of ancient Greek classical sculpture, I had the opportunity to get to know Skopas, a cosmopolitan Parian sculptor of the 4th century B.C., lesser known to the general public compared to the other great figures of his time, Praxiteles and Lysippus.

2023-06-29T13:54:38+00:00By |ISSUES|Comments Off on The subversive sculptor of ”passion”
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The bombing of Panagia Ekatontapyliani

Paros in world war II

As from April 1941 during the Second World War, and after the initial victories of the Greek army against the Italian troops on the Albanian front, Greece found itself under a triple military occupation: by Germany, Italy and Bulgaria.

2023-06-29T13:55:34+00:00By |ISSUES|Comments Off on The bombing of Panagia Ekatontapyliani
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Toy boats

An old seaside toy turns into a custom and back into a toy!

During the interbellum, when the first tinplate containers became available in the market, the first handmade karava (toy boat) made its first appearance on the island. Some grandfather or parent must have crafted a small tin boat for his child out of the olive oil or feta tin container that was lying about in the house.

2024-06-27T17:32:48+00:00By |ISLAND, ISSUES|Comments Off on Toy boats
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The high art of the Greek tourist poster

From sightseeing to modern tourism

From the 1920s onwards, the tourism industry has gradually emerged as one of the most critical pillars of the Greek economy, as well as, by and large, a factor of change for the physiognomy of Greece. All along this journey, some of the most prominent Greek visual artists, photographers and graphic designers have shaped, to a large extent, the (timeless) image of the country to the world.

2023-06-29T14:00:03+00:00By |ISSUES|Comments Off on The high art of the Greek tourist poster
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