The Paradox of You by Yiannis Ampatziadis 

The “paradox of you” originated as a pure pop project with the purpose to demonstrate the separation of the body from the head. The detachment of the main body from the mind created an image of a fragmented whole. The constant change of both creates the paradox of you being you but not you at the same time, creating a universal collage. In a world where one doesn’t identify with one’s picture, the paradox project created a mixture of multiple identities and personas. Perhaps in a way, this separation leads to the freedom of the mind that is no longer influenced by the corpus. Inspired by pop culture, the final product is the manipulation and visual removal of the subject from its known context, thus the mind from the body. Does this conclude to confusion or to a new identification?

I grew up in Athens, studied biology in Crete and Utrecht and came back to my hometown to do my PhD. I have been taking pictures since I convinced my mum to buy me a film camera at the age of 10. I have always practiced storytelling through my intimate portraits.  In the last couple of years I work as a photographer, professionally but also develop my creative/artistic projects.

Art Direction & Photo-shooting by  Yiannis Ampatziadis
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Creative Direction & Curation by Ioannis Argyris
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