Tzanelli, R orcid.org/0000-0002-5765-9856 (2020) Underwater: Where Environmental Aesthetics Meets Magical Realism. Transfers, 10 (2/3). pp. 110-114. ISSN 2045-4813
Abstract
A unique exhibition was held between 19 and 22 September 2018 in the deep blue waters of Amorgos, Greece. Amorgos is the easternmost of the Cyclades islands, neighboring the Dodecanese island group. The island’s rich aquatic life and architectural beauty featured prominently in French director Luc Besson’s internationally acclaimed English-language film on freediving, The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu, 1988), transforming the island into an international destination for tourists and freedivers. The exhibition Underwater Gallery: On a Single Breath, was installed at a depth of 7 to 17 meters inside a sea cave in the area of Aghios Pavlos, below the Monastery of Hozoviotissa. Hozoviotissa’s famous top-floor window of the “big blue” opens to the Aegean Sea, affording visitors a bird’s eye view to the Aegean. It is clear that the gallery’s connection to Besson’s artwork is indisputable.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Transfers 2020. This is an author produced version of an article, published in Transfers. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2021 13:12 |
Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2022 01:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Berghahn Journals |
Identification Number: | 10.3167/TRANS.2020.1002308 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175530 |