The ‘meet the artist’ reception of the environmental photographic exhibition of Marina Antoniou took place at the Friends Room of London’s Hellenic Centre where the multiple award winning photographer presented 26 photographs on ‘One World and The Climate Change’.
Mr Andreas Kakouris, the Cyprus High Commissioner in the UK, Mr Theodoros Gotsis, General Consul, and Mr Marios Psaras, Cyprus Cultural Counsellor, attended the reception which attracted an international crowd of over 150 guests.
The director of the Hellenic Centre, Mrs Agatha Kalispera and the President of the Hellenic Bankers Association, Mr Louis Loizou, delivered speeches during the reception.
The exhibition has been extended to 6th March due to popular demand.
Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, the Aegean, Greece, Italy, Nepal and Cyprus, as well as Africa and the Amazon rainforest come in front of Marina’s lens to stress the climate change impact.
Marina studied photography at Central Saint Martins. She has participated in photo exhibitions in New York, London, Barcelona, Rotterdam and Cambridge University. She has received numerous awards including four times the Citi Arts Club ‘People Choice Photo Award’ and the ‘Julia Margaret Cameron’ distinction. Her work was included in the Barcelona Biennial of Fine Arts & Photography.
Through her Arctic whales photography, Marina collaborated with the ‘Greenland Institute of Natural Resources’ to assist with their research. Her work was selected for inclusion in three photography books published in the US.
Marina’s photos form part of private collections and are exhibited in villas, financial institutions as well as at the University of Warwick. Marina published five photography books covering Kenya, Namibia, the climate change impact on Greenland and Antarctica, as well as a black and white book ‘Europe & Asia’. Her books form part of University Libraries. She has recently launched her own clothing and accessories brand using her photography work as a design base.
More information please visit www.marinaantoniouart.com
