Temples in the shape of the sky

1010Hall the Art House in Nicosia is hosting a unique photo exhibition by the well-known revolutionary photographer from Greece, Mr. Loukas Hapsis; 32 pieces of art of ancient Greek temples under a full starlit sky that has not been montaged or Photoshoped. This remarkable art collection consists of 14 ancient Greek monuments which took 14 months to complete; 1 month for each monument. Each piece of art hides over 200 pictures in order to experience ancient Greek temples like you have never seen them before. In addition to Mr. Hapsis’ work you will have the opportunity to see a documentary film named “Voice Of The Past”.

Opening on the 18th of April at 20:00-23:00, followed the exhibition will be open to the public until the 26th of April from 18:00 to 22:00.

The opening will be performed by the Mayor of Nicosia Mr. Constantinos Yiorkadjis and followed by opera performance and wine & cheese reception.

Unique, appreciated and remembered
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people all over the world visit Greece to see the ancient Greek monuments. A different way to experience the beauty of Greece is through the captured magical images of the well-known Greek Photographer Loukas Hapsis. His art expresses the visual appeal of each monument with the unique background of the Greek starlit sky that not even the naked eye can conceive.

Loukas Hapsis has used unique techniques with a common device, the camera, to capture scenery with backgrounds that has never been seen before. His pictures have no filters or montage and hence they look as if they came out from a fantasy. Each picture consisted of a burst of 200 photos in order to capture the movement of the stars. A photo was taken every 30 seconds, with the use of either a small lens or a wireless flash. By leaving the shutter of the camera open he managed to light up every detail we see in his work. All this work was done in pure darkness.

The Greek photographer with 20 years of experience in astrophotography and landscape photography has used both techniques and has created the exclusivity that can be seen in his artwork. His work was viewed at exhibitions in Greece and is being viewed through websites and magazines all over Europe.

14 months, one month for each monument, that is how long it took for his collection to be completed. For every piece of art the trick was starting at a new phase of the moon to take advantage of the darkness. Even though Loukas Hapsis would camp out of each monument for a few days and each picture would need almost 5 hours to be completed the most difficult part for him was to gain overnight access to the monument as well as total darkness from all the lights shining on the monuments. Due to Loukas unusual dream and free mind we have the privilege to view ancient Greek monuments like we will never see them before.