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The Fantastical Reality of Petros Chrisostomou’s Photography

A couple of weeks ago a remarkable photography exhibition by Petros Chrisostomou opened at Fuchs Projects

By Thérèse Maher

March 11, 2013 · 6 min read

People

The Fantastical Reality of Petros Chrisostomou’s Photography

A couple of weeks ago a remarkable photography exhibition by Petros Chrisostomou opened at Fuchs Projects

Thérèse Maher March 11, 2013Mar 11, 2013 · 6 min read

"Skatospore (II)". Photograph provided by Petros Chrisostomou — “Skatospore (II)”. Photograph provided by Petros Chrisostomou

A couple of weeks ago a remarkable photography exhibition by Petros Chrisostomou opened at Fuchs Projects. The magical photographs of Chrisostomou may appear heavily Photoshopped but, in fact, the only thing manipulated here is your assumptions.

Chrisostomou photographs ordinary, everyday objects. He photographs them in familiar and unremarkable environments but the notion of scale is disrupted to such a degree that the work becomes surreal. A…

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