Golden Peak
Agios Ioannis Rentis is a suburb of Piraeus, the large port near Athens. It is divided into a residential area, which occupies a small part of the ground, and the industrial area, which is occupied by powerful Greek companies. The tall walls are the distinct boundaries between the two regions.
© Ilias Lois
© Ilias Lois
© Ilias Lois
A few steps away, the unspoiled vegetation has the role of the dead zone. During the weekdays, the industrial site is characterized by the intense mobility of human resources, machinery and therefore noise pollution. In the Golden Peak series, I stood in places we usually pass by and I faced them as being photogenic landscapes. A long pause, a chance to think.
© Ilias Lois
© Ilias Lois
BIO
Ilias Lois (b. 1994). Fine art photographer born and based in Athens, Greece. I studied photography at the Department of Photography & Audiovisual Arts, Athens University of Applied Sciences and at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Since 2014, I am addressing contemporary issues in Photographos magazine. My work has been presented in several group exhibitions in Greece and Italy.