Events organised by the Press Office in Paris - 2008
Photographic exhibition «Happiness» (06.11.08)
The Hellenic House in Paris is currently showing an exhibition presenting the work of the Greek photographer Christos Sarris, organised by the Press and Communication Office of the Greek Embassy in France. Inaugurated on Thursday, November 6th, the exhibition «Happiness» will last until November 16th, participating in the “Mois de la Photo-OFF” taking place this month in Paris.
In principle, the Mois de la Photo-OFF is a fringe festival, aiming to provide an alternative dynamic perspective as well as to support emerging photographers, which is organised in parallel to the official “Mois de la Photo” festival, held every two years in the French capital.
The photos exhibited in «Happiness» are basically snap-shots of everyday life throughout the world, pictures of people and objects from distant places that Christos Sarris has been most fortunate to visit, real images the artist focussed on with a vivid desire to share with others. « You should know how fortunate you are the moment you set foot on that aiplane. I am part of the lucky ones, and whenever I find myself ‘there’, I tend to admire the simple things, the amazing surrealism of everyday life in faraway places», confesses Sarris.
20-22 October 2008 - 5th Quality Conference for public administration in the EU
Within the framework of the French Presidency of the EU, the 5th Quality Conference for public administration in the EU was held in Paris from October 20 to 22. Greece participated with a delegation of representatives from the public sector and from various social and cultural institutions.
The Press and Communication Office in Paris represented the Secretariat General of Communication - Secretariat General of Information and promoted the Secretariats' General activities in Greece and abroad.
18 September 2008 - Art Exhiibtion: «Bastille-Kerameikos»
The art exhibition «Bastille-Kerameikos», presenting the most recent work of the Greek painter Pavlos Habidis, was inaugurated on Thursday, September 18th, in the heart of the French capital. The exposition, organised under the aegis of the Press and Communication Office of the Greek Embassy in Paris at the Beckel Odille Boïcos gallery, in the very area of Bastille, will last until October 25th.
The paintings exhibited are mostly watercolors, inspired by typical scenes and sceneries from both Paris and Athens: the artist, through selecting and proposing themes and images of everyday life, succeeds in attracting the eye and interest of the art loving visitor. Bringing together the Parisian Bastille and the Athenian Kerameikos, both districts bearing a considerable historical importance, the painter attempts and achieves the rapprochement of the two European capitals in his own unique way.
19 March 2008 - Photo exhibition: “Santorin, la tres belle”
“Beautiful Santorini” («Santorin, la tres belle»), is the title of a photo exhibition launched on March 19th, at the Hellenic House in Paris. Organised by the Press and Communication Office of the Greek Embassy in France, the exhibition - which runs until March 31st 2008 - includes 26 photos French photographers Maud Duviquet and Philippe Guat, who have worked on similar projects in France and abroad.
The images play with the legendary natural light and colours of the island, capturing moments of beauty and myth that Santorini’s unique landscape offers generously.
23 - 26 January 2008 - “Greece, eternal and wonderful”
The Greek Embassy’s Press Office in Paris in collaboration with FNAC-Ternes in Paris organised a series of cultural events (January 23 – 24) entitled "La Grèce éternelle et merveilleuse", which were hosted by FNAC. This 4-day homage to Greece aimed to present Greece’s contemporary profile in terms of sounds, tastes and images, encouraging and stirring public interest from a cultural, tourist and gastronomic point of view.
The events included music and dance, the “Periplus” photo exhibition, a presentation by Professor Dimitrios Pandermalis of the New Acropolis Museum and a business forum address by Secretary General of Information Panos Livadas on "Investments and Opportunities for Enterprises in Greece Today.”
