Faces + Masks series. Location: Nikisiani, Kavala Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
来自专筑编辑杨卓，刘庆新的报道。在希腊摄影师Nikos Vavdinoudis的面具系列作品中，他捕捉到了位于希腊北部乡村的东马其顿的一些城镇和村庄较为原始的、独特的古代装饰。这些地方因当地居民精心制作的兽类服饰以及代表性的仪式而为人所知，这些服饰则会在每年一月初（准确来说是一月六号左右）基督洗礼的正统基督教节日上出现，但其实在基督教诞生之前便有了这些服饰，这是为了在酒神狂欢节上祈祷来年风调雨顺，驱走阴暗的萨满教。据Vavdinoudis介绍，当地人民并没有觉得他们怪异的服饰与基督教的本质间有着任何矛盾，因为他们可以通过这些典礼、仪式祈祷一年的风调雨顺，并且认为这会决定来年是否丰收。
Through his Faces + Masks series, Greek photographer Nikos Vavdinoudis captures the unusual yet ancient customs of certain towns and villages in Eastern Macedonia, a rural area situated in Northern Greece. Known for their elaborate animalistic costumes and symbolic rituals, these customs that take place at the beginning of January (around the 6th to be exact) which coincide with the Orthodox Christian holiday of the baptism of Christ are actually believed to date back to before Christianity, in fact to ancient Dionysian celebrations of fertility due to their apparent chthonic and shamanistic nature. According to Vavdinoudis, the locals see no contradiction between the pagan character of their customs and their Christian context, since these rituals are meant to be ‘‘a praise to a fertile and good year’’, a gesture which in turn ‘‘rests on the pillars of fruitfulness and productivity.’’
Faces + Masks series. Location: Kali Vrysi, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Petrousa, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
为了完成这组面具系列的作品，Vavdinoudis在一月六号到八号间去了Monastiraki, Xiropotamos, Petrousa, Pyrgi, Kali Vrysi, Volakas, Pagoneri和Nikisiani等8个村庄。在村里的时候，他和当地人一起参加了庆祝活动，记录了表演者腰上拴着巨大牛铃的服装（这些牛铃随着表演者在村中跳舞而发出雷鸣般的巨响），也记录了其他当地人用棕色兽皮和瘦长的头饰做成的服装，这些头饰让人们看起来像是动物一般。为了穿戴面具的与没有穿戴面具的形成对比，摄影师捕捉到了一个正穿着古老传统服饰的画面（在室外的自然光下）和一个没有面具的画面（在室内工作室）。正如Vavdinoudis所指，通过揭露面具背后的面孔，可以清楚地看到一个人在其社会环境中如何能够扮演各种不同角色。
For the Faces + Masks project, Vavdinoudis travelled to the villages of Monastiraki, Xiropotamos, Petrousa, Pyrgi, Kali Vrysi, Volakas, Pagoneri and Nikisiani between the 6 and 8 of January. Whilst there, he followed the locals on their celebrations, all the while documenting their customs ranging from performers hanging huge cow bells from their waist (which creates a thunderous noise as they dance through the village) to other locals wearing costumes made out of brown fur with an elongated head thus blurring the lines between an animal and a human. In his desire to create a juxtaposition between the masked and unmasked individuals, the photographer captured images of his subjects while wearing their ritualistic costume (in natural light and outdoors) and also without their masks (indoors and in studio conditions). As Vavdinoudis himself points out, by exposing the face behind the mask, it becomes clear how an individual can perform different roles in his or her social environment.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Pyrgi, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Xiropotamos, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Nikisiani, Kavala Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
关于艺术家
从1992年起，Nikos Vavdinoudis就一直在塞萨洛尼基当职业摄影师。他的专长就是建筑摄影、肖像和食物摄影，也与博物馆、建设公司、出版社、建筑事务所、工业厂房以及酒店有合作。他曾经师从Dimitris Athyridis，并在1999年和Christos Dimitriou一起经营Vavdinoudis-Dimitriou工作室。他参加过多次的个人展和团队展，作品也在摄影竞赛中获得过大奖。因为面具系列作品，他获得了2014年旅游摄影师“People & Cultures Portfolio - TRIBES”竞赛第二名。
About the artist
Nikos Vavdinoudis has been working as a professional photographer in Thessaloniki since 1992. He specialises in architectural photography, portraits and food photography, and works with museums, construction companies, publishing houses, architectural firms, industrial plants and hotels. He studied under Dimitris Athyridis at the latter’s studio, and has since 1999 been running Vavdinoudis-Dimitriou Studio with Christos Dimitriou. He has participated in several solo and group exhibition, and his works have been awarded in photography competitions. With his Faces + Masks series, Vavdinoudis won second place at the Travel Photographer of the Year 2014 competition, in the 'People & Cultures Portfolio - TRIBES' category.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Xiropotamos, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Monastiraki, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Xiropotamos, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Volakas, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Pagoneri, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Pagoneri, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Kali Vrysi, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Volakas, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Volakas, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Volakas, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Volakas, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Monastiraki, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Xiropotamos, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Monastiraki, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Pyrgi, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Petrousa, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Monastiraki, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
Faces + Masks series. Location: Monastiraki, Drama Prefecture, Greece. Photo © Nikos Vavdinoudis.
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