Groping
Self, intimacy, reflexivity….In this series of photographs I am exploring various themes revolving around the Self. The headless self-portraits located within my most intimate space and objects are trying to observe me from afar and, at the same time, trace my inner world; to grope at myself, at my feelings, my body and its sexuality, my vulnerabilities. Through this photographic introspection I am reflecting upon time and the fear of death, the distortions of the soul, about my internal sounds and conflicts. It also represents my drive for an atonement delivered through imagery.
Vasiliki Sandali was born and grew up in Athens, Greece. In 2009 she attended the photographic seminars, over the period 2015/16 the seminars of “Photographic Circle” conducted by Platon Rivellis, and in 2016 a workshop on ‘Intuitive Photography’ delivered by Achilles Nasios. In 2017 she attended photography courses to the Athens School of fine Arts. She has photographically worked for magazine articles and book covers, while her work has been presented in photographic webpages and journals.
Awards In 2010 she had participated with a series of her photographs in the ‘Open Screen Project’ (which was part of Athens Photo Festival). In 2016 she participated in Photometria Festival (in the section ‘Parallel Voices’), and in the exhibition ‘Nude’ organized by the “Photographic Circle”, while she was shortlisted for the Athens Photo Festival 2016. In 2017 she participated in the photography and video art exhibition “Μy gender, Μyself” organized by Photography Center of Thessaloniki with her project “Groping”and with the same project she participated to Satellite Exhibition of Athens Photo Festival, in June of 2017. In 2018, part of her work selected from Latitude gallery (Chicago), Darkroom gallery (Essex USA) and LoosenArt gallery (Rome). In 2018 also, she was in shortlist of Rovinj Photodays festival (Kroatia) and her project ‘’Groping’’ presented at Kaunas Photo Festival of Lithuania and to Tokyo International Foto Awards.
