LENSES Photography Book
Stephen Kontiveis
LENSES, photography book
Signed by the artist
14.85 x 21 cm
Artist Statement:
LENSES is based around connection with self, people, and my surroundings, all in which are parallel and intertwined with one another.
One entity channelled through different avenues but ultimately woven by the same fabric.
Despite there being an infinite number of ways one can feel and exercise connection, I find getting personal with others is a way in which you can both connect and gain a deeper understanding of somebody and also yourself in the process.
Being able to recognise the parts of yourself that exists within others and vice versa.
I’ve sat and had conversations with peers, friends, family, and strangers, all in which are human and have their own personal experiences and perspectives I wished to gain a glimpse of through conversation. Such perspectives can include subject matter of personal experiences, passions, outlooks on life in general, or just random little things that people wished to either express or share. I encouraged people to come as they were and share anything they were comfortable with. Honest representation of respective individuals I interviewed was ultimately what I was striving for.
Stephen Kontiveis
LENSES, photography book
Signed by the artist
14.85 x 21 cm
Artist Statement:
LENSES is based around connection with self, people, and my surroundings, all in which are parallel and intertwined with one another.
One entity channelled through different avenues but ultimately woven by the same fabric.
Despite there being an infinite number of ways one can feel and exercise connection, I find getting personal with others is a way in which you can both connect and gain a deeper understanding of somebody and also yourself in the process.
Being able to recognise the parts of yourself that exists within others and vice versa.
I’ve sat and had conversations with peers, friends, family, and strangers, all in which are human and have their own personal experiences and perspectives I wished to gain a glimpse of through conversation. Such perspectives can include subject matter of personal experiences, passions, outlooks on life in general, or just random little things that people wished to either express or share. I encouraged people to come as they were and share anything they were comfortable with. Honest representation of respective individuals I interviewed was ultimately what I was striving for.
Stephen Kontiveis
LENSES, photography book
Signed by the artist
14.85 x 21 cm
Artist Statement:
LENSES is based around connection with self, people, and my surroundings, all in which are parallel and intertwined with one another.
One entity channelled through different avenues but ultimately woven by the same fabric.
Despite there being an infinite number of ways one can feel and exercise connection, I find getting personal with others is a way in which you can both connect and gain a deeper understanding of somebody and also yourself in the process.
Being able to recognise the parts of yourself that exists within others and vice versa.
I’ve sat and had conversations with peers, friends, family, and strangers, all in which are human and have their own personal experiences and perspectives I wished to gain a glimpse of through conversation. Such perspectives can include subject matter of personal experiences, passions, outlooks on life in general, or just random little things that people wished to either express or share. I encouraged people to come as they were and share anything they were comfortable with. Honest representation of respective individuals I interviewed was ultimately what I was striving for.
This artwork is exhibited in Bloom: West End Grad Show, West End Art Space’s inaugural graduate exhibition. Presenting the work of 11 artists from the 2023 graduating cohorts of VCA, RMIT & Monash University, this showcase aims to give emerging artists a gallery platform, and to provide an entry point into the commercial art industry.