TOKYO-2019

Treasure Chest

  • Photographer
    Pygmalion Karatzas
  • Agency / Studio
    Pygmalion Karatzas Photography

A long exposure impression of the Benaki Museum in Athens Greece. The existing building from the late 60ies was renovated by architects Maria Kokkinou and Andreas Kourkoulas. The approached was based on a bipolar concept where the outside walls are closed and monolithic while the interior walls of the courtyard are transparent layers with an inclination opening towards the sky. The materials used are soft, movable, changeable in time, and act as diaphragms of light. These design features are further punctuated with this image of the courtyard, photographed during the UTK Mini-term course.

Pygmalion Karatzas studied Architecture at the Technical University of Budapest, Urban Design at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, and practiced architecture for 12 years. Since 2013 he is focusing systematically on architectural and fine art photography, producing a portfolio of 200 architectural, commercial and artistic projects from Europe, USA and Middle East.