Casondra's Adventures

August 29, 2015: Aesclepion Temple and Surrounds, Skopelos

August 29, 2015: Aesclepion Temple and Surrounds, Copyright Casondra Sobieralski, 2015. Please contact photographer for permission to use.

Copyright Casondra Sobieralski, 2015. Please contact photographer for permission to use.

This batch of photos represents my fifth day's exploration -- part 1-- of the Island of Skopelos, where I did a 2.5 week artist-in-residency at the ever-enchanting Skopelos Foundation for the Arts.

I was really there to do a video installation, so these photos were just my way of exploring and establishing a sense of place.

This batch is for the archaeology buffs, no visual candy. This is an Aesclepion healing temple that is being excavated. The local health clinic is named after this temple.

Followers of this myth-magic-medicine nexus practiced (among other methods) dream incubation. Practitioners would sleep in the temples and ask for dreams to help solve their ailments. Sometimes their dreams revealed literal "cures," like a specific herb to take. Sometimes they revealed stories that helped people unravel the underlying emotional or relational root of an ailment.

Remember, you can click on these thumbnails to see large versions.

Got 11 minutes, 6 seconds? See the video I installed at SkopArts. Installation was life size: https://vimeo.com/139816791

August 28, 2015: Night Shots with Grapes, Skopelos

Copyright Casondra Sobieralski, 2015. Please contact photographer for permission to use.

This batch of photos represents my fourth day's exploration of the Island of Skopelos, where I did a 2.5 week artist-in-residency at the ever-enchanting Skopelos Foundation for the Arts.

I was really there to do a video installation, so these photos were just my way of exploring and establishing a sense of place.

Here, some experiments in night photography from my apartment. All things round: the full moon (no stills, only video), the grapes, the distant city lights... and the halos of the Byzantine icons pictured in other Skopelos adventures.

Remember, you can click on these thumbnails to see large versions.

Got 11 minutes, 6 seconds? See the video I installed at SkopArts. Installation was life size: https://vimeo.com/139816791

August 27, 2015, Part 2: Skopelos, the Town

Copyright Casondra Sobieralski, 2015. Please contact photographer for permission to use.

This batch of photos represents my third day's exploration of the Island of Skopelos, where I did a 2.5 week artist-in-residency at the ever-enchanting Skopelos Foundation for the Arts.

I was really there to do a video installation, so these photos were just my way of exploring and establishing a sense of place.

This batch of photos shows that life in Skopelos is all about, and has always been all about, the sea.

Remember, you can click on these thumbnails to see large versions.

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The comings and goings of the ferry have a temporal rhythm. And when the ferry arrives or departs, the whole mood of the port changes because of the hundreds of people coming and going.

I would like to do a short video just about the ferry, treating it as a character.

One of my favorite photos of the whole trip...

The Skopelos Folklore Museum brings to life the Victorian past of the island.

These creepy mannequins were so animated, I knew right away they were going to shape the direction of my video. What were they saying to each other? I also liked how their minimalist faces echoed the shapes of the Byzantine icons.

The town of Skopelos winds up into the hills above the port. the streets are narrow and cobblestone. Here is a sampling of the vernacular architecture and its textures.

Got 11 minutes, 6 seconds? See the video I installed at SkopArts. Installation was life size: https://vimeo.com/139816791

August 27, 2015 part 1: Beach Near Skopelos Foundation for the Arts

Copyright Casondra Sobieralski, 2015. Please contact photographer for permission to use.

This batch of photos represents my third day's exploration of the Island of Skopelos, where I did a 2.5 week artist-in-residency at the ever-enchanting Skopelos Foundation for the Arts.

I was really there to do a video installation, so these photos were just my way of exploring and gaining a sense of place.

This small beach was a short hike from Skoparts. It was my favorite beach on the island due to the colors and because it was nestled in a cove. I did a lot of underwater video here.

I also shot a lot of video with my 250mm lens, lying on my belly at the waters edge and at the edge of a pier. I got a very satisfying effect of the waves barreling towards the viewer.

Don't try this without a protective filter on your lens, of course. Salt.

Remember, you can click on these thumbnails to see large versions.