Artworks

Yiannis Selimiotis

Descriptive information

Type of artwork: Painting
Material(s) & Technique(s): Oil on wood panel and wooden frame
Dimensions: 58cm x 60cm
Year: 2021
Location: Prespa Lake, North Macedonia

Technical information

Digitisation of artwork: Panagiotis Diapoulis
Equipment used: Cameras: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 6D | Camera Type: DSLR | Lenses: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Image processing software: Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Windows)

License

Reuse this file under the terms of the license Creative Commons Attribution – ShareAlike (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How to cite this image

“No Boat in the Water Today”. 2021. Artist: Yiannis Selimiotis. Source: ECHO II website. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About this artwork

A poetic and calming landscape where a fishing boat is combined with an old red pattern from the area. An artwork that refers to the simple life of the local people, but also to remind the dangerous impact that the agriculture of apple trees had in Prespa Lake. The use of pesticides and phosphorus from the farmers had created a great ecological stress and threat to the ecosystem of Prespa Lake. One of its results was that the fishermen could no longer fish because of the overgrowth of algae and toxicity of the waters. After a lot of time, effort and money, things have finally changed, but now it’s up to the people to remember that there is a strong connection between land and water, apples and fishes, and to keep up with the right practices in order to maintain a healthy ecosystem that is beneficial for humans, animals and plants.

Yiannis Selimiotis