With her photographic work, Maria Sarafi explores the boundaries between reality and illusion and creates intimate, obscure, unsettling universes. Inspired by surrounding elements, objects, space, nature and her own emotions and experiences, she translates them into images.
Bio
Maria grew up between Greece and Germany. Passionate about photography, she experiments with photography during her studies as a Computer Engineer in Greece. Based in Switzerland since 2011, Maria rediscovers her artistic path, while pursuing a career as an IT Program Manager. From 2014 she participates in workshops and master classes. Her work has been presented in various exhibitions.
She speaks fluently greek, english, french and german.
Exhibitions
Trouble and Silence
Galerie Marchande, Nyon, Switzerland, 31 October - 7 December 2019
Light-Up. A la recherche de son expression photographique
Banque Pictet, Geneva, Switzerland, 17 June - 17 July 2019
Trouble(s) - Les members de soutien de Focale exposent
Esp’Asse, Nyon, Switzerland, 2 - 14 December 2017
Silence - Masterclass Exhibition
Esp’Asse, Nyon, Switzerland, 3 - 15 December 2016
Entre ici et là – Outdoor Exhibition of Photo Club Pictet
Acacias Street, Geneva, Switzerland, 21 June - 21 July 2016
Publications
Cover photo of the novel “Carbon”, Kichli Publishing, Athens, Greece, 2017
“Regard(s)”, Banque Pictet’s Photo Club Review, Geneva, Switzerland, 2017
“Club Photo News”, Banque Pictet’s Photo Club Review, Geneva, Switzerland, 2016
Contact
+41 78 908 32 46