Autumn in Hydra, November 2021
Back to Leonard Cohen's Greek Hydra Island: 5 Years After His Death
I explored the island where Leonard Cohen lived for years. A diary of a personal journey inspired by music
Music, and especially folk music, has always been a source of inspiration for my art. My photographs, in the broadest sense, document landscapes and open spaces. But more than simply showing them, my ambition has been to convey a sense of the fragility of life and of the transformations taking place at any given moment in both the outside world and our interior world.
In my view, Leonard Cohen’s music and lyrics accurately express the complex combination of beauty and sorrow that it is at the root of my work. Via photography, I aspire to create visual poems that will reflect the fragility of the moment, its excitement and intensity, alongside the suffering and meaninglessness inherent in our existence.
This is a project about a life that once existed but is no more, yet left a deep imprint behind it. It’s about Leonard Cohen, my personal history beauty and sorrow.
