Photography Exhibition “Starry Serifos”
ArtLab presents a selection of photographs captured by Mentor Drakoulis.
Opening night: 19 July 2025 at 20:30
The Milky way
The Milky Way is our home, since the Earth, the Sun and our solar system are contained within it. On a dark night with no clouds or moon we can see the core of the Milky Way, which usually rises after midnight. With the naked eye the core is faintly visible, but cameras with a multi-second exposure can capture much more detail.
The Greek name for the Milky Way (Γαλαξίας – Galaxias) is derived from the Greek word for milk (γάλα – gala). According to one of the legends on how the Milky Way was created, Zeus (Jupiter) decided to let his son Heracles suckle on his divine wife Hera‘s milk when she was asleep, an act which would endow the baby with godlike qualities. When Hera woke and realized that she was breastfeeding another woman’s infant, she pushed him away and the spurting milk became the Milky Way.
“A still more glorious dawn awaits. Not a sunrise, but a galaxy-rise. A morning filled with 400 billion suns. The rising of the Milky Way.”
Carl Edward Sagan
The duration of the exhibition will be: July 19 – July 30
Operating hours: Mon-Sun 10:00 -14:00 / 18:00 – 22:00
The opening night of the exhibition will take place on July 19 at 20:30. Looking forward to meeting you all at Artlab!
Speaker
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Mentor DrakoulisLearn more →Mentor was born in Athens and lives in Palaio Faliro. He studied Computer Science in Grenoble (France) and works in this field. At the same time, since his teenage years he has been involved in photography, mainly as an amateur, exploring and applying various techniques and investing in theoretical training. Since 2006 he spends a lot of time in Serifos during the summer. In 2015 he presented his photography exhibition “Where the little meets the great” at Perseus Exhibition Center. His favourite subjects are: landscape photography, astrophotography and macro photography.
To capture the Milky Way, he travels not only to Serifos but also to various regions across Greece, selecting locations with low light pollution and favorable weather conditions. He uses professional equipment, including a sky tracker on a tripod.
