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Sub-version
Sub-version is part of Nico Giannoulis’ intimate etching series that reimagines the private world of C.P. Cavafy through discreet, magnified fragments of the body. Here, the artist draws inspiration from the visual language of BDSM—its hardware, textures, and ritualistic symbolism—while rendering the subject with a softness that contrasts the severity of the forms depicted.
The work’s small scale heightens its sense of secrecy and closeness. Though the imagery evokes power, restraint, and tension, the delicacy of the etching process introduces an unexpected tenderness. This interplay between vulnerability and intensity creates a striking visual and conceptual antithesis, inviting viewers to reflect on desire, agency, and the hidden architectures of queer intimacy.
Description
Sub-version is part of Nico Giannoulis’ intimate etching series that reimagines the private world of C.P. Cavafy through discreet, magnified fragments of the body. Here, the artist draws inspiration from the visual language of BDSM—its hardware, textures, and ritualistic symbolism—while rendering the subject with a softness that contrasts the severity of the forms depicted.
The work’s small scale heightens its sense of secrecy and closeness. Though the imagery evokes power, restraint, and tension, the delicacy of the etching process introduces an unexpected tenderness. This interplay between vulnerability and intensity creates a striking visual and conceptual antithesis, inviting viewers to reflect on desire, agency, and the hidden architectures of queer intimacy.
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