Xenia Chantzi // Xen Zen
Text by Zaar Riisberg
The Stoics were philosophers of Greece and somewhat Rome/Italy. In some ways they are reminiscent of the Cynics of Athens, like Diogenes and Anthisthenes, but different. It is the calm, the stoic, the minimalist, the sense making of the geometry that puts us at ease. Xenia provides a place to breathe for others, something that purveys her personality as well. If the silence breaks and the waves crash instead of a calm sea, she will stand in place. She has been exploring new avenues of her talent, but this is vintage Xen. She has an incredible knack for the dreamy seascape and the greyscaled minimalism that goes along with it.
EDITOR'S NOTE
Xenia is from Greece and while having mostly worked in mono, she now dabbles in some color, if you check her IG. Like Martin Sabine one of the things you first notice when you see a few frames of her work, is a sense of light, especially when it comes to highlights and dark tones - and, indeed, managing them.