Andros, in the silence of photographs

[Kairios Library]

In a bid to sphere its taste memory, the Kairios Library connected the land of Andros has launched an inaugural to physique a integer photographic archive of section life. The task invites residents to lend household and nonrecreational photographs, which are scanned and returned. 

“The instauration of the archive will not lone safeguard household histories but besides shed airy connected mundane life, professions, traditions, and customs,” said Amalia Tiniakou, caput of the archive astatine the library. 
The effort, supported by the Ministry of Culture under the 2025 Modern Cultural Heritage Program, partners with taste associations and section groups. The archive aims to turn continually, expanding the library’s ιστότοπος and offering exhibitions, workshops, and adjacent photography competitions. 

Already, images spanning from the 19th period to the postwar years uncover weddings, festivals, classrooms, and maritime life. 

For galore Andrians, recognizing acquainted faces and scenes creates bonds crossed generations and villages – a dialog betwixt representation and the present.