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Neos Kosmos
“Come find yourself” – Neos Kosmos
A plate from the catalogue of William Hamilton’s collection of antiquities. 17 December 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS and Hellenic Museum Director Vicki Yianoulatos delve the history of the Greek community in Victoria, at the State Library. Even before John Batman strode ashore from the Rebecca in 1835 to establish the city of Melbourne, there was [...]
“Modern myth” – Neos Kosmos
3 December 2011 Renowned Greek painter ALEKOS FASSIANOS explains the link between Mount Olympus and Gotham City. Myth, according to Alekos Fassianos, is everything. It is our past, which informs our present, which creates our future. “Everyone must have their myth alive inside of them,” Fassianos tells me as we sit outside the Hellenic Museum [...]
“Taste the sun” – Neos Kosmos
Michael Sfikas showing off his home-made tank and hose setup. PHOTO: Thomas Andronas. 26 November 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS Every spring since I can remember, my pappou’s planted a vegetable patch. He plants cucumbers, beans, lettuces, artichokes and countless other fruits and vegetables. But it’s his tomatoes that are his pride and joy. He approaches [...]
“The last divided capital” – Neos Kosmos
No man’s land, as it was left in 1974. PHOTO: Thomas Andronas 22 October 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS Just inside the walls of old Lefkosia, on the south side of the Green Line, lies Plateia Eleftherias, Freedom Square. It was named this in 1974 as an appeal to the future freedom of Cyprus. On the [...]
“A Roman I was born…” – Neos Kosmos
Tatavla Keyfi on stage in Berlin. Photo: Tatavla Keyfi. 17 September 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS In Istanbul there are no Greeks, just Romans. In 2011 they’re engaged in a fight to survive, and the humble rebetiko is leading the way. In the dirty, smoky rebetiko bars of Istanbul, a movement is forming. It’s an attempt to [...]
“Last chance for Christofias” – Neos Kosmos
Inside the Green Line. Photo: Tom Andronas 24 August 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS A leading Turkish-Cypriot academic has challenged Greek-Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias to find a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem within the next 12 months, as it may be his last chance. “If I were Christofias I would speed up the negotiations, I would [...]
“Democratic indignance in action” – Neos Kosmos
The Indignants’ general assembly in Syntagma Square. Photo: Tom Andronas 10 August 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS There’s something strange happening in Syntagma Square. Here, in the heart of Athens, in the shadows of the halls of power where the official politics are done, an unofficial parliament has gathered. They’ve been living here since May, refusing to [...]
“Greece honours our Anzac Veterans” – Opa!
Featured photographs by Tom Andronas. Text by Mike Sweet.
“Terror and Desperation” – Neos Kosmos
The HMAS Perth in the Mediterranean. Photo: Archive 21 May 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS “When the Greeks were invaded by the Germans I was standing up on the Acropolis watching the harbour being bombed.” Basil Hayler, now 89 was a 19 year-old sailor on the Australian warship HMAS Perth when he watched the bombs rain [...]
“Yesterday’s boat-people” – Neos Kosmos
Lucas and Lena Papageorge at their engagement party. Photo: Lucas Papageorge 14 May 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS Lucas Papageorge was born in Levissi – a town now abandoned and known as Kayakoy in southern Turkey – on March 17, 1921. When he was very young, his family was forced to leave their village as part [...]
“Hidden Halkidiki” – Neos Kosmos
A hidden beach on Halkidiki’s Sithonia peninsula. Photo: Tom Andronas 16 April 2011 Take a tour of Halkidki’s hidden charms, on the road with THOMAS ANDRONAS. Halkidiki is off the tourist track, as far as most Australians are concerned. If you’re not from there, you’ve probably never been. It’s not glitzy, it’s not glamorous. There [...]
“Historic Propaganda” – Neos Kosmos
The Parthenon Marbles on display in the British Museum. Photo: Tom Andronas 9 April 2011 THOMAS ANDRONAS It’s funny, how history can be reinterpreted as a means to an end. On a recent trip to the British Museum I was astounded to find this iconic educational institution engaged in an overt propaganda campaign aimed at [...]