Agia Fotini - Aesthetic masterpiece

Agia Fotini is a Greek Orthodox church built in the 1970's in Mantinia, outside Tripoli, Greece. Built using local materials it is an expression of the traditional orthodox church in the language of asymmetry. A brilliant juxtaposition of traditional Greek design and Byzantine church architecture that moves the soul. A tribute to the spirit and mind of man. I took these photos in August of 1977 before the narrow minded, orthodox church hierarchy decided to whitewash the magnificent, original frescos and icons and replace them with more traditional, symmetric ones. An act of artistic, cultural rape by religion that the Greek government could have stopped on the basis of cultural preservation, but did not. This video essay is a record of its beauty before religion defaced it. At the time the church had no lighting, so this is natural light photography - no flash - using a Pentax ES-II, with 28mm wide-angle lens and exposure times in the seconds. The music is a modern composition by Tsabropoulos based on traditional orthodox liturgical music. A great work in its own right. Agia Fotini is 15 km north of Tripoli. Take the main road heading north (Ethnikis Antistaseos Kalavriton), cross E55 (Pyrgou-Tripoleos), go another 3 km and you'll see it on your left.