Costas Spathis’ Epidermis (2023, Photography) transforms the shoreline into a study of precision, duality, and abstraction. Seen from above, the beach becomes a sharp dividing line between two vast planes: the deep, saturated blue of the sea and the pale, near-monochrome beige of the sand. Along this razor-like boundary, small bursts of color—umbrellas, towels, and human figures—cluster like minute details upon the surface of skin, giving the work its evocative title.

The composition recalls minimalism in its clarity and restraint, yet it is full of life when observed closely. The scattered umbrellas, reduced to dots of vivid hues, function as both scale and ornament, punctuating the clean geometry with rhythm and playfulness. The extreme contrast between water and sand emphasizes the fragile seam where human activity unfolds, underscoring how delicate and narrow the space of leisure really is in relation to the immensity of nature.

In Epidermis, Spathis reduces the beach to a conceptual abstraction while still capturing its essence. The work resonates as both landscape and metaphor: a meditation on boundaries, surfaces, and the way humanity inscribes itself on the edge of the natural world. It is a photograph that balances minimalism and intimacy, vastness and fragility.