Costas Spathis’ Pool Party (2023, Photography) distills leisure into a study of geometry, minimalism, and human presence. Shot from an aerial perspective, the composition captures a solitary figure seated at the edge of a perfectly square pool, set within a vast expanse of pale beige.

The turquoise water glows against the muted background, its rippling surface punctuating the stillness of the surrounding space. The lone figure in a wide-brimmed hat becomes both subject and scale, their body balanced between shadow and reflection. The placement emphasizes symmetry and negative space, transforming an everyday scene into a meditative abstraction.

In Pool Party, Spathis elevates the ordinary into the iconic. The work strips away excess, focusing on form, color, and contrast, echoing the aesthetics of modernist photography while infused with a contemporary sensibility. What could be a casual summer moment is reframed as an emblem of solitude, serenity, and the beauty of reduction.