My wife Natalie supports me a lot and my friend Klelia. They have been close to me ever since I decided to involve myself with writing and photography. The truth is that probably without the on my side I wouldn’t exhibited “The Coastline, Athens”.
You have lived and created in Greece for quite some time now. What is Greece for you?
It is the country that I live in as my own choice, unlike many of the people that are here now. It feels like home and there are many things that can make you feel happy, but at the same time, can embitter you.
This is mainly due to the way things are happening here. The Greek way of life comes with positive and negative sides and very often the reasons that I love Greece are the same reasons that I don’t like it that much.
For example: nothing is ever done in a rush; everything is done quite approximately, but rarely all the way; Greeks are spontaneous and sometimes it can bring beautiful results and lovely feelings, but sometimes the results can be disastrous. In general I can say that people in Greece are genuine, which at the end of the day is much more a good quality than a bad one.
* Matteo David Johnson's exhibition is at the art gallery Vrisaki: Vrisakiu, Plaka 10555, Athens
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