“My Greek village … … is a metaphor for an ideal place that embodies many of the things we long for in life: interpersonal relationships, closeness, clarity, reliability, family, and identity. …reflects the loss of many values that we sadly see have been lost in our time. …is an expression of the sorrow we feel when familiar and beloved objects, structures, and rituals disappear from our lives. …shows us the transience of existing structures and gives us hope that we will succeed in managing our cultural heritage in a protective and respectful manner. …reveals to us the most important, authentic values in life, because this Greek village is not only found in Greece. It is a place that exists everywhere in the globalized world, a place we long for, a place we must understand and preserve, protect and defend, a place that exists above all in our hearts.”

Martin Breutmann, publisher, fotoforum-Verlag / Edition Bildperlen

“The village and its inhabitants seem familiar – despite the fact that we are never given a glimpse into the private lives of their homes. This is what makes photographer Wolfgang Bernauer’s work so fascinating. Neither aloof nor intrusively familiar, he manages to capture the authentic atmosphere of village life.”

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

As the images of the people Wolfgang Bernauer met and photographed so insightfully pass before the eyes of the reader of the book My Greek Village, one cannot help but think that it is probably this unadulterated soul of simple people, as captured in their authenticity by the clear gaze of a ‘foreigner’ who charmed him – but also anyone who picks up this book, I think. Bernauer’s art contributes to the preservation not only of memories, but also of the composition of the Greek village of this culture.

Katerina Lymperopoulou, δημοσιογράφος, συγγραφέας