Curation of “The Photobook Exhibition” at VAiF in Thessaloniki

Curating an exhibition about photobooks for the Visual Arts International Festival, held from November 9–29 at the esp+ gallery in Thessaloniki, was a rewarding challenge for me. I aimed to select books that span an extended period and employ diverse photographic methods. About the exhibition: The Photobook exhibition showcases 11 photographic books, spanning the period from the 1950s to the present day. These works come from various parts of the world and cover a wide range of themes. However, one common element runs through all of them: humanity and its activities, even when people are absent from the image. Through …

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MUNDUS at VAiF in Oratos

MUNDUS was exhibited in the basement of the jazz bar Oratos in Thessaloniki on the occasion of the first Visual Arts International Festival (VAiF) from November 9–15, 2024.

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Co-capital in Lenscratch

I was very honored to give a small interview to Katia Dermott about the zine Co-capital and how I discovered zines and have it included in the November issue of all about zines in Lenscratch. You may read the whole article here.

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Co-capital at Polycopies in France

Co-capital will be on display in Paris, France from 6 to 10 November 2024 at the stand of Zoetrope with Yorgos Yatromanolakis. This festival which takes place in a boat and a pavillon in Seine, is an absolutely great experience to meet small and well known publishers from all over the world and have a look at first sight at their editions! You may have a look at the list of publishers here. Photos are taken from Instagram page of Polycopies and Zoetrope

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Co-capital at the Athens Art Book Fair 2024

I am very happy to take part at the Athens Art Book Fair in the book stand of Zoetrope with my new publication ‘Co-capital’. I will be very happy to meet you in person on Saturday 5.10 at 13:00am. Photos by Nicoletta Zarifi @nicolettazarifi

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Co-capital Exhibition at Gallery ESP+

From 23.05. 24 till  17.06.2024 the exhibition ‘Co-capital’ was hosted at ESP+ Gallery, in Thessaloniki, curated by Manolis Skoufias. “Co-capital” is a collaborative photographic work between photographers Sophia Tolika and Kostis Argiriadis which aims to provide commentary on their birthplace and current home, Thessaloniki. The color photos taken by Tolika, interwine with the black and white photos taken by Argiriadis, scrutinizing whether one of the city’s designated monikers, ‘Co-capital,’ accurately reflects its contemporary portrayal. You may find the text that Manolis Skoufias wrote for our exhibition here (in Greek) and below you may find some photos of the exhibition and …

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Co-capital exhibition

I am very happy to announce my new photographic exhibition together with photographer Kostis Argiriadis, named “Co-Capital” opening on Thursday 23.05.2024 at 20:00 at ESP gallery, Thessaloniki. As we are both graduates from E.S.P. Photography School, we are thrilled to show our work there curated by our teacher and mentor Manolis Skoufias. “Co-capital” is a collaborative photographic work which aims to provide commentary on our birthplace and current home, Thessaloniki. The color photos taken by me, interwine with the black and white photos taken by Kostis Argiriadis scrutinizing whether one of the city’s designated monikers, ‘Co-capital,’ accurately reflects its contemporary …

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Co-capital Zine is published!

Co-capital zine is finally published! The zine is a made by me and Kostis Argiriadis with the help of Yorgos Yatromanolakis and in collaboration with Zoetrope Athens. This zine comes as another – more artistic and experimental – edition or point of view of the concept of Co-capital described here. You may find more info and buy the zine if you like, here.    

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