The Audio Work of Mundus

During all these years that I have been working at the underground worksites of Thessaloniki, I was collecting distant, unearthly or at times deafening sounds from this world which was in constant flux. Finally, the dream I had of working with these sounds came true thanks to the collaboration of producer Anastasios Kokkinidis. Kokkinidis used the photos of the book as an inspiration and the soundscapes that I had recorded on field as the raw material to make the following two acousmatic compositions:   MUNDUS: How does it resonate? – Part One (11:32) MUNDUS: How does it resonate? – Part …

MUNDUS AT THESSALONIKI PHOTOBIENNALE

21 photobooks and dummies are presented at the bookstore of Μ.Ι.Ε.Τ. (the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation, Tsimiski 11, Thessaloniki) at the Group Exhibition of Thessaloniki Photobiennale “Photobook Boom/The Greek Case”. The books have been created during the last three years and represent the wide spectrum of the domestic self-publishing photobook community. Artists Mary Chairetaki, Panos Charalampidis, Anargyros Drolapas, Yiannis Hadjiaslanis, Haris Kakarouhas, Yorgos Karailias, Charalampos Kydonakis, Alexandra Masmanidi, Dimitris Mytas, Stefania Orfanidou, Athanasia Papadopoulou, Stylianos Papardelas, Antonia Petriti, Artemis Pyrpilis, Georges Salameh, Alexei Siozov, Dimitris Tairis, Sophia Tolika, Annie Tsevdomaria, Ania Vouloudi, Eva Voutsaki, Spyros Zervoudakis Curation: Alexandra …

MUNDUS AT THE ATHENS ART BOOK FAIR 2021

I was really happy to take part with my photobook “MUNDUS” at the Athens Art Book Fair 2021: The Local Edition at Kypseli Municipal Market on the 11-12 of September in Athens. MUNDUS was exhibited among other self-published photobooks at the bookstand of the artist-run space, Zoetrope. It was a great chance to look (and buy) new artist books, photobooks, zines, catalogues, poetry books and much more and connect with other people sharing the same passion for books with me.

MUNDUS BOOK LAUNCH ON 7.9

I will be very happy to meet you this Tuesday 7.9.21 at “Στην Ταράτσα”, Valaoritou 29, Thessaloniki at 20:00 where I will present my photobook “MUNDUS”. There will be a video projection of the photos of “MUNDUS” on the terrace!

Mundus at BFOTO Festival in Spain

I am really excited, because MUNDUS was selected among 250 projects at the section of EMERGENTES 2021 of BFOTO festival in Barbastro, Spain. Photos of MUNDUS are presented in a solo exhibition at the beautiful place of the Diocesan Museum of Barbastro  from Friday 20/8/21 until Sunday 12/9/21. You may see a video from the opening of the exhibition. Video: Carlos Barradas   Opening: Friday 20/8/21 at 19:00. Diocesan Museum Hall Plaza del Palacio, 1, 22300 Barbastro Tue-Sat: 10.00am – 13.00pm / 17.00pm – 20.00pm. Sun: 11.00am – 14.00pm. More info: https://www.bfoto.org/en/trabajos/sophia-tolika/

MUNDUS at Radar Photo Festival in Italy

Photobook MUNDUS was selected at Radar Photo Festival by Francesca Todde and exhibited at the book fair at the historic Auditorium San Luigi in Trani, Italy. (Photos are downloaded from Radar Photo Festival Facebook page)

Talk at the Center for Creative Photography of Thraki

I was very happy to be invited and present my photographic work (unfortunately through the web because of the pandemic) at the Center for Creative Photography of Thraki – Κέντρο Δημιουργικής Φωτογραφίας Θράκης on March, 8. After the presentation, followed a conversation about photography, photobooks, social media and photography and other interesting subjects.

We Change the Picture

I was very happy to take part in the action “WeChangeThePicture”, in which 21 female photographers stood against violence, sexism, conservatism and inequality to show our support towards all women by granting a piece of photography art. All the income from the sales went directly to the Centre for Research on Women’s Issues (CRWI) “Diotima”, which provides legal and mental support to women who are brave enough to speak out. The action took place on March 2021 for 14 days and was very successful. Thank you all for your support!

The book “Homes Sweet Homes” is sold out

Almost 4 years after its publication, the book “Homes Sweet Homes” is finally sold out. Thank you all for your support. I have almost finished my new book and I hope to get it published in the beginning of 2021. Stay tuned!

“The Soundscape of a Lockdown in 2:30 minutes” @Momus Experimental Center for the Arts

I was very happy that the soundscapes of Thessaloniki, which I had recorded during the lockdown of March-May 2020 was selected at the group exhibition “Together, so far so close” along with the works of 89 artists. The exhibition, which took place at Momus Experimental Center for the Arts, consisted of paintings, photographs, sculptures, videos, installations, books – all created during the period of the first lockdown in Greece. You may have an idea of the screening of the soundscape at the exhibition, here