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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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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PRESENTING MY WORK AT IEK ESP

On Friday 17.03.23 I gave a speech at IEK ESP in Thessaloniki, where I presented all my work in the fields of photography, video, sound and photobooks from 2005 till now. I focused more on the creative process that I follow rather than showing you a “best of” my work and I really enjoyed that you came and paged through the dummies and the photobooks that I had brought. Thank so much for coming! ©MariaTolika ©Eleni Karathanasi ©Eleni Karathanasi ©Eleni Karathanasi ©MariaTolika ©MariaTolika

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