Iakovos Volkov: 2016

Sunday, December 25, 2016

forgetting...

''people doing art without knowing'' series
in the city of Athens 2016

Thursday, December 15, 2016

it will take time to forget...

''forget''
rescue blankets and nails
abandoned factory, Rome Italy
credits: urbanlives

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

perhaps one day we'll meet again...

''all she said was a lie''
clothes, nails and emulsion paint
abandoned factory, Rome Italy
credits: urbanlives

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Le triangle de NAR Vol.2

Magdeburg - Germany

Larnaca - Cyprus

Rome - Italy

you can find Vol.1 here

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

still want you...

''vetements 02''
materials:clothes and wire
abandoned factory, Rome Italy
thank you urbanlives

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

wish it could last longer...

materials:found clothes, short nails, wire and plastic ties
abandoned factory, Athens GR

Monday, October 3, 2016

an installation at the Bouziani Museum...

materials: clothes and nails
Bouziani Museum, Athens GR

Sunday, October 2, 2016

a group exhibition in the city where i grew up...

Art Night_Parallel Program - Demetria Festival 2016 at Nitra Gallery, Thessaloniki GR

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

can't forget the last time i saw you naked...

materials:found clothes and pins on mattress
abandoned factory, Athens GR

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

as if we were never together...

materials:found clothes and nails
abandoned factory, Athens GR

Saturday, August 20, 2016

I won't be there but my children (artworks) will be...

A group exhibition at 44309streetartgallery in Dortmund, Germany part of UFAM project.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

always experimenting...

objects:found clothes and nails
abandoned factory, Athens GR

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

it's been a long time...

objects:rescue blankets and nails
abandoned factory, Athens GR

about this diary

I started painting graffiti on walls when I was 15 and living in Thessaloniki. Over time, my thoughts about art evolved. I began creating installations in deteriorating areas of the city, mainly in abandoned factories. Since moving to Athens in 2014, I have frequently been invited to participate in gallery and museum exhibitions. For these venues I created sculptures that were site specific, independent freestanding works or pieces that could be installed on a gallery wall.

Primarily I work with discarded things - plastic, clothes, textiles and everyday items are my basic materials nowadays. I see value in things overlooked by others. Flowing from my history as a graffiti artist, I began building word sculptures. More recently I have also explored working abstractly, building objects and installations focused on composition and materials.

I deeply feel one can create meaningful work from small, ordinary things found abandoned on the street. Carefully observing my environment and experimenting with discovered materials, I construct meaning from the discarded, meticulously reconfiguring what society has worn out and broken. I restore life into forgotten places with what I have saved, giving a reason to consider places no longer noticed. For me, this work is essential.