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Friday, August 11, 2017

the end and the beginning

found clothes and plexi glass, 220c20cm, Athens 2017

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

back again

''Jacob's ladder'', clothes series,
wood, nails, found clothes and fishing line,
abandoned factory, Athens 2017

Monday, February 13, 2017

I was invited by my friend Achilleas Michaelides to participate in one of the best projects I ever had.
The new owners wanted us to use the materials in the old hotel so they can use them later in the new building.We had only 8 days, so these are some of the stuff I made there.

''it could be something else'',found lamps and nails, Larnaca Cyprus, 2017

''it's not what you think'',found windows and mirrors, Larnaca Cyprus, 2017

Monday, January 2, 2017

in time we won't remember anything...

''vetements 04'', clothes series

found clothes and nails

abandoned factory, Athens

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

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

still want you...

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

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.