Iakovos Volkov

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

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

wish i could do more with you...

installation view

objects:toys, fishing line and wire
for Asthenia vol.3
Romantso, Athens GR

Monday, February 8, 2016

do what you like all the rest are desires of others...

materials: 84 almost found clocks
abandoned factory, Athens GR

Saturday, January 16, 2016

less creative, but time will show...

objects:300 sheep-models, epoxy resin, waste ink, screws and wire on found wood 200x80cm

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.