My work is rooted in an exploration of urban heterotopias, transient, fragile spaces that emerge within the built environment. Through a narrative-driven approach, my work engages with the tensions between materiality, form, and the liminal nature of contemporary urban existence. The painterly spaces I construct are initially indeterminate, yet they encapsulate a search for something definite—a longing for clarity in an ever-shifting world. My work dwells between the solid and the imaginary, between tangible structures and the potential for something else. This negotiation—between what is and what could be—drives my inquiry into how these worlds influence reality, an idea central to my understanding of the relationship between contemporary painting and lived experience.
Denim serves as a primary surface in my practice—an industrial fabric embedded with cultural memory, particularly within urban life and youth subcultures. Its associations with labor, movement, and everyday wear make it a conceptual bridge between the physical and the symbolic, reinforcing the transient, layered nature of the spaces I depict. By employing this material, I challenge traditional painting conventions, expanding the discourse on materiality and form while grounding my work in the textures of contemporary urban life.
The figures inhabiting these spaces are rendered as outlined forms, vacant bodies caught in transition. They are neither fully present nor absent, navigating uncertain terrains that embody the ephemeral nature of identity within the urban sphere. These liminal protagonists oscillate between figuration and abstraction, akin to theatrical characters or figures dissolving into their surroundings. Their suspended presence underscores the performative aspects of urban movement and the transient narratives embedded within public spaces.
Raised in the center of Athens, my practice is shaped by the city’s physical and conceptual landscape. My engagement with the city’s street culture and architectural palimpsests informs a symbol-based visual language that interweaves personal and collective memory. Through a process akin to temporal archaeology, I investigate spatial narratives, cultural remnants or transplants, and the interplay of time and place. My work ultimately seeks to articulate the fluid intersections of memory, identity, and materiality within the contemporary cityscape.