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KALFAYAN GALLERIES | ATHENS

11 Haritos Street
106 75 Kolonaki
Athens 

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Kalfayan Galleries present the solo exhibition titled “Almanach des bergers” (Shepherds’ Almanac) by acclaimed artist Kostis Velonis. The opening will take place on Saturday, 19 November 2022 (12.00 – 16.00).

Kostis Velonis is inspired by ephemeral shepherds’ diaries and almanacs such as forecasts and notes on astronomical and meteorological data for the coming year, as well as trivia around agricultural cultivation and rural life. In his recent large-scale sculptural installations which formed part of ‘Straw Falling on Concrete Floors’ organized by the '2023 Eleusis Cultural Capital of Europe', the artist confronted the challenges of the historical tradition of the city of Elefsina (Eleusis) through an amalgam of ecological and mythological narratives merging natural elements such as straw, animal nests and a submerged tree, with ancient Greek myths around fertility. For the exhibition ‘Almanach des bergers’, Velonis continues to pursue his interest in the interconnection between nature and culture, looking at how the erosion caused by weather elements may affect personal mood while global socio-political shifts are enforced by the climate crisis.

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Kostis Velonis

Kostis Velonis lives and works in Athens. He holds an MRes in Humanities and Cultural Studies from London Consortium (Birkbeck College, ICA, AA, Tate). He studied Arts Plastiques/ Esthétiques at Université Paris 8 (D.E.A) and earned his PhD from the Department of Architecture, N.T.U.A University of Athens.