I have a multidisciplinary approach centered around notions of identity, heritage and race. ¶ My work often revisits history and questions official narratives. ¶ My practice is deeply connected to myth building and storytelling, with contemporary Athens significantly influencing my work and personal life. ¶
There, I have photographed Naomi Campbell as “Black Athena”, in reference to the writing of Martin Bernal: “Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilisation”. ¶ Continuing the idea of ‘Whitewashing’ of classical Greco-Roman antiquity, the film project WHITE MARBLES was formed, which investigates the relationship of White ideology, slavery and Black identity. ¶ There were several extensions of this project: first, SOCIETÉ DES EMPOISONNEURS received the COCO-I writing grant from the French CNC (National Centre of Cinematography) and is now in development as a TV-Series with HBO max. Second, BLACK ACHILLES received a writing grant from the Greek Film Center. ¶
My trajectory, from illustration to photography then film and writing, has brought me naturally to explore performance art, most notably in collaboration with Marina Abramovic (AN ARTIST MANIFESTO), Miles Greenberg (WE ARE THE EYE which received the BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY EDITION 365 award) and Lynsey Peisinger, with whom I created I TOOK A NAP IN YOUR EYES (presented at C24 Gallery NYC) and the experimental short film I WANT. ¶
The latest field into which I have ventured is sculpture, which I integrated into my first solo exhibition: NEW DIGS (2024), was presented at artist Space52 in Athens, Greece. ¶ It is an amalgamation of my cross-disciplinary practice creating a dialogue across cultural divides, taking the concept of the boundary marker as a starting point of conversation. ¶
