FOKIANOU ART SPACE is hosting Fault Lines at the moment, a group exhibition that runs till October 31. The works of 28 artists have been selected, after an open call was issued by Panagiotis Voulgaris and Mary Cox, who are also the curators of this exhibition. And each artist has handled the theme in a very different way: from the cracks in pavements to those in human relationships, from environmental issues to historical ones.
Beneath every surface, a fault line may lie. Sometimes visible and sometimes unseen, it shapes the terrain we inhabit, the cities we build, and the relationships we forge. These ruptures cut across geographies, societies, and bodies, emerging through conflicts, displacements, losses, changes, and transformations, leaving behind traces that influence how we perceive the world.
The exhibition Fault Lines explores these visible and invisible forces through works employing diverse approaches, media, and techniques. The participating artists address the theme through painting, collage, sculpture, works on paper, photography, and video, shedding light on the multiple facets of the concept of the “fault line” or rupture.
From geological and physical fissures, social and political divisions, borders and migrations, to personal relationships, memory and trauma, the climate crisis, urban space, economic inequality, identity, and technology, the works in the exhibition raise issues, pose questions, and explore the fault lines shaping our era.
In the middle of the main room of this exhibition, you will find the sculpture by Kostas Lales, who explains the following about his work, which is called Beyond the Surface: “Within a cold, industrial form, a light is born. The human presence encounters the artificial body, and between them a fault line emerges. The light escapes from within the form and becomes the connection between the two. It does not divide; it unites. It penetrates the surface, reveals the form, and creates a space where the constructed and the organic coexist. The rupture, therefore, is not only a boundary but also an opening — a point through which light can pass.”
Along the corridor, you will find the work Timelines Meteora, by Gabriela Papaefthimiou. It is a collage of four photographs mounted on the black fur of a goat’s skin. Papaefthimiou has been inspired by the history of Meteora, but has also focused on the deterioration of this historical site: “In the beginning, there were the enormous rocks and the local inhabitants, going about their daily activities (the photograph featuring the goats). Then came the first hermits (the two photographs showing details and wider views of two hermitages and their remains). The central photograph depicts the ruins of one of the 24 monasteries that have disappeared over the course of time. During the 16th and 17th centuries, Meteora was home to 24 monasteries, of which only six remain active today.”
Participating artists: Elena Arsenidou, Lorenz Bögle, Gustav Bengtsson, Dimitra Bista, Sofia Boni, Penelope Dallis, Sofia Charoni, Panagiotis Ferentinos, Evgenia Galanopoulou, Chris Hawtin, Maria Haniou,Thetis Ioannou, Spyros Kamperis, Natalia Kazirelova, Μarianna Kontoe, Vani Koronaki, Kalliopi Kouklinou, Kostas Lales, Konstantina Maliarou,Camille Marquand,Andreas Nikolaidis, Lana Paintas, Gabriela Papaefthimiou, Christina Rocha, Geeta Roopnarine, Pigi Spyratou, Vivi Velaeti, Nassia Zei
FokiaNou Art Space is an active, open hub of creativity that fosters collaboration between Greek and international artists. In 2024, it celebrated ten years of continuous operation, having presented—under the curation of Panagiotis Voulgaris and Mary Cox—over 80 group, solo, and duo exhibitions, as well as workshops and talks. At the same time, it consistently strengthens its international outreach by participating in such events as the TRYST Art Fair at the Torrance Art Museum in Los Angeles, the Athena exhibition in Karlsruhe (2025), and the SuperMarket Independent Art Fair in Stockholm (2023, 2019). In September 2026, it participated in Platforms Project, continuing its consistent presence at domestic and international events and fostering dialogue among independent contemporary art spaces.
FokiaNou Art Space is not far from Evangelismos Metro Station, and in close vicinity to the National Gallery, and to the B&E Goulandris Foundation.
‘Fault Lines’ runs till October 31, 2026
Open Hours: Thursday – Saturday, 17.00-20.00
FokiaNou Art Space, Fokianou 24, Pagrati, 7th floor
