I t h a c a N o t F o u n d
The project Ithaca Not Found is named after the illustration poetry book and its original drawings made from charcoal, graphite and ink. Some of the artworks were conceived in situ and some were after thoughts transformed into sketches, voice narratives and films. The book refers to the experience of traveling back and forth between two countries, Greece and Great Britain, grieving over the losses along the way whilst experiencing the barriers of the pandemic. It concerns a personal journey of migration in search of a place to "belong", after the closure of a twenty-year cycle of the artist living abroad. The writing is bilingual (Greek/English), the illustrations are black an white mainly on the theme of water. At present there is new larger scale artworks in progress, a series of drawings / watercolours on wood on the theme of sea.The project also recounts part of Odysseus' mythical journey to Ithaca, as he struggles alone at sea against the constant obstacles sent by Poseidon. The two parallel stories depict the times of wandering before the completion of the return, fueled by the deep human need to have a destination, even if this might never be reached. 
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F l o w i n g - F l o a t i n g - F l u x i n g
Inspired by Heraclitus, the philosopher of flux, water becomes a symbol for constant change, elusiveness and continuity responding to its impermanence and timelessness. The project explores multiple forms of sea waves and their forces, such as ocean swells, surging breakers and inshore waves. It includes poetic expressions of frozen moments of water’s constant movement.
Inspired by Heraclitus, the philosopher of flux, water becomes a symbol for constant change, elusiveness and continuity responding to its impermanence and timelessness. The project explores multiple forms of sea waves and their forces, such as ocean swells, surging breakers and inshore waves. It includes poetic expressions of frozen moments of water’s constant movement.