“The works span between 2020 – 2023 and while slightly different in technique or approach, they are all unified by a few common threads, such as my own habits of daily observation in the city and of course my love of printing. For the history-lovers amongst you, there will be some cheeky winks towards Greek history and archeology. Some rougher and unfinished pieces will be showed alongside more finished works, all referencing places, texts, or experiences that have stayed with me.”
Photike is located in the northern part of the Kokytos valley, close to modern Paramythia in Thesprotia. It was a Roman colonial town, probably founded during the reign of Augustus, which later developed into a Medieval episcopal see. Our knowledge of Photike has until now been based on Roman inscriptions and some partly excavated churches dating to the Early Christian and Middle Byzantine periods.
Suomen Ateenan-instituutin vuosijuhla järjestetään keskiviikkona 17. toukokuuta, kello 19. Tapahtuma järjestetään livenä Italian arkeologisen koulun tiloissa osoitteessa Parthenonos 14-16. Johtaja…