Hello. I am Spyros Paloukis and I am an artist. I have studied contemporary photography at the Stereosis School of Photography (SSP) in Thessaloniki and I have obtained an MA in American Studies from the University of Antwerp in Belgium. My approach is human-centered, and my focus is on producing series of portraits, filtered through my deep love for photography, a token of my artistic maturity and overall ability to communicate with people and create images and stories.
Two photographic worlds coexist within me; one of applied photography, which includes weddings, events and advertising assignments; and one of artistic practice, which focuses on long-term photography projects. So far, I have published five books; the photo albums: ‘Wonderwood’, ‘Daydreaming’, and ‘Edessa’; the novels: ‘Charlemagne’, and ‘Black Out’ and I am the co-founder of the Magic Box & Fata Morgana Publications, in Athens. contact: spyridonpaloukis@gmail.com +30 697 2214 362 a greek resume can be viewed here |
. exhibitions (solo)
2023 Municipal Art Gallery (Mykonos) - The Magic Island
2014 Twelve Hours for Greece (Brussels) - Daydreaming
2012 Photobiennale VII Logos - Kalos & Klio showroom (Thessaloniki) - Wonderwood
. exhibitions (group)
2022 Thinking Media V, Art Space IN, Incheon Korea - The Magic Island
2021 Mykonos 5th Biennale “1821”, Installation (Mykonos) - Eros
2020 Indian Photo Festival (IPF), Digital Exhibition (Hyderabad) - Wonderwood
2015-2019 Volumes - Independent Art Publishing Fair, (Zurich) Switzerland
2015 Athens Photo Festival, Photobook Exhibition, Benaki museum - Wonderwood
2011 "Symbiosis?" 15th Biennale de la Mediterranée (Thessaloniki) - Daydreaming
2008 Athens Photo Festival (APhF), Young Greek Photographers (Athens) - Charlemagne
. awards
2008 Young Greek Photographers - Athens APhF:08
2008 Ten Best New Authors - Diavazo Literature Magazine
2007 Second Prize in the Category “Friendship” of the E.U. Competition Cantabria+10
. presentations
2013 TedX (Thessaloniki) - The Chamber of Wishes
2011 European Parliament (Brussels) - Daydreaming
2010 Embassy of Belgium in Greece (Athens) - Daydreaming
. education
2023 MOMus Thessaloniki - The Sea Beyond (its Aesthetics)
2022 Orama Photographic Studies - Places of Worship
2020/21 Stratos Kalafatis - Organizing, Implementing and Managing a Photographic Project
2020 Kypseli Print Studio - Photographic Screen Printing
2019 Zoetrope - Deconstructing the (Photo)book and Reinventing it in Space
2011 Anders Petersen - Looking the Apple Tree down Into the Garden
2006-2008 Stereosis Academy - Back to Basics / Applied Photography / Expressive Photography and Symbolism / Social Documentary and Contemporary Photography
. books
Charlemagne and the Camera of Secrets
Edessa
Daydreaming: one hundred Greeks of Belgium dream of Greece
Black Out Generation
Wonderwood
2023 Municipal Art Gallery (Mykonos) - The Magic Island
2014 Twelve Hours for Greece (Brussels) - Daydreaming
2012 Photobiennale VII Logos - Kalos & Klio showroom (Thessaloniki) - Wonderwood
. exhibitions (group)
2022 Thinking Media V, Art Space IN, Incheon Korea - The Magic Island
2021 Mykonos 5th Biennale “1821”, Installation (Mykonos) - Eros
2020 Indian Photo Festival (IPF), Digital Exhibition (Hyderabad) - Wonderwood
2015-2019 Volumes - Independent Art Publishing Fair, (Zurich) Switzerland
2015 Athens Photo Festival, Photobook Exhibition, Benaki museum - Wonderwood
2011 "Symbiosis?" 15th Biennale de la Mediterranée (Thessaloniki) - Daydreaming
2008 Athens Photo Festival (APhF), Young Greek Photographers (Athens) - Charlemagne
. awards
2008 Young Greek Photographers - Athens APhF:08
2008 Ten Best New Authors - Diavazo Literature Magazine
2007 Second Prize in the Category “Friendship” of the E.U. Competition Cantabria+10
. presentations
2013 TedX (Thessaloniki) - The Chamber of Wishes
2011 European Parliament (Brussels) - Daydreaming
2010 Embassy of Belgium in Greece (Athens) - Daydreaming
. education
2023 MOMus Thessaloniki - The Sea Beyond (its Aesthetics)
2022 Orama Photographic Studies - Places of Worship
2020/21 Stratos Kalafatis - Organizing, Implementing and Managing a Photographic Project
2020 Kypseli Print Studio - Photographic Screen Printing
2019 Zoetrope - Deconstructing the (Photo)book and Reinventing it in Space
2011 Anders Petersen - Looking the Apple Tree down Into the Garden
2006-2008 Stereosis Academy - Back to Basics / Applied Photography / Expressive Photography and Symbolism / Social Documentary and Contemporary Photography
. books
Charlemagne and the Camera of Secrets
Edessa
Daydreaming: one hundred Greeks of Belgium dream of Greece
Black Out Generation
Wonderwood