PROJECTS
Platforms Project
Independent Art Fair
Group Exhibition - Beyond the Face
JS Gallery by IMC
in collaboration with Axionart
Independent Art Fair
Group Exhibition - Beyond the Face
JS Gallery by IMC
in collaboration with Axionart
Eva Maragaki,
Concept - Curator, Visual Artist, Axnionart Director
Julia Sysalova
Curator, art critic, member of AICA, and founder of the Online School of Art Communications
@julietath
Exhibition: October 9–12, 2025
Thursday 9 October: 18.00 – 22.30: Exhibition Opening
Old Tabacco Factory-Hellenic Parliament Library (218 Lenorman St. 104 43, Athens), Greece
Thursday 9 October: 18.00 – 22.30: Exhibition Opening
Old Tabacco Factory-Hellenic Parliament Library (218 Lenorman St. 104 43, Athens), Greece
Project: Beyond the Face
Participating Artists:
Tita Bonatsou (Greece), Sofia Boni (Greece), Anastasia Chalari (Greece/UAE), Cleopatra Chatzigiosi (Greece), Irini Dapoulaki (Greece), Patricia Demba (Greece/ Germany), Evaggelos Eleftheriou (Greece), Julia Flit (UK),
Val Giamo (Sweden), Dimitris Katsikis (Greece), Nina Kruser (Germany), Nora Lefa (Greece), Ksenia Loupou (Greece), Valeria Lviatina (Italy), Eva Maragaki (Greece), Sabha Oni (France), Eirini Pagoni (Greece), Veera Romanoff (Finland), Anastasiia Romanova (Czech Republic), Lucia Sabatini (Greece/ Italy), Maya Shi (Singapore), Vivi Velaeti (Greece)
Among the project participants are graduates of the International School of Art Communications:
Patricia Demba (Greece/ Germany)
Julia Flit (UK)
Val Giamo (Sweden)
Nina Kruser (Germany)
Valeria Lviatina (Italy)
Veera Romanoff (Finland)
Anastasiia Romanova (Czech Republic)
Maya Shi (Singapore)
Curation: Eva Maragaki, Julia Sysalova
The catalog of works presented in the project is here
Participating Artists:
Tita Bonatsou (Greece), Sofia Boni (Greece), Anastasia Chalari (Greece/UAE), Cleopatra Chatzigiosi (Greece), Irini Dapoulaki (Greece), Patricia Demba (Greece/ Germany), Evaggelos Eleftheriou (Greece), Julia Flit (UK),
Val Giamo (Sweden), Dimitris Katsikis (Greece), Nina Kruser (Germany), Nora Lefa (Greece), Ksenia Loupou (Greece), Valeria Lviatina (Italy), Eva Maragaki (Greece), Sabha Oni (France), Eirini Pagoni (Greece), Veera Romanoff (Finland), Anastasiia Romanova (Czech Republic), Lucia Sabatini (Greece/ Italy), Maya Shi (Singapore), Vivi Velaeti (Greece)
Among the project participants are graduates of the International School of Art Communications:
Patricia Demba (Greece/ Germany)
Julia Flit (UK)
Val Giamo (Sweden)
Nina Kruser (Germany)
Valeria Lviatina (Italy)
Veera Romanoff (Finland)
Anastasiia Romanova (Czech Republic)
Maya Shi (Singapore)
Curation: Eva Maragaki, Julia Sysalova
The catalog of works presented in the project is here
Beyond the Face
In art, the face has long served as a timeless canvas for the expression of emotions, experiences and cultural identities. It is a subject as ancient as it is contemporary.
Today, however, the face ceases to be merely a recognisable form and becomes a multifaceted field of experimentation, identity, transformation and critique. It turns into an archive of experience, a a bearer of lived experience and memory, where the personal converges with the collective.
The digital age and technological advances have revolutionised how we perceive and represent faces. We live in the most narcissistic era when it comes to our self-image. The relentless circulation of faces across social networks has reshaped notions of beauty, authenticity and uniqueness, while simultaneously provoking questions about the "reality" behind the images we encounter.
The works in this exhibition range from inner psychological intensity and the cool detachment of the media gaze. Through personal and collective narratives, the participating artists from different countries explore the many images of the face, mapping the complexities of contemporary reality.
Eva Maragaki,
Concept - Curator, Visual Artist, Axnionart Director
Julia Sysalova,
Curator, Critic - Member of AICA, Vice President of the Institute of Mediterranean Culture, Research Fellow at the European Communication Institute
In art, the face has long served as a timeless canvas for the expression of emotions, experiences and cultural identities. It is a subject as ancient as it is contemporary.
Today, however, the face ceases to be merely a recognisable form and becomes a multifaceted field of experimentation, identity, transformation and critique. It turns into an archive of experience, a a bearer of lived experience and memory, where the personal converges with the collective.
The digital age and technological advances have revolutionised how we perceive and represent faces. We live in the most narcissistic era when it comes to our self-image. The relentless circulation of faces across social networks has reshaped notions of beauty, authenticity and uniqueness, while simultaneously provoking questions about the "reality" behind the images we encounter.
The works in this exhibition range from inner psychological intensity and the cool detachment of the media gaze. Through personal and collective narratives, the participating artists from different countries explore the many images of the face, mapping the complexities of contemporary reality.
Eva Maragaki,
Concept - Curator, Visual Artist, Axnionart Director
Julia Sysalova,
Curator, Critic - Member of AICA, Vice President of the Institute of Mediterranean Culture, Research Fellow at the European Communication Institute
Platforms Project in Athens is an international exhibition of the independent art scene, held annually since 2013. In 2025, the event will take place from October 9 to 12 at the historic Old Tobacco Factory.
The project is organized with financial support and under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, as well as under the patronage of the Region of Attica and AICA Hellas (the Greek branch of the International Association of Art Critics).
These organizations provide support and official recognition to Platforms Project as one of the significant contemporary art events in Athens.
Another important organizer and coordinator is the Platforms Project art initiative and team, led by co-directors Artemis Potamianou and Michalis Argyrou.
This makes the project a vital platform for independent artists and experimental collectives from around the world.
The project is organized with financial support and under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, as well as under the patronage of the Region of Attica and AICA Hellas (the Greek branch of the International Association of Art Critics).
These organizations provide support and official recognition to Platforms Project as one of the significant contemporary art events in Athens.
Another important organizer and coordinator is the Platforms Project art initiative and team, led by co-directors Artemis Potamianou and Michalis Argyrou.
This makes the project a vital platform for independent artists and experimental collectives from around the world.