PROJECTS
Platforms Project
Independent Art Fair
Group Exhibition - EDEN. Lost Coordinates
JS Gallery by IMC
Independent Art Fair
Group Exhibition - EDEN. Lost Coordinates
JS Gallery by IMC
Julia Sysalova
Curator, art critic, member of AICA, and founder of the Online School of Art Communications
@julietath
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
JS Gallery by IMC project - Eden: Lost Coordinates
Countries: Greece, Czech Republic, USA, UK, Russia, Italy, Armenia, Germany, Finland, Spain, Latvia
City: Athens, Prague, Los Angeles, London, Ekaterinburg, Rome, Yerevan, Toenisvorst, Lahti, Barcelona, Riga
Participating Artists:
Nelya Akimova, Oxana Akopov, Julia Flit, Natasha Freeman (Natalya Ponomareva), Anna Kapyrina, Irina Metz, Natalya Raduenz, Veera Romanoff, Viktor Vinichenko, Dina Zakmanе
Curation: Julia Sysalova
Curator, Critic – AICA Member
Vice President, IMC-Institute of the Mediterranean Culture
Research Fellow, ECI-European Communication Institute
During the exhibition, the Minister of Culture of Greece, the Speaker of the Greek Parliament, and the Head of the Parliament’s Press Office visited the JS Gallery stands.
JS Gallery and EDEN project - Publications and Mentions: JS Gallery by IMC - Platforms Project - EDEN
Countries: Greece, Czech Republic, USA, UK, Russia, Italy, Armenia, Germany, Finland, Spain, Latvia
City: Athens, Prague, Los Angeles, London, Ekaterinburg, Rome, Yerevan, Toenisvorst, Lahti, Barcelona, Riga
Participating Artists:
Nelya Akimova, Oxana Akopov, Julia Flit, Natasha Freeman (Natalya Ponomareva), Anna Kapyrina, Irina Metz, Natalya Raduenz, Veera Romanoff, Viktor Vinichenko, Dina Zakmanе
Curation: Julia Sysalova
Curator, Critic – AICA Member
Vice President, IMC-Institute of the Mediterranean Culture
Research Fellow, ECI-European Communication Institute
During the exhibition, the Minister of Culture of Greece, the Speaker of the Greek Parliament, and the Head of the Parliament’s Press Office visited the JS Gallery stands.
JS Gallery and EDEN project - Publications and Mentions: JS Gallery by IMC - Platforms Project - EDEN
Eden: Lost Coordinates
Eden is not a place on a geographical map but an imagined point of orientation towards which humanity has aspired for centuries. Time and again, people sought to construct a “garden of perfection”, a space of harmony with nature and with oneself. Yet each attempt dissolved into a mirage, leaving only an imprint within our cultural memory.
Today, amid climate crises, political upheavals and digital transformations, the idea of Eden continues to endure, taking on new forms. It emerges in exclusive clubs, artificial oases and metaverses, spaces where the promise of refuge turns into a system of privilege and exclusion.
The artists of Eden: Lost Coordinates investigate the mechanisms through which our society repeatedly resurrects this myth, whether within social structures or as a reflection of individual paths.
They do not invite us to search for paradise. Instead, the project reveals that the Odyssey is already being written in every choice we make and in every trace we leave upon the earth.
Julia Sysalova
Curator, Critic – AICA Member
Vice President, IMC-Institute of the Mediterranean Culture
Research Fellow, ECI-European Communication Institute
Eden is not a place on a geographical map but an imagined point of orientation towards which humanity has aspired for centuries. Time and again, people sought to construct a “garden of perfection”, a space of harmony with nature and with oneself. Yet each attempt dissolved into a mirage, leaving only an imprint within our cultural memory.
Today, amid climate crises, political upheavals and digital transformations, the idea of Eden continues to endure, taking on new forms. It emerges in exclusive clubs, artificial oases and metaverses, spaces where the promise of refuge turns into a system of privilege and exclusion.
The artists of Eden: Lost Coordinates investigate the mechanisms through which our society repeatedly resurrects this myth, whether within social structures or as a reflection of individual paths.
They do not invite us to search for paradise. Instead, the project reveals that the Odyssey is already being written in every choice we make and in every trace we leave upon the earth.
Julia Sysalova
Curator, Critic – AICA Member
Vice President, IMC-Institute of the Mediterranean Culture
Research Fellow, ECI-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.
Exclusive interview in English features Julia Sysalova, curator and art critic, alongside artists Irina Metz and Veera Romanoff, discussing the powerful contemporary art project
"Eden: Lost Coordinates" presented at Platforms Project 2025 in Athens.
"Eden: Lost Coordinates" presented at Platforms Project 2025 in Athens.
The project explores the myth of Eden as a metaphor for humanity’s ongoing search for harmony, perfection, and inner transformation amidst today's social, environmental, and digital challenges. Through evocative artworks and profound insights, the interview sheds light on how the idea of Eden evolves across cultures and artistic expressions in our modern world.
Our guests
During the exhibition, hundreds of guests and art lovers visited JS Gallery booth, including the Minister of Culture of Greece, the Speaker of the Greek Parliament, and the Head of the Parliament’s Press Office visited the JS Gallery stands.
Eden: Lost Coordinates
Eden is not a place on a geographical map but an imagined point of orientation towards which humanity has aspired for centuries. Time and again, people sought to construct a “garden of perfection”, a space of harmony with nature and with oneself. Yet each attempt dissolved into a mirage, leaving only an imprint within our cultural memory.
Artworks featured in the project
