Nitra Gallery Thessaloniki

 

The Sound of the Leaves Between

Philippos Theodorides

Nitra Gallery Thessaloniki presents the new solo exhibition by Philippos Theodorides.

In The Sound of the Leaves Between, Philippos Theodoridis transforms an everyday moment of observation into a contemplative act of painting. The starting point of the work, as the artist himself describes, emerged from an intimate, almost meditative gaze:

“I was observing the shades of green under the sunlight and the shadows formed as one leaf overlapped another. The organic shapes of the leaves often reminded me of the human figure, and their clean, simple forms.”

From this process arose a series of works that explore the relationship between the visible and the invisible, matter and transparency, silence and sound. Nature is not depicted as landscape but as rhythm and breath—a living surface that pulsates between light and shadow.

Through photography, drawing, collage, and painting, Theodoridis deconstructs organic forms and transforms them into abstract pictorial structures, pure, soft, almost sonic. The “sound” in the title is not literal; it is the sound of attention, the subtle pulse of the moment, where the gaze “listens” and the light “speaks.”

Opening: Saturday, November 1, 12:00
Duration: until December 2, 2025
Opening hours: Wednesday & Saturday 11:00 – 15:00, Thursday – Friday 10:30 – 14:30, Friday 17:00 – 20:00

Nitra Gallery Athens

Panos Famelis – Fragments and Dust

Panos Famelis presents his latest body of work, Fragments and Dust, at Nitra Gallery, curated by Aliki Tsirliagkou.

The works, created between 2021 and 2025, include two-dimensional wall pieces as well as three-dimensional compositions. From the very beginning of his career, Famelis has been exploring the potential of matter as a fundamental component in shaping pictorial space. He gravitates towards heavy materials, oil paints, pencil, and graphite, yet handles lighter mediums such as watercolors with equal mastery. His drawing is always the result of the processing of material tied directly to the support of each work: wood, paper, or metal structures.

Since his first solo exhibition in 2005, Famelis has produced large-scale works, sculptural experiments, videos, performances, and monumental drawings. Across all these explorations, the common thread is the energy required to bring them into being, a force evident both in the artist’s gestures and in the production process itself.