Eleni Paridi
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Collective:
→ One Photo – One Wish for 2022 – Luminous Eye Gallery – Athens (Feb 2022)
→ Secret Garden – iFocus Gallery – Athens (May 2022)
→ Ephemeral Homelands – Myro Gallery – Thessaloniki (Oct 2022)
→ Isolamento II – Myro Gallery – Thessaloniki (Oct 2022)
→ Palma 1.0 – Artbox.Projects – Casa del Arte – Palma (Oct – Nov 2022)
→ New Normal II – Chili Art Gallery – Athens (Nov 2022)
→ A Dream for 2023 – Luminous Eye Gallery – Athens (Jan 2023)
→ Τerrain Vague – ΜεταβατικάΤοπία- Luminous Eye Gallery – Athens (Mar 2023)
→ Spectral Senses – The Opening Gallery – New York (Jun 2023)
→ Φ, Orphic Mysteries – Mykonos Biennale – Mykonos (Sep 2023)
→ Platforms Project – Athens (Oct 2023)
→ Art Number 23 – Medina Art Gallery – Rome (Feb 2025)
→ Itsliquid – Venice International Art Fair 2025 – Palazzo Albrizzi – Capello – Venice (Mar – Apr 2025)
→ SoHo Loft Project – The Opening Gallery at the Loft of Peter Reginato – New York (Sep 2025)
→ Interconnecting Lines / Beyond Borders – Artio Gallery at MEAM – European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona (Sep 2025)
→ Light & Darkness – XV Florence Biennale – Fortezza da Basso, Florence (Oct 2025) – Award: Special Commendation from the President
→ Generative Alterities – Opening Gallery – New York (Nov – Dec 2025)
Solo:
→ Debut Presentation: At the first world performance of “The Promise” concerto for viola and orchestra by Yiorgos Psyhoyios – Apollon Theatre – Syros (Sept 2018)
→ Vibration – Luminous Eye Gallery – Athens (Oct 2021)
→ Quartz Intelligence: 12 luminescent processions – IFAC @ The Yard – New York (Oct 2023 – Jan 2024)
→ Angels On My Ceiling – Sorbonne Artgallery – Paris (July – August 2025)
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→ Special Commendation of the President at the XV Florence Biennale
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Eleni Paridi’s photography is an ongoing visual and conceptual investigation into the silent worlds of crystalline minerals. Cycles of creation, pressure, transformation, dissolution, and rebirth are materially encoded in their structures. Engaging with the inherent transparency, luminosity, and structural complexity of stones, particularly clear quartz, her practice explores the idea of memory embedded in matter. Her perspective and technique are considered unique, shaped by the use of coloured light on colourless stones without digital intervention.
Eleni’s work approaches crystals not merely as geological formations but as both witnesses to and participants in Earth’s recurring rhythms. Through a ritualistic process of observation and photographic documentation, she seeks to reveal the unseen: the subtle interplay of light, form, and energy within each crystal. Her images evoke a sense of mystery, inviting viewers into an intimate dialogue with geological time and transformation.
Her earlier experiences as a graphic designer, art director, journalist, radio producer, and music critic inform her multidisciplinary approach. An enduring interest in human consciousness and holistic healing further shapes her work, influenced by studies in psychology, art therapy, and energy practices such as Reiki and crystal healing. Since 2017, crystals have become the central focus of her photographic practice.
Eleni lives and works between Athens and the island of Syros in Cyclades, with exhibitions across Greece, Italy, France, Spain, and the USA. She was recently honoured with the Special Commendation of the President at the XV Florence Biennale.
Deepening our gaze beyond the surface, we discover another picture that we might not have imagined existed, expanding our perception of reality and understanding.
