ELEANNA BALESI
Written on water/variable dimensions/digital image/2020.
Chasing the sun/262x8x20cm/polyurethane foam,plastic rosepetals,colour,steel pin/2020.
Sugar is sweet/dimensions variable/plexiglass,plastic flower,aluminum rod,mettalic objects,cement,insulating tape/2020.
Vertebrate graft/Dimensions variable/remains of educational dolls,semetics,fishing line/2020.
Unicorn scales/Dimensions variable/plastic paper, remains of make-up, ivory, fishing line/2020.
From Grand museum of Zoology/45x12x27 cm/remains of make-up, cans, wood/2020.
There are some moles hiding among us/Dimensions variable/remains of make-up, plastic/2020.
‘’V.a.p.e.r Monsters’’/Dimensions variable/fixture ,metal base/2020.
Workable blooms/Dimensions variable/hair dyes caps/2020.
Step#Daughter/Dimensions Variable/colour/2020.
On the one hand>on the other hand/ 26x8x4cm/Bicycle mirrors, part of a pen/2020.
Dear Diary/Dimensions variable/part of a pen, paper,nails/2020.
Autoportrait/114x68cm/colour in wall/2020.
I need new fingers/17x13x3cm/disposable glove, laminated paper, ink, staples, metal clip/2020.
Me-Me-Me/73x70x30cm/plexiglass,ink,elastic cord/2020.
Angled/73x70x30cm/burn in plasterboard/2020.
Wanna be insitu/190x125cm/burns in plywood/2020.
Sta Anemismata/55x60cm/burns and colour in wall,paper tape,adhesive membrane/2020.
Find the location/68x70cm/burns in wall,paper tape,adhesive membrane/2020.
Page 3,curve/155x300cm/burns in wall,insulating tape/2020.
Think Quick/100x200x300/burns in wall/2019.
No colour/300x100cm/(burns in wall)/2019.
My second finger/200x62x1cm/glass,hanzaplast,blood/2019.
The sproots became gardens/variable dimensions/lenses,cotton/2019.
Degrees
2016-2018 MFA, Master in Fine Arts, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, ASFA.
2011-2016 Fine Arts and Art Sciences, University of Ioannina.
Organizational initiatives
2019 Part of Athens ArtCore(association of artist-run spaces in Athens).
2018-present, Co-founder, co-curator, Backspace, Athens.
2018 Curator, ''Arktou Parousis'', 6th Back to Athens Festival by CHEAPART, Athens.
Solo Exhibitions
2021 CHAPPED LIPS, Closingsoonart, Athens.
2020 Living in ''Tutorian'' Times, BacktoAthens7 Festival by CHEAPART/Athens Intersection, Backspace, Athens.
2017 ''Recapture'', Saristra Festival, Kefalonia.
2016 ''Golden Aid'', Offspaces Young Artists Program, Artwall, Athens.
Group Exhibitions
2021
''If anything survives- Archaeologies, Utopias & the Void'', Potential Project production, Athens.
''Openshowstudio's'', Vitrina project, Athens.
''Profiles of the Future'', Back to Athens 8, Athens.
''WHAT IS REAL?'',The Real house, Brooklyn, NY.
2020
''In the name'',CHEAPART gallery/Athens Intersection.(The exhibition takes part in AAvirtual / Art-Athina)Athens.
''Cement)'', Backspace, Athens.
''Four (plus one) Elements |Fire'', Kinono Tinos Art Gathering, Residency.
2019
''Art Athina'',Zappeion Mansion, CHEAPART gallery booth.
''Electris/How to think like a mountain'' ,NEON grants, Samothrace.
''Neighborhood, Watch Area'',Bo.Ba crew,24h Residency, MEME, Athens.
''How to stay in the closet'', Bo.Ba crew, Platforms project, Backspace, Athens.
''Starting Point'', Backspace, Athens.
''Bunker'', Athens Intersection / CHEAPART, Athens.
2018
''Strange Days'', 6th Back to Athens Festival by CHEAPART, Athens.
''Camisa'', 6th Back to Athens Festival by CHEAPART, Athens.
''Open Studio'', M.F.A, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens.
''New Historical of Athens School of Fine Arts choose'', Trii Art Hub, Athens.
2017
''The Mandela Effect'', Cheapart, Athens.
''A Collection of Painful Art'', Artwall, Athens.
8th Biennale of young Artist, Thessaloniki.
''Artists in Athens-City of Crisis'', Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Berlin.
''Artists in Athens-City of Crisis'', Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Athens.
''BeMyArtGuest'', 5th Back to Athens Festival, Athens.
''VIA'', 5th Back to Athens Festival by CHEAPART, Athens.
Insitu Residency, ''EPITOPOY'', Andros.
Documenta14, Open Studio,''Education Program'',MFA, Athens.
2016
''Reculture 4'', Patra.
''Powerfool'' Cooperation with Cheapart gallery and Offspaces Young Artists Program, Flat 1, Vienna.
2015
Insitu Residency, ''EPITOPOY'', Andros.
Street Art Festival (SAF), Thessaloniki.
2014
''Effective Spaces'', Inspire Festival, Thessaloniki(MMCA).
''International date against woman's violence'',SocArtes team, Athens.
''I need a hero/Valuable matters in valuable times'', Action Field Kodra,Thessaloniki.
''Paraliart'', Nea Paralia, Thessaloniki.
2013
9th International Festival of Digital Art and New Media, Athens Video Art Festival, Athens.
Grants
2019 ''Electris/How to think like a mountain.' NEON grants, Samothrace. Curated by Dimitra Tsiaouskoglou.
Interviews
The Greek Art Newspaper (Ta Nea tis Technis), "Dyo Opseis" by Georg Georgakopoulos, edition 234 (September-November 2017).
p-art-icipate.net. Online Contemporary Art & Culture Publication (Cooperation University of Salzburg / University Mozarteum)
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