Athens, 1986. Lives and works in London.
Elena Vevoi
“The wall is not merely a support. It is the primary participant.”
My practice is rooted in the quiet interrogation of space and the permanence of light. By stripping away the ornamental, I seek the architectural skeleton of human emotion: the rigid geometry of loss and the expansive fluidity of hope.
Each canvas is treated as a structural site, where layers of plaster and ink are applied with surgical precision to build a matted depth that demands silence from the viewer.
Selected exhibitions
The Architecture of SilenceSolo exhibition, Gagosian, London
Void and VolumeBiennale di Venezia, Greek Pavilion
Matted RealitiesMuseum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Chroma PlasterThe Broad, Los Angeles
Archetypes of LightSolo exhibition, White Cube, Paris
Neutral GroundTate Modern, London