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OverviewDimitris Tampakis, Artist Studio Portrait
Each piece is the result of a balance between meticulous preparation and spontaneous decision-making, embodying the duality of chaos and order. Frequently, his work reinterprets historical artifacts within contemporary contexts, bridging temporal divides and fostering a dialogue between past and present.
Dimitris Tampakis's work embodies a desire that is both deadly and liberating, reflecting the complexities of the new human experience—a hybrid being navigating an anesthetized society in search of existential awakening. He delves into the psyche of those who crave unexpected encounters, moments that elicit discomfort and challenge perceptions. Tampakis focuses on these cringeworthy peaks where profound awakenings may occur—an instinctive reawakening, akin to L'appel du Vide, the intoxicating pull felt on the edge of a leap.
His work occupies a space between the primitive and the estranged, inviting contemplation of humanity's trajectory. Tampakis is deliberate in his consideration of the viewer’s perspective, strategically placing his sculptures within gallery spaces to encourage engagement from multiple angles. This interaction prompts shifts in the viewer’s physical positioning and perspectives. He embraces the concept of accidents, welcoming the unplanned and trusting the creative process to reveal beauty in unexpected outcomes. By working with raw materials without overlays, Tampakis constructs processes that aim to produce random, unforeseen results.
This approach enables him to capture the ephemeral nature of creation, likened to a traumatic flash that conveys deeper truths. Tampakis approaches his medium with a fresh perspective, free from conventional constraints. Each piece is the result of a balance between meticulous preparation and spontaneous decision-making, embodying the duality of chaos and order. Frequently, his work reinterprets historical artifacts within contemporary contexts, bridging temporal divides and fostering a dialogue between past and present.
Through this lens, Tampakis challenges perceptions, encouraging confrontations with the visceral and the sublime, while inviting a collective awakening from the slumber of indifference.
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Works
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But there's a voice in the distance quiet and clear, 2025 -
Meet me, meet me at the turnstile, 2025
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And now we stare up from our hole, 2025
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Approaching the zero point, 2025
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Barely grieving, 2025
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Emerald signal the green on black, 2025
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Lion woman with the crooked smile, 2025
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Loving every second, every moment, every scream, 2025
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Not by blood, but by pure trust, 2025
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Not feeling the same, 2025
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Ruin me, 2025
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Sublime breakdown, 2025
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Their hands were fast as a wolf, 2025
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Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now, 2025
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You asked me what's my pleasure, 2025
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And now we see them winding down, 2024
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Didn't used to be so needy, 2024
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Never speak a sound, 2024
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On a cracked generator, 2024
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She sought cracked pleasures, 2024
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N.E.T._III, 2023
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KINKAKU-JI.27.50., 2022
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P.P., 2022
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Biography
EDUCATION
2019-2021
Master’s in Fine Arts, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece
2009-2015
Product and Systems Design Engineering from the University of the Aegean, Syros, Greece
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
- FERAL NOM, solo show, Enari Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2024
- Vertigo, duo solo show with Natalia Manta, Curated by Faidra Vassiliadou Theocharakis Foundation, Athens, Greece
- At The Edge Of Comfort, duo solo show with Niki Danai Chania, Curated by UNPR18T Gallery Basia Embiricos, Paris, France
2023
Entropic Garden, duo solo show with Niki Danai Chania in collaboration with Onassis Stegi’s Radio, Curated by Krama festival, PS, Athens, Greece
2022
- TWO RIMS, solo show, Curated by Leon Bajaramovic & Marina Leone, BA JARAMOVIC UNLIMITED, Athens, Greece
2021
- POST EUROPEAN RAGEROOM TM, duo solo show with Niki Danai Chania in collaboration with Phillipos Rskovic, Curated by Jorgina Stamogianni Centrum Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- Your ceo is probably a psychopath, solo show, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece
- ECHO CHAMBERS, duo solo show with Phillipos Raskovic FUGA, Exploraciones Sonoras, Zaragoza, Spain
- KRAMA21, duo solo show with Niki Danai Chania, Curated by UNPR18T Keiv, Athens, Greece
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
- CAN Art Fair (with Enari Gallery), Ibiza, Spain
- Art Rotterdam’25 (with Enari Gallery), Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2024
- Weaving Future Mythologies on Traces of the Past, Group Show, Curated by Konstantina Soulioti Mpeles21, Athens, Greece
- SHIFTING, Group show, curated by Florent Frizet One minute space, Athens, Greece
2023
- Xeno, Group show, Curated by Christina Mot Sigri, Lesvos, Greece
- Beyond Fear, Group show, Curated by UNPR18T Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Tinos, Greece
- Garden of Delete, Group show, Curated by curated by Alice Dittmar & Stephan Klee Haunt, Berlin, Germany
- LOST MEMORABILITIES, Group show, Curated by Amalia Kougia National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Athens, Greece
- NON VOLATILE, Group show, curated by Faidra Vassiliadou Amphicar studio, Athens, Greece
- KramaFestival, Group show, Curated by UNPR18T Romantso, Athens, Greece
- Cornucopia, Group show, Curated by Elli Leventaki Kyan, Athens, Greece
- VERDANT EDITION, Group show, Curated by Costas Voyatzi Yatzer, Athens, Greece
- LCxOMS Vol.2, Group show, Curated by Eric Stephany One minute space, Athens, Greece
2022
- Candlelight, Group show curated by Basia Embiricos, Galerie Basia Embiricos, Paris
2020
- Ruins of an Εxtreme Present, Group show, Curated by UNPR18T Romantso, Athens, Greece
2019
- TAXIDI, Group show curated by TheBox NBG Cultural Foundation, MIET, Athens, Greece
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Exhibitions
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FERAL NOM
Dimitris Tampakis 28 February - 6 April 2025Under the framework of FERAL NOM , Dimitris Tampakis envisions renewal through fragmentation. Cracks in the system are not just flaws but openings—revealing its weaknesses while unleashing raw, untamed energy....Read more -
Make Me See
Dabin Ahn, Emma Beatrez, Fiona Finnegan, Lisa Liljeström, Lindsay Merrill and Dimitris Tampakis 6 December 2024 - 12 January 2025Enari Gallery is pleased to present Make Me See , a group exhibition examining light's narrative and emotional potential, featuring works by Dabin Ahn, Emma Beatrez, Fiona Finnegan, Lisa Liljeström,...Read more
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Greek, b. 1991
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