Summary
- Eirini Karvouni presents her first solo exhibition, “Stigmes pou epimenoun”, at Panaitolio in Nea Ionia, Attica.
- It runs from 28 November to 6 December 2026, opening on 28 November at 19:00.
- Admission is free and the photographer will be present throughout visiting hours.
Event Details
Eirini Karvouni presents her first solo photography exhibition, “Stigmes pou epimenoun” (Moments That Persist), at Panaitolio in Nea Ionia, Attica, from 28 November to 6 December 2026, inviting visitors to find their own reading of her images.
The title refers to images that stay with us beyond the moment they were taken. For Karvouni, photography is an inner experience: a need to connect with what is happening in front of her and to feel the silence before the click.
Two different rhythms of a moment
In the two photographs accompanying the announcement, people take centre stage. In the colour image, two women carry loads along a path, with hills stretching behind them through the haze. The landscape gives their journey space, while their clothes and the loads draw the eye.
In the black-and-white photograph, children reach towards soap bubbles outdoors. Their gestures, the light and the bubble’s fragile lifespan give the image a different rhythm. Here, photography of everyday life encourages us to pause over something that passes quickly before our eyes.
Karvouni describes her relationship with taking photographs in these words: “When I photograph, time does not exist… only the moment. I empty and fill up at the same time!” The exhibition leaves room for each visitor’s personal interpretation.
When and where to visit
The opening takes place on Saturday 28 November 2026 at 19:00. Karvouni will be at the venue on every opening day, throughout visiting hours, to welcome visitors and discuss the work.
- Venue: Panaitolio, Panaitoliou Square, Nea Ionia, Attica.
- Dates: Saturday 28 November – Sunday 6 December 2026.
- Saturday and Sunday: 11:00–20:00.
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 17:00–21:00.
- Admission: Free.
- Contact: Eirini Karvouni, 6972835474, [email protected].
What we think
What interests us in these two images is how differently human movement is arranged: in one, within an open landscape; in the other, within a dense interplay of faces, hands and soap bubbles. For those of us who photograph, they offer a useful reason to consider how much a story changes with our distance from the subject and the instant we choose to press the shutter.
We also welcome the photographer’s presence throughout opening hours. At a first solo exhibition, being able to ask why she chose a particular frame or how she connects the images can offer much more than a quick walk around the room. We would allow time to look at the photographs and start that conversation.
