Constantinos Sophocles Constantinou

Born in 1990, Cyprus

Limassol & Athens

 

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EDUCATION

University of West Attica, Athens | Greece

Ph.D. (C.) Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts, Faculty of Applied Arts and Culture | class of 2023

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University of West Attica, Athens | Greece 

Master of Arts (MA) in Video Production, Audiovisual Media and Motion Graphics, Faculty of Applied Arts and Culture | class of 2016

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Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul | Turkey
Department of Photography, Faculty of Fine Arts, Erasmus-Student Exchange Program | class of 2013

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Technological Educational Institute of Athens | Greece

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Photography and Audiovisual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design | class of 2010 ​​​

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS

2019, Photographic Encounters, SOUTH Space for Photography, "Lines of Conflict", Curated by Konstantinos Tountas, Chania | Greece

2019, "Embroidery", Photography Installation [Com. work], Bus Stop, Coordinated by Noni Papoui Papasianti, Athienou | Cyprus​​​

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025, MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art, Inspire Project 2025: The Return, "Your Land Was Mine": A series of interventional projects by Nikos Charalambidis,
           Curated by: Theodore Markoglou, Katerina Syroglou, Artistic director: Thouli Misirloglou, Thessaloniki | Greece

2025, NeMe Arts Centre, Designing Disobedience, "Cyclone Daniel: Flooded Realities" [Com. work], A collaboration project with Vasilis Vasiliou, Giannis Floulis and Louiza Vradi, 

           Curated by Yiannis Colakides and Helene Black, Limassol | Cyprus

2024, Contemporary Art Platform | CAP Kuwait, "Islandic Parallels: Transformed Landscapes, From One Island to Another", "The Green Line", Project Organizer by Klitsa Antoniou,

           Curated by Maria Photiou and Giorgos Lazoglou, Kuwait City | Kuwait 

2023, 15th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, National Gallery of Prague, "Fragments, Pigments and Figments: An Individualised Walk Through a Buffer Zone",
           Independent Participation, Curated by Ellada Evangelou and Nihal Soğancı, A collaboration project with Rahme Veziroglu [Com. work], Curated by Andrew Filmer, Prague | Czech Republic 

2023, Tasweer: Photo Festival Qatar at M7, Pop-up exhibition of the zine workshop led by Andreas Laszlo Konrath, Curated by Olga Stefatou, Doha | Qatar

2022, A. G. Leventis Gallery, Timeless Cyprus - "Life is short, and art long", George Pol. Georghiou [Com. work],
           Curated by Katerina Stephanides, Theodora Demetriou and Despina Christofidou, Nicosia | Cyprus

2022, Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, Chora - Ioannis Kissonerghis [Com. work], Curated by Loukia Loizou Hadjigavriel and Maria Patsalosavvi, Nicosia | Cyprus

2022, The Takeover, "A letter to Mother Nature", Greenhouse Culture Takeover Space, Curated by Ashleigh Downey, Online Exhibition

2021, Video Art Miden: The New New, Video screening: "La invencion de Morel", Curated by Myrto Vounatsou, Online Screening

2020, Greenhouse Culture, Earth Day, "Untitled I", Curated by Ashleigh Downey, Online Exhibition
2019, Kallinikeio Municipal Museum, Ten Years of Existence, "Photography Examination", Curated by Noni Papoui Papasianti, Athienou | Cyprus

2018, Balcan Can Kino & Gallery MEME, PAR ORAMA, 1st Film Symposium, Communitism, Video screening: "La invencion de Morel", Athens | Greece

2018, Rezidența Scena9, Goethe-Institut & National University of Arts Bucharest, Story-Telling, "Suntrap", Curated by Roxana Trestioreanu, Bucharest | Romania

2018, Universitatea Națională de Arte București, Combinatul Fondului Plastic, Depths of Exploration, Self Portrait Video "In my place", Bucharest | Romania

2017, SOUTH Space for Photography, Young Greek Photographers [KyPhEn], "The Green Line", Crete | Greece

2017, Kythera Photographic Encounters, Young Greek Photographers, "The Green Line", Curated by John Stathatos, Kythera | Greece

2017, It’s Liquid International Art Festival, ANIMA MUNDI, Visions, Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, Self Portrait Videos, Curated by Luca Curci and Andrea Chinellato, Venice | Italy

2017, Paratissima Skopje, Hyperspace, Self Portrait Video "Multifaceted", Curated by Jovanka Popova, Skopje | Republic of North Macedonia

2017, 2nd Festival of Photography and Video in Preveza, Gallery Yiannis Moralis, "The Green Line / Nicosia City", Preveza | Greece

2017, Blank Wall Gallery, Monochrome, "Roma", Curated by Markos Dolopikos, Athens | Greece

2017, Laura Haber Gallery, Alchemic Body, Self Portrait Video "In my bath" and "Flash memories", Buenos Aires | Argentina
2015, Athens Photo Festival, Borderlines, House of Cyprus Cultural and Educational Office, "The Green Line", Curated by Manolis Moresopoulos, Athens | Greece

2014, Melina Mercouri Museum, Project: Airport LGAT "Hellinikon", A collaboration project with Giannis Floulis, Maria Tolia and Aimilia Vrotsou.

          Supported by Municipality of Athens, TEI of Athens and Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens | Greece

2014, Video Art Festival "Festival Miden", Self Portrait Videos, Curated by Gioula Papadopoulou and Margarita Stavraki, Kalamata | Greece

2014, artAZ - Surprise V, Art Exhibition at Romantso, "Trash Project", Curated by Alexandra Kollaros, Athens | Greece

2014, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Video Art Installation "Trashformation", Istanbul | Turkey

2013, Angel Orensanz Foundation for Contemporary Art, "The Story of the Creative", New York | USA

2013, Cyprus Photographic Society, "Children of the World", 27th Projected Images Biennial, Luxembourg City | Luxembourg

2012, Lightroom Project, "Faces and Stories of Athena Street" [Com. work], Curated by Nikandre Koukoulioti and Marilena Stafylidou, Athens | Greece

2012, Society for Studies of Cultural Alterity, «λάθος», Booze Cooperativa, Curated by Stefanos Paschos, Athens | Greece

2012, Greek Photographic Society, "The Ancient Corinth", Athens | Greece

2011, Photography Exhibition at the University of Athens | Greece​

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ART MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS (selected)

- 2024-2025, Designing Disobedience, Hosted by NeMe Arts Centre, A mentoring program empowering artists to critically examine the media’s societal influence.
   Through workshops and discussions, participants develop thought-provoking works that challenge dominant platforms, explore alternative narratives,
   and inspire creative resistance in today’s media landscapes. The mentors were Dr Alessandro Ludovico, Vuk Cosić, Marika Dermineur & Kevin Bartoli (rybn), 
   Davor Mišković, and Régine Debatty. Programme Director: Yiannis Colakides and Helene Black, Limassol | Cyprus

- 2025, Inspire Project: Epistrophe (The Return), Hosted by MOMus the State Museum of Contemporary Art,
   An artistic laboratory led by invited artist Nikos Charalambidis, exploring themes of return and homeland.

   The programme involved collaborative workshops, critical discussions, and the creation of new artworks exhibited alongside a retrospective of Charalambidis’ work, Thessaloniki | Greece

- 2018, Participatory Art Practice, Hosted by Castrum Peregrini, European Academy of Participation and Goethe-Institut, Programme Director: Lars Ebert, Amsterdam | Netherlands

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- 2023, Workshop, Experimental Photography Techniques & Historical Techniques, Hosted by Agora, Experimental Photo Festival, Barcelona | Spain

- 2023, Workshop, Zine + DIY Publishing: A Practical Guide led by Andreas Laszlo Konrath, Hosted by Tasweer: Photo Festival Qatar

- 2022, Workshop, The Independent Life of Images: Collaging Image Histories, Hosted by Archivo Platform led by Aikaterini Gegisian

- 2015, Workshop, Darkroom - Analogue Photography, Hosted by ARTEC, Research Laboratory led by Prof. Stephanos Pashos, Athens | Greece

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PROJECTS

Founder and Director of the Cyprus Photography Center [Exploring Visual Narratives], on the road since 2019

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AWARDS, NOMINATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship for Doctoral Degree, State Scholarship Foundation of Cyprus | 2024
Award of "Young Greek Photographers", Kythera Photographic Encounters, "The Green Line", Greece | 2017

Honorary Distinction "The Green Line / Nicosia City", 2nd Festival of Photography and Video in Preveza, Greece | 2017

Scholarship for Master's Degree, State Scholarship Foundation of Cyprus | 2016

Audience Award - "2nd you made it film festival", Documentary: Airport LGAT "Hellinikon", Film Club Trikala, Greece | 2014

Juror Award of Merit - Street Photography / Documentary, Grand Prix de la Découverte Paris, France | 2013

Finalist at Forward Thinking Museum, JGS Photography Contest, New York, USA | 2013

State Scholarship Foundation of the Hellenic Republic, Awarded to the student with the highest GPA., Bachelor Degree | 2010 & 2012

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PUBLICATIONS

Contribution To Publications

2023, «ΓΑΜΜΑ» (βιβλίο της σειράς «αω»), Edited by Omiros Panayides + Nicos Philippou, OWK-press, Limassol-Lefkosia, CY. 

2022, "Timeless Cyprus - George Pol. Georghiou", A. G. Leventis Gallery, Nicosia, CY. ISBN: 978-9963-732-70-8 

2022, "Chora - Ioannis Kissonerghis", The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, Nicosia, CY. ISBN: 978-9963-575-98-5

Commissioned Photography For (selected)

Photographer, "Sector 2: Λευκωσία_Nicosia", The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, Nicosia 2025, ISBN: 978-9925-610-08-2

Photographer, "Christoforos Savva – Simple – Complicated – Invisible", Nicosia, 2024, ISBN: 978-9963-732-80-7

Photographer, "KANTHOS: The Sharp Edges of History", Nicosia, 2024, ISBN: 987-9963-732-81-4

Photographer, "40+4", The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, 2023, ISBN: 978-9925-610-04-4

Photographer, "Myth Unbound: Ariadne – Andromeda", A. G. Leventis Gallery, Nicosia, 2023, ISBN: 978-9963-732-72-2
Photographer, "On the Field: Football. History. Nicosia," The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, 2022, ISBN: 978-9925-610-02-0
Photographer | Editorial Team Contributor, "Greek Painters and Engravers 19th - 20th century: The Christoforou Collection", Nicosia, 2021. ISBN: 978-9925-586-90-5 
Photographer | Editorial Team Contributor, "50 YEARS: Holy Church of Hagios Demetrios Acropolis 1970-2020", Nicosia, 2020. ISBN: 978-9925-580-09-5
Photographer | Editorial Team Contributor, "Christian Art: The Christoforou Collection", Foundation for Hellenic Culture - Estia Ellados Cyprus, 2017. ISBN: 978-960-93-8835-1

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Exhibition Catalogues

2025, Designing Disobedience, NeMe Arts Centre, Limassol, CY

2023, Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Arts and Theatre Institute, CZ
2018, Balkan Can Kino & Gallery MEME, PAR ORAMA, 1st Film Symposium, Athens, GR

2017, It’s Liquid International Art Festival, ANIMA MUNDI, Venice, IT

2017, 2nd Festival of Photography and Video in Preveza, GR

2017, Paratissima Skopje, Hyperspace, MK

2015, Athens Photo Festival, Reframe Memory, Hellenic Centre for Photography, Athens, GR

2012, The Society of Studies of Cultural Alterity, «λάθος», Athens, GR

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TALKS, PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

2025, Contest Jury, "International Nicosia Photo Marathon 2024", Cyprus Photography Society, Nicosia | Cyprus

2024, Kala Pani Crossings #3, Across the Oceans: Post-Indentureship Trans-Oceanic Transformations, "Remembering Mariamman" with Stephanos Stephanides, Alliance Française de Pondichéry | India

2024, Manifestations: Views of the otherworldly in painting and drawing, "The Thresholds of Memory" with Stephanos Stephanides, Curated by Elena Parpa and Evanthia (Evi) Tselika, at NiMAC | Cyprus

2024, Photography Seminars and Workshop for the Photography Club of the University of Cyprus: "Introduction to Photography", UCY Library, Stelios Ioannou Learning Resource Center, Aglantzia | Cyprus

2023, Mentorship Program, Storytelling Workshop and Lumière Minute, "HEY! Tell me your story!", Social Policy and Action Organization, Grigri Projects and ALDA, at Hybuild, Aglantzia | Cyprus
2022, Presentation, "The photographer Menelaos C. Pittas", "Grief-Work" by Helen Kirwan at ARTos House, Nicosia | Cyprus
2022, Photography Seminars at Cyprus Photography Society, "Exploring Photographers", Nicosia | Cyprus
2022, Presentation, "Exploring the use of amateur photography", CPS - Nicosia Branch, Online

2020, Photography Teacher, Adult Education Centres, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth (2018-2020), Larnaca | Cyprus

2020, Contest Jury and Artist Talk, Pancyprian Photo Competition 2019, Cyprus Photography Society, "Narrative Photography", Casteliotissa Hall, Nicosia | Cyprus
2020, Photography Seminars at Cyprus Photography Society, "Learning Photography", Nicosia | Cyprus
2019, Contest Jury, 14th International Film Festival Cyprus, Photography Exhibition "Photo Message", Melina Mercouri Hall, Nicosia | Cyprus
2018, Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Shadowee; Dr Roxana Trestioreanu) and Artist Talk at National University of Fine Arts, Bucharest | Romania
2017, Artist Talk at 2nd Festival of Photography and Video in Preveza, Gallery Yiannis Moralis, Preveza | Greece

2014, Artist Talk at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Photography, Istanbul | Turkey
2012, Artist Talk, Discussion about Contemporary Photography, Discussion Coordinator Dr. Fotis Kaggelaris, Society for Studies of Cultural Alterity, K.O.T.E.S. Booze Cooperativa, Athens | Greece

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CURATORIAL PROJECTS​

2024, BOUND TRACES: Part One of Mapping the Cypriot Photobook Landscape

This exhibition explores the rich world of Cypriot photobooks, showcasing works by local photographers that reflect diverse narratives, from the personal to the political.
A special tribute is dedicated to Menelaos Pittas (1958-2022), a pioneer of the medium in Cyprus. The exhibition took place as part of the 7th International Conference of Photography & Theory (ICPT2024).

Curated by Ioulita Toumazi, Artemis Eleftheriadou, Damianos Zisimou, and Constantinos S. Constantinou
Location: NiMAC [Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Associated with the Pierides Foundation / Old Powerhouse]​

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FILMOGRAPHY | VIDEOGRAPHY | CINEMATOGRAPHY

Fifty - Eight Days, Video, 00:02:59, 2020

Self Portrait Video, "Grasping my self", 00:04:15, 2019

*απάγκειο*|*suntrap*, Experimental Short Film, Drama, 00:06:08, 2018

The Flag on the Mountain, Video, 00:03:20, 2018

Self Portrait Video, "Nothing is at it seems", 00:07:57, 2018

La invención de Morel, Video installation, 00:05:18, 2017

Self Portrait Video "Multifaceted", 00:24:01, 2016

Το Χάος [2] - "Η Αποκεφαλισμένη Ελπίδα", Video, 00:06:15, 2016

Message #2375, Video, 00:00:51, 2016

Trashformation [A collaboration project with Giannis Floulis], Video, 00:04:05, 2014

Self Portrait Video "In my place", 00:14:22, 2014
My Video Diary, 8 Videos, 00:29:02, 2014

Airport LGAT "Hellinikon" [A collaboration project with Giannis Floulis], Documentary, 00:27:27, 2014

Self Portrait Video, "In my bath", 00:02:17, 2013

Self Portrait Video, "Flash Memories", 00:01:12, 2013

Self Portrait Video, "I have something to think about", 00:02:40, 2013

Self Portrait Video, "I want to weep badly but I can’t II", 00:01:25, 2013

Self Portrait Video, "I want to weep badly but I can’t I", 00:01:36, 2013

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FILM SCREENINGS
2021, AV-Fest, 14th Audiovisual Arts Festival, Ionian University, "Suntrap", Coordinated by Vassilis Mpouzas and Angelos Floros, Online Screening

2021, Photosphere International Festival, "Suntrap", Paros and Patmos | Greece

2020, 3rd Photometria in Motion, "Suntrap", Ioannina | Greece

2015, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Airport LGAT "Hellinikon", | Greece

2014, 2nd you made it film festival, Airport LGAT "Hellinikon", Trikala | Greece

2014, Melina Mercouri Museum, Airport LGAT "Hellinikon", Athens | Greece