Vanessa Anastasopoulou: Synapses
Tucked away on a quiet street, the Benaki Museum's historic Mentis–Antonopoulos Passementerie (ΝΕΜΑ) is a working workshop that's been crafting traditional trims, cords, and tassels for over a hundred years. This winter, contemporary ceramicist Vanessa Anastasopoulou takes over the space with Synapses, an exhibition curated by Wolfgang Lösche that brings sculptural ceramics straight into the world of threads and looms.
Anastasopoulou treats clay like a physical diary. She starts on the potter's wheel, then cuts, stretches, and layers the forms before firing them at intense temperatures. Along the way, she presses flowers, branches, eggshells, and local threads directly into the porcelain and ash glazes, leaving behind delicate fossils and textures. Scattered across the historic workshop, these small, talisman-like sculptures and drawings look like tiny, shifting landscapes, part heirloom, part natural specimen.
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Tickets: Free admission
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Time: Tuesday – Saturday: 10 am – 3 pm
- Benaki Museum / Mentis Spinning - Antonopoulos, 6 Polyfemou St., 118 54 Athens
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