Ripple, 2022

During my ceramics residency on Koufonisi island as part of the Big Blue Dot project, the amorphous rock and cave formations lining the coastal path became my silent informants. The land’s constant erosion and metamorphosis under the sea’s force captivated me.

Using these observations as a starting point, I introduced painterly gestures onto the ceramic surface, blending external and internal landscapes. Ripple found its place nestled among the island’s rock formations and the ever-shifting sea. Installed there intentionally, it is meant to weather, fragment, and transform over time—succumbing to the same elemental forces that inspired its creation.

This process of exposure and decay mirrors the dynamic temporality of Koufonisi’s coastal environment, where art, nature, and time are in continuous dialogue.

Big Blue Dot was a 10-day artistic residency and public art installation inspired by the cultural heritage of the Small Cyclades and recent archaeological discoveries on the nearby islands of Keros and Daskalio. Twelve artists explored the area’s landscape and history, creating site-responsive works now forming an open-air exhibition that traces a path from Koufonisi’s port to Pori beach.