Exhibition ”Silk & Soufli”
Artistic exchange between Sweden and Greece
Published: 2025-06-06
The Swedish Institute at Athens, KONSTFACK, the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), and the Association of Friends of Silk warmly welcome you to the exhibition “Silk & Soufli”, which opens on Sunday, June 22 at 19:30 at Mansion Brika in Soufli.
The exhibition will be open until June 29, from 18:00 to 21:00. Free admission.
The exhibition Silk & Soufli presents the results of a creative encounter between students and teachers from Konstfack and the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA). The collaboration took place within the framework of the program “A Common Thread. Artistic Exchange Sweden–Greece”, which was held in Soufli in 2019 and 2022.
Through workshops in silk production, natural dyeing, weaving, and contemporary design and printing techniques, the participants delved into Soufli’s local production and cultural heritage, with silk serving as a common thread of inspiration and creative exploration.
The exhibition, which has previously been shown in Athens and Stockholm, now returns to the place where it all began. It is included in the program of the 2025 Silk Days. Through the students’ works, Soufli’s unique identity and the importance of international artistic collaboration are highlighted.
Institution from KONSTFACK:
Textile, Department of Crafts.
Institution from ASFA:
Paining Studios 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, Sculpture Studio 3.
Students from KONSTFACK:
Lovisa Axén, Sun Bjers, Turid Elgenäs Lindholm, Pernille Knudsen, Vera Ljunggren, Emma Vässmar.
Students from ASFA:
Magdalena Zotou, Katerini Koukou, Ioanna Limniou, Vasilis Malakounas, Georgia Nika, Εleni Nikolaou, Depy Pavlidou, Dimitris-Rafail Simadis, Myro Stamatopoulou.
Participating teachers:
Loukas Loukidis, ASFA, Ulrika Mårtensson Hanje, KONSTFACK.
Curator:
Depy Pavlidou, ASFA.
Organizers:
Association of Friends of Silk (https://elgr.facebook.com/
sullogosChrisalida), Athens School of Fine Arts (www.asfa.gr), KONSTFACK, University of Arts, Crafts and Design (www.konstfack.se/en), Svenska institutet i Athen (www.sia.gr)
With generous support from:
Silk Line Mouhtaridis, Tsiakiris Silk House, Bourouliti Greek Silk Handicrafts
Attached file: Poster (in greek)