exhibitions + projects
Drawings
Mixed media - collage with acrylics, ink and charcoal
Sketchbooks
exhibitions
The exhibitions are inspired by nature and current environmental issues. An effort has been made to bring nature inside industrial structures to reform our understanding of space, shapes and textures.
Lights and shadows, architectural forms, atmospheric spaces, natural sounds, theatrical scenery ancient Greek philosophy and Japanese minimalism merge to create a unique experience for the audience
Her sculptural practice developed work in video design and audio/visual installations. Her previous work is informed by experimentation into ritual experiences and meditation spaces. Using materials, lights/shadows and natural sounds she transforms places and re-invents them, creating spatial atmospheres in which the audience can engage with their inner selves and their relationship to the surrounding world.
Part of her research is the symbolic labyrinth. The Labyrinth symbolizes the spiritual journey, a journey where the destination is a metaphorical place for transformation. It can also be described as a journey from death to rebirth and re-entry into the womb of the Earth. A Labyrinth is not a maze or a puzzle to be solved but a path of meaning to be experienced, a walk that starts from total darkness and disorientation and ends in wholeness and illumination.
projects
ecci - edinburgh international science festival
A 3D audio installation with video projection at ECCI (Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovations) for the Edinburgh Science Festival. A collaboration between Nadia Dermatopoulou (visual artist and filmmaker),Stephanie Ghetta (Soreie Azienda Agricola Biologica) , Patrick Lydon (Co-Director at Final Straw: Food, Earth, Happiness) and Flavia Salvador (researcher and archivist at Cine UFSCar) .
The 3D audio visual installation was a data representation of carbon emissions from all over the world.
outlandia residency
Outlandia Residency in Ben Nevis 2015.
Outlandia is an off-grid treehouse artist studio and fieldstation in Glen Nevis, Lochaber, Scotland. A flexible meeting space in the forest for creative collaboration and research. Imagined by London Fieldworks and designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, Outlandia is inspired by childhood dens, wildlife hides and bothies, by forest outlaws and Japanese poetry platforms. It is located in a copse of Norwegian Spruce and Larch on Forestry Commission land, at the foot of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, three miles from the town of Fort William. Outlandia is an artist-led project built to foster links between creativity and the environment.
A collaboration among Nadia Dermatopoulou, Zhao Xie, Yulia Kovanova, Kelly DeWet
SCOTLAND’S LAST REMAIN PINE FOREST
Kinloch-Runnoch Highlands, Scotland. Working with the local authorities and Forestry to raise awareness on the importance of saving the last massive pine forest of Scotland. A life time project by the environmental artists Tim Collins and Reiko Goto Collins from Collins and Gotto - Art and Environmental Change.
James Croll Project proposal
Presentation of the proposal for the James Croll Project for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in Perth. The project is the renovation of the yard which is connected to the James Croll permanent exhibition in Perth.
