The exhibition FORMATIONS, signed by the Greek artist Hector Mavridis, will open at Galateea Contemporary Art on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 6:30 PM.

Hector Mavridis is a multidisciplinary artist. His installations, performances and public interventions provoke an artistic discourse about the unlimited possibilities of ceramics.

“Formations in Jumble Jams reflects my journey of navigating disorder, confusion, and overload, embracing the messiness and unpredictability inherent in the process. It explores how these elements can lead to new insights into the essence of my work

Throughout my work, the uneventful, the unseen, and the seemingly insignificant are central, holding latent potential for discovery and transformation. These overlooked aspects challenge my perception, urging me to reconsider the value of the ordinary and the transient, both in art and in life.
Over time, my theoretical and attitudinal shifts in ceramic discourse have transformed how I engage with materials. Clay, glaze, air, water, and fire—once integral to the creation of a ceramic object—have now become distinct, autonomous elements. Each material possesses its own character, qualities, and language, and the concept of co-existence no longer holds the same significance for me. This shift has given rise to a new “Ceramics Language Code,” enabling the emergence of fresh aesthetic events, gestural acts, and experimental realizations.

In my work, I explore this shift through:

“PROTO-PAINTINGS”
Gestural imprints, made with clay, metal oxides, water, and fire on paper, plywood, and ceramic fiber paper, form a distinct kind of ceramic painting, offering a paradigm that challenges the traditional boundaries of ceramics and painting.

VARIOUS OBJECTS / SCULPTURES, INSTALLATIONS, PERFORMANCES, PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS
These works exist between the ephemeral and the uneventful, highlighting subtle moments and transformations, revealing hidden possibilities, and inviting unexpected encounters and interpretations.”
Hector Mavridis