THE TRANSPARENT FISH

Greece, 2026

THE TRANSPARENT FISH took shape through exhibitions, participatory action, and book-making at To Sentoukaki Children’s Bookstore, Chalkida.

The project began with the presentation of hand-embroidered works from TRANSPARENT CURTAINS SOFTEN THE LIGHT and the artist’s book FRINGES, developed in 2024 during the Sansusī Well-Being Art Residency in Aknīste, Latvia. An artist talk introduced the project and its participatory processes.

A few days later, visitors were invited to take part in a collective drawing and storytelling action. Drawings circulated among the participants, accumulating different gestures and forms before becoming the starting point for shared stories. The resulting drawings were translated into hand-embroidered works and combined with texts based on excerpts from the writings and poems of T. Karavas, forming the artist’s book THE TRANSPARENT FISH.

The completed book was presented at the bookstore, where participants could view the work and collect their original drawings.

Artist’s book

Participatory

Drawings circulated among the participants, accumulating different gestures and forms, before becoming the starting point for shared stories.

Specifications

First exhibition; hand-embroidered works from TRANSPARENT CURTAINS SOFTEN THE LIGHT and the artist’s book FRINGES

Artist talk; presentation of the project and its participatory processes

Participatory action; collective drawing and storytelling

Artist’s book; hand embroidery on paper, digital printing, handcrafted typeface; 14 pages; A4; presented in a transparent folder

Second exhibition; viewing of the completed artist’s book and return of the original drawings to participants; one additional week of public viewing at To Sentoukaki during bookstore hours

Permissions

All hand-embroidered works in THE TRANSPARENT FISH are based on collective drawings created during the participatory action and are presented with the consent of the participants and, where required, their guardians.