Thirteen artistic practices, thirteen different narratives, one common question: how can the image function as a vehicle for memory, testimony, and the processing of trauma? The exhibition brings together works by female photographers from diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds, who explore trauma as both a personal experience and a collective historical footprint. Through photographic archives, family images, hybrid narratives, and visual interventions, the artists approach photography as a field where memory is reactivated and transformed. The traumatic experience thus appears as a process that continues to shape the present, affecting both personal stories and collective narratives.

From the intergenerational memory of war and the traces of political conflict to the silent experiences of loss, illness, neurodiversity, and domestic violence, the works in the exhibition constitute a polyphonic field of personal and collective experiences. Through different methodologies and aesthetic strategies, the artists transform photography into a tool for memory, visibility, and care, creating a space for collective reflection on what often remains silenced or difficult to say. Their practices illuminate how trauma is inscribed on the body, in family history, and in collective memory, while highlighting the gendered dimensions of experience, care, and narration. Thus, through personal archives, testimonies, and visual reconstructions, memory is mapped in a space where the intimacy of personal experience meets broader historical and social conditions.

Curated by: Eleni Mouzakiti & Penelope Petsini

Participating Artists: Katerina Angelopoulou (GR), Rosie Barnes (UK), Verónica Borsani (AR), Maro Ellinitaki (GR), Tutu Guo (CN), Abbey Hepner (US), Dora Lionstone (DE), Hannah Grendel (DE), Hélène Mutter (FR), Nastassja Nefjodov (DE/RU), Kate Schultze (DE), Karoline Schneider (DE), Blagovesta Semkova (BG)

EXHIBITION DETAILS
Date: June 18 – July 26
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 17:00 – 21:00
Location: Via Crispi Art Space