The 365 Project: Apostolos Fokion Vettas
Exhibition
The 365 Project: Apostolos Fokion Vettas – Endless Landscapes with Stories from Paper Figures
Within the space of the 365 Project, Apostolos Fokion Vettas stages yet another unique parade of small paper sculptures, assembled from rigid paper.
It is a silent scene whose story has neither beginning nor end.
The paper sculptures are arranged rhythmically and parade through the space. They are assembled from various types of rigid cardboard and other modeling materials.
The material presented by the artist narrates his long-standing relationship with scenography. These are the dramatic “remnants–evidence,” cut-outs that emerge during the design and construction of a theatrical stage model.
Through the “re-assembly” of these various remnants, a process of transformation unfolds, giving rise to improbable incidents.
These seek to establish a personal connection with contemporary Greek reality, while resisting the academic ethics of the conventional and urging the viewer to define for themselves the way they will perceive the object-sculpture and its shadows.
Opening: Saturday, March 14, 2026.
Information
The 365 Project: Apostolos Fokion Vettas – Endless Landscapes with Stories from Paper Figures
Dates: Saturday, 14 March, 2026 – Sunday, 26 April, 2026
Opening hours: Saturday & Sunday 10:00-14:00
The program titled “The 365 Project”, in which an artist is invited every two months to present a new work among the Museum Gallery’s existing artworks, is organized and curated by Olga Daniilopoulou.
Bio
Apostolos F. Vettas
Apostolos F. Vettas was born in Athens in 1945. He studied Architecture in Thessaloniki and pursued postgraduate studies in Edinburgh, Scotland (College of Art, School of Architecture, Heriot-Watt University). He lives and works in Thessaloniki.
He is Professor Emeritus of Scenography at the Department of Theatre, School of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). As an architect, he engages with issues related to the appearance of theatrical space, its technical characteristics, form, and function.
Since 1981, as a scenographer, he has collaborated with theatre organizations and state-funded companies in Greece and abroad. His set designs have been presented at the Epidaurus Festival, the Athens Festival, the Dimitria Festival, among others.
He has collaborated with the stages of the National Theatre of Greece, the National Theatre of Northern Greece, the Greek National Opera, the Municipal and Regional Theatres (DIPEthe) of Kalamata, Patras, Larisa, Volos, Kavala, and Veria, the Karolos Koun Theatre, the Experimental Stage of Art in Thessaloniki, as well as other regional troupes and private theatre companies in Athens.
In 2003, he curated the Greek participation in the Prague Quadrennial, which received a special honorary distinction “For the Quality of Presentation.” Throughout his career, he has received numerous distinctions in Greece and abroad. For his overall body of work, he was honored by the Centre for the Study and Research of Greek Theatre and the Theatre Museum with the Panos Aravantinos Award.
He has served as President of the National Theatre of Northern Greece (1995–97), President of the Department of Theatre, School of Fine Arts, AUTH (1997–99 and 2003–05), Dean of the School of Fine Arts, AUTH (2000–03), and President of the Department of Film (2006–07). He also served as a member of the advisory committees of the Ministry of Culture on matters concerning subsidies for independent theatre, and as a board member of the Hellenic Centre for Theatre and Dance (EKETHEX), which oversaw the operation of the Municipal and Regional Theatres (DIPEthe).