Stelios Kallinikou (b. 1985, Limassol, Cyprus) presents us with sequences of imagery, flowing into interlaced dialogues whilst crossing different themes such us, politics, colonialism, the environment, technology, spirituality, and the power of images. Through photography, video and sound, worlds are constructed at an introspective pace, and then act as speculative scenarios through which the intersections between territorial and ideological notions relating to land and the body are explored.
His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions internationally, including Baleno International, Rome, Italy (2024); Eins Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus (2024); SPEL, State Gallery of Contemporary Art, Nicosia, Cyprus (2023); The Broken Pitcher, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig, Germany (2023); Lenbachhaus Municipal Museum, Munich, Germany (2023); Beirut Art Center, Beirut, Lebanon (2022); Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany (2022); the 6th Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art, Yekaterinburg, Russia (2021); Grey Noise, Dubai, UAE (2021); Saigon, Athens, Greece (2020); Phenomenon, Anafi, Greece (2019); MOMus – Museum of Photography Thessaloniki, Greece (2019); NiMAC (Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre), Cyprus (2017/2019); Foam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018); APHF, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece (2017); Point Centre of Contemporary Art, Nicosia, Cyprus (2017/2019); and Equilibrists, organized by the New Museum, New York, and the DESTE Foundation, Athens, Greece (2016).
Kallinikou was a resident at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (2018–2019). He is a recipient of the Foam Talent Award (2019) and was selected for the Foam Talent exhibition. He is also the winner of the After Nature Photography Prize, C/O Berlin in collaboration with the Crespo Foundation (2026). He is the co-founder of Thkio Ppalies Project Space, based in Nicosia, Cyprus.
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His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions internationally, including Baleno International, Rome, Italy (2024); Eins Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus (2024); SPEL, State Gallery of Contemporary Art, Nicosia, Cyprus (2023); The Broken Pitcher, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig, Germany (2023); Lenbachhaus Municipal Museum, Munich, Germany (2023); Beirut Art Center, Beirut, Lebanon (2022); Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany (2022); the 6th Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art, Yekaterinburg, Russia (2021); Grey Noise, Dubai, UAE (2021); Saigon, Athens, Greece (2020); Phenomenon, Anafi, Greece (2019); MOMus – Museum of Photography Thessaloniki, Greece (2019); NiMAC (Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre), Cyprus (2017/2019); Foam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2018); APHF, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece (2017); Point Centre of Contemporary Art, Nicosia, Cyprus (2017/2019); and Equilibrists, organized by the New Museum, New York, and the DESTE Foundation, Athens, Greece (2016).
Kallinikou was a resident at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (2018–2019). He is a recipient of the Foam Talent Award (2019) and was selected for the Foam Talent exhibition. He is also the winner of the After Nature Photography Prize, C/O Berlin in collaboration with the Crespo Foundation (2026). He is the co-founder of Thkio Ppalies Project Space, based in Nicosia, Cyprus.
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