About - Eirini Tiniakou
Eirini Tiniakou (1993, Athens) is an artist based in Helsinki producing work in Greece (with a focus on Lesvos) and Vienna.
She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Athens School of Fine Arts (2018) and a Master of Arts from the Department of Art
and Science, University of Applied Arts Vienna (2021). Her practice is grounded in field research, involving a mix of documentative,
participatory, and imaginative approaches. Her work is primarily concerned with themes of rural life and folklore and seeks
to redefine our connection with the land and the self, often blending photography, textiles, objects and text. She has participated
in a number of group exhibitions, among others: Meet the Universe, with the support of the European Organization for Nuclear
Research (Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2019); Chambre d’Ami·xes (Laurenz, Vienna, 2021); and Boxels, presented as part of
the Biennale Sessions program of the Venice Biennale, 2019. Her work is represented by Kunst ab Hinterhof gallery (Parallel
Vienna, 2019). She was selected for the Island Connect, a residency program funded by Creative Europe, 2020; as well as for
Hermitage Sykaminea residency in Lesvos, in the framework of which she co-curated Hermitage Sykaminea Gathering (Athens, 2022)
with the support of Goethe Institute and the Onassis Air residency program. Her work has received the support of the Finnish
Institute of Athens and Austria’s Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture. She has been awarded by ARTWORKS (2022)
and is a Fellow of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Support Program.
Works
- STOMACHOMA (June 23, 2021)Master Project Presentation
- Works in Progress- Studio Space (October 23, 2019)Exhibited
- Eliminating reference and the adventure of a package with the South African Postal Service (May 11, 2019)Exhibited
- Let´s break the ice (October 24, 2018)Exhibited
Activities
- CAN YOU HOLD THIS FOR A SEC? (June 29, 2021)2020–2021 Master works exhibition, part of the Angewandte FestivalExhibited
- Master´s Projects Exhibition (June 23, 2021)Summer semester 2021 – LIVE streamMaster Project Presentation
- Laundry Service – Open Studio Exhibition (October 23, 2019)Exhibited
- Meet the Universe (September 05, 2019)Exhibition - in collaboration with Cuántico, HEPHY and Art@CMSExhibited
- Latent Bones (May 21, 2019)Exhibition Volume IExhibited
- Latent Bones (May 21, 2019)An Exhibition in two parts by Art & Science first year Master Students in collaboration with BBMRI-ERICExhibited
- Boxels – part of Biennale Sessions – La Biennale di Venezia (May 11, 2019)Exhibition on the occasion of the panel “Digital Transformations – Society and Arts at the Turning Point”Exhibited
- ROUNDTABLE – Excursion to Biobank Graz (December 04, 2018)BBMRI-ERICProject idea presentation
- ROUNDTABLE (October 23, 2018)1st years students introduction presentationsPresentation
Eirini Tiniakou