Joya: AiR / Petros Chrisostomou / CYP
photo Simon Beckmann
'During my residency at Joya: AiR I was particularly drawn to the microscopic communities that I found myself a part of, both immersed and juxtaposed with the vastness of the landscape. Shells, insects, millions of individual leaves and stones, bones and stars at night, that co existed as part of this intense environment of beauty and extremes.
Time became different, the days were wholesome. The bond that was formed between Grazie, Hanna and myself felt like it was magical. We engaged in slow drawing and completed a collaborative work together, that is possibly somewhere in Barcelona by now.. I felt real positive energy from this tribe, brought together by Simon and Donna through our evening meal, a nourishing ritual where we would share the experiences of our day together and our thoughts about the world. I left feeling that this experience was the beginning of a new and intriguing journey that I had only just about started'
Petros Chrisostomou
Petros’s family are originally from Cyprus, but he was born and grew up in London. He studied Fine Art at St Martins College before moving on to do his MA at The Royal Academy Schools in London. Having completed his education in 2008 he was awarded a scholarship from Galerie Xippas in 2010 to live and work in New York for a year.
He completed the ISCP Program at the end of 2011 and decided to stay in New York for a longer period. Consequently he started working with Nicholas Robinson Gallery and Linda R Silverman Fine Art, both in New York City.
His work has been published in over five different languages and he has his work included in both commercial and Museum shows. Most recently he has participated in residencies at The Banff Center for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada, and also at The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY, as well as in exhibitions at The SCAD Museum, Savannah, Georgia, and the Centquatre 104 in Paris as part of the collection of BIC. Other exhibitions include, 'Nirvana-Strange forms of Pleasure' Gewrbemusum, winterthor, Switzerland, and 'In present Tense, Young Greek Artists' EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens.