résumé
Sergis Adamos, a versatile artist with twenty-five years of digital and mixed media art expertise, excels in graphic design and Art curation. Renowned for his innovative integration of technology in art, Adamos is deeply committed to reinvigorating destroyed images using contemporary methods. His distinctive mixed media style is rooted in his early 20th-century glass negative plates collection. By transforming these historical artifacts into vibrant contemporary digital artworks, he bridges past and present in a visually stunning narrative.
Name: Sergis Hadjiadamos
Birth Year: 1975
Birth Place: Johannesburg, South Africa
Residence: Paphos, Cyprus
Education
1994-1995: Interior Design Foundation, AKTO College, Athens, Greece
1995-1997: Fine Arts, Nicolas Stefos Studios, Athens, Greece
1997-2001: BA in Graphic Design, Campus Arts and Sciences, Athens, Greece
Professional Experience
2007-2012: Owner and Graphic Designer, Instant Ad, Cyprus. Publisher "Beach News" free printed publication.
Solo Exhibitions
2003-2004: "Victoria - Kifisia," Solo Exhibition, Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus; Azia Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus
2019: "Metamorphosis," Solo Exhibition, Annabelle Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus
2020: "Metamorphosis." Solo Exhibition, Gloria Gallery Nicosia, Cyprus.
2020: "The Greasy Pole," Online Virtual Gallery
2022: "Metamorphosis 2," Solo Exhibition, Athens, Greece
2022: "Reconstructing our Common Values," Solo Exhibition, AB-gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
Curations
2010: Retrospective of Andy Hadjiadamos, Cyprus
2012: "The Bombardment of Paphos Harbor," featuring photographs by Michalakis Harigou, Cyprus
2014: "Window Art," Old Town Paphos, Cyprus
2017: "Risky Travels," European Capital of Culture, Paphos, Cyprus
Publications
2010: "Andy Adamos (1936-1990)" - A book discussing Andy Hadjiadamos's artwork
2012: "Paphos Harbour 1974" - Documenting unrecorded local histories, translated into three languages
2017: "Risky Travels," Documenting the event in 3 languages.
2021: Published and Unpublished writings of Andy Adamos, co-authored with professors George Kechagioglou and Lefteris Papaleondiou
Awards
2018: Honour of Excellence, Larnaca Biennale
Lectures
2024: "Reuse of Abandoned Materials in Contemporary Digital Art," University of TEPAK, Cyprus
Participations
2009: "Memories of the Past," Group Exhibition, Old Paphos Electricity House, Cyprus
2011: E.KA.TE Group Exhibition, Eikastiki Paphos
2019: Group Exhibition "New Synapsis" Mespilea Art Gallery in Paphos.
2020: Charity group exhibition titled "Life", which took place under the hospice of Red Cross Cyprus and Alpha CK Gallery and was presented at the Leventis Gallery in Nicosia
2021: Group exhibition "Restart" which was under the auspices of the movement New Wave. Cyprus.
2021: Contemporary Venice Art Fair
2021: Group exhibition for award-winners of the Larnaca Biennale 2018
2024: Group exhibition "Reclaim" in Paphos.
Notable Projects
2020-ON Going: Developed NFT collections
2006 - ON Going: Metamorphosis Art. Sergis is the legal owner of one of the largest deteriorated collections of glass negative plates generated by one photographer from one geographic location worldwide.
2024 - Sergis has entered into agreements with two local government institutions, TEPAK Cyprus University of Technology and The Cyprus Institute, for digitalizing his collection and uncovering the remaining history within them. These agreements permit Sergis to participate in the scanning process as the director of the team. His method of scanning the glass plates has proven reliable for both parties. This arrangement enables Sergis to continue with his experimental approach, which forms the foundation of his art.