THE EXHIBITION

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“LIGHT ECHOES”

An exhibition by AERIENIRTI

📍 Celestial Glow Gallery – Santorini

🗓️Opening Night 20th May 2025 at 20:25

Art is not an object. It is presence, and residue. Light. Memory.

“Light Echoes” invites you into thresholds of silence and resonance. Α new body of work by AERIENIRTI, in her luminous return to Santorini.

AERIENIRTI

(Irini Drosou)

🎨 Artist Profile:

AERIENIRTI, the artistic pseudonym of Irini Drosou, is a contemporary visual artist born and raised in Imerovigli, Santorini. She currently lives and works between Santorini and Athens, Greece.

Her creative journey began with private painting lessons under the guidance of the renowned artist Takis Schinas, and she also studied Byzantine iconography with Adamantia-Villia Giannopoulou. A pivotal figure in her artistic development was the late sculptor-painter Vasiliki Tsekoura, who served as both a mentor and an early influence.

Later on, in Paris, she came into contact with the expressive freedom of modern art and abstraction, elements that would deeply influence her evolving style.

Her work draws heavily from the volcanic landscape of Santorini, where she finds raw inspiration in light, form, and natural textures. Through her paintings, she seeks to capture the silent yet powerful energy of the island, often blending earthy materials with ethereal hues to reflect the contrast between eruption and stillness, between presence and memory.

As AERIENIRTI, Irini’s work exists at the intersection of emotion and environment, delicate yet intense, abstract yet deeply rooted in place.

Irini Drosou has presented her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad.
Notable solo exhibitions include:

  • Ifestites (2004, Bellonio Cultural Center, Santorini)

  • My Heart (2008, Gyzi Megaron, Santorini)

  • Internal Dialogues (2013, Gyzi Megaron, Santorini)

  • AERIENIRTI (2014, Boutari Winery, Santorini)

  • Atlantis (2018, Santorini Arts Factory, Santorini)

She has also participated in group exhibitions in Greece and internationally, including her participation in the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in 2023.

Irini Drosou continues to contribute to the artistic dialogue through her works, which bridge myth and reality, inviting the viewer into a deeply introspective experience. https://www.drosou.gr

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Abstract expressionist painting in fluid art style, featuring bold swirls and splashes of red, yellow, and black, with energetic, chaotic lines and rich texture evoking intense emotion and movement.