The Warp of Time book Helen Marden Cover

Dimitrios Antonitsis

Photo:

"You have to be metaphysically tuned to a very abstract way of thinking to click with [Hydra] island." - Dimirios Antonitsis

Dimitrios Antonitsis (b. Athens, 1966) is a multimedia artist whose body of work encompasses sculpture, photography and film. His projects navigate between the realm of familiar and unfamiliar, probing the fluidity and ambiguity of identity with a distinctive and thought-provoking approach.

Known for his innovative and boundary-defying experimentation with materials, Antonitsis stands as an important figure in the New Materialism and Contemporary Archaeological art movements. Antonitsis’s work invites audiences to reconsider the intricate relationships between objects, environments, and human interactions. His art emphasizes the active agency of materials, revealing their capacity to shape meaning and emotion. His recent creations incorporate symbolic forms evocative of ancient artifacts, seamlessly bridging the past and the present. These works explore themes of memory, cultural continuity, and emotion, while questioning the linearity of human achievements. Antonitsis’s art cultivates a dialogue that reflects on historical narratives and reshapes our understanding of progress and identity.