Grigoris LAGOS
Born in 1964

Illuminated resin model of Paris applied to the city map.
Backlit, it can be used as a wall light or as a table lamp.
The box is made of plexiglass and the stand is made of metal.
2010 years.

Dimensions: x 32 32 11 cm x.
Height: 29 cm

Grigoris Lagos's works begin with actual maps, superimposing his own imaginative interpretation of each city onto a factual, geographical tool. In a city like Manhattan or especially Athens, the past is in constant interaction with the present, and Lagos adds his own layer to the many layers of civilization that often exist beneath a city. Lagos has described his interest in "the tensions created by the rapid development and expansion of cities, presenting architectural contrasts and projecting their traces onto the map with a particular stylistic and iconic character." His work reminds us that cities are living, growing organisms, and that a map is only accurate at the moment it was created, quickly becoming an irrelevant relic. In this way, a city map is like a snapshot, depicting only one of the many past and future incarnations the structure will take: "The artwork is theoretically like an archive, because the city itself will never be the same." So, for example, no matter how many times you want to represent New York, it will never be the same thing and the work will be unique simply because it represents a different historical moment."

Grigoris Lagos studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 1986 to 1991, and worked as a set designer from 1990 to 1991. His work has been included in solo exhibitions at Gallery 3 and Kalfayan Gallery in Athens, among others, and in numerous group exhibitions, including Athens: Metropolis by Mistake at the Giorgio de Chirico Art Centre in Volos, Greece.