Nikos Kachrimanis was born on 1983 and currently resides in Athens, Greece.
He has studied Dentistry in Athens and pursued his PhD in Dental Biomaterials in Germany (2013).He has been actively practicing photography since 2002. He took his formal education in the visual arts in 2016 when he attended the intensive course “Photography: Theory and Creative Practices” organized at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece (2016-2017), along with field-related seminars and workshops.
He is an independent photographer and collage-maker narrating stories: fairy tales, travel or crime stories, the 8 o’clock news, praising the poetry of the banal.
He has developed a special interest for the field of photobooks. His oeuvre has been shown online and has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Greece and Europe. Work of his is included in public and private libraries and collections, such as the Photographic Archives of Benaki Museum (Athens, Greece), the Gulbenkian Art Library (Lisbon, Portugal), Josef Chladek's Bookshelf (Vienna, Austria).
He is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece and the IAA/AIAP.
CV:
Studies:
2021: "Curating on the Web: Exhibiting Internet-based Art", Node Center for Curatorial Studies, Berlin, DE
2016- 2017: “Photography: Theory and Creative Practices”, Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), Athens, GR
2015-2016: “Personal Photo Project Development”, Hellenic Center of Photography (HCP), Athens, GR
2009-2013: PhD, (Dr. med. dent.), CHARITE-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, CC3 Dental Materials Science and Biomaterials Research Group, Berlin, DE
2002-2003: Photography open seminars (theory of photography, B&W film development and printing), Student's Cultural Club of the University of Athens, Athens, GR
2001-2006: Diploma on Denistry (DDS), Dental Department of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR
Photobooks:
2022: Boyau, futura books, Athens, GR
2022: Ricordi 1-4, E.C.T. Label, Athens, GR
2020: Divine Furies Trilogy, POD self-publication, Athens, GR
2018: A Pagan Feast, Cube Art Editions, Athens, GR
Solo/duo exhibitions:
2024: "Boyau and the Japanese quince" solo exhibition, curated by Thanos Makris, AK38, Athens, GR
2023: "Divine Furies" solo exhibition, curated by Alexios Papazacharias, CASK Gallery, Larisa, GR
2023: "Boyau in motion: 7 videos and a photobook" solo exhibition, The Athens Zine Bibliotheque, Athens, GR
2023: "Out of Denver" duo exhibition with Alexios Papazacharias, Art Studio of Sofia Simaki, Athens, GR
Group exhibitions:
2023: Back To Athens 10-Flatlands, curated by Chloe Akrithaki
2021, 2022: Kassel Dummy Award 2022 Shortlist Books Exhibitions, with the "Divine Furies Trilogy": Photobook Week Aarhus, Aarhus School of Architecture (AAA), Aarhus, DK// NOKS Art Space, Istanbul, TR// Ka, Ankara, TR// The Library Project, part of PhotoIreland, Dublin, IR// Officine Fotographiche, Rome, IT// Grisart Escuela International, Barcelona, ES// PHOTO 2022 Festival, Melbourne, AU// Zoetrope, Athens, GR// Wiesbadener Fototage 2022, Wiesbaden, DE// Singapore International Photography Festival 2022, Singapore)
2021: "Gender Melancholia" exhibition, curated by Faidra Vasileiadou and Thanos Makris, The Project Gallery, Athens, GR
2021: Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair Online Edition, AT
2021: "Kavafi: 4 Poems for Nicopolis", Artifactory, Ancient Nicopolis and Roman Odeon, GR
2020: “Together, so far so close”, MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts, Thessaloniki, GR
2020: Funzilla/ Rome Photozine Festival, with the “Divine Furies” Trilogy, Rome, IT
2018: Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, Thessaloniki, GR
2018: Rûm (Issue°III) group exhibition, Graz Townhall, Graz, AT
2017: Sterna Fringe Festival, Tinos Island, GR
2017: Multimedia screenings of photo book REVIEW#17, Athens School of Fine Arts, GR
Distinction:
2021: "Divine Furies Trilogy" shortlisted for the Kassel Dummy Award 2022
Workshop/ Residency:
2017: Photography Workshop and Residency of Sterna Festival, Tinos, GR
Libraries/ Collections:
The Photobook Museum, Köln, DE
Photographic Archives, Benaki Museum, Athens, GR
Gulbenkian Art Library, Lisbon, PT
Josef Chladek's Bookshelf, Vienna, AT
Athens Zine Bibliotheque, Athens, GR
Printed magazines/catalogues:
2021: "Gender Melancholia" exhibition catalogue
2021: work included in Zine Without a Crown Vol. XI
2018: work included in Rûm (Issue°III), Austria
2017: Cartes Postales- Tinos, group self published photo book edited by E. Mouzakiti and L. Papanikolatos
2017: REVIEW#17, group self published photo book edited by K. Ioannidis, E. Mouzakiti, L. Papanikolatos
Online:
2022: Fraction magazine, Issue 157-14th Anniversary Issue
2020: Anthropause group exhibition, MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, GR
2020: Rûm feature, AT
2020: Eldorado experience- Erupting oblivion, visual essay, ES
2018: Eldorado experience- The Handmade Island, visual essay, ES
2017: Phosmag feature, USA
2017: Pample-mousse feature, USA
2017: Twitter exhibition Open call, STUDIO47 Art space, Amsterdam, NL
2017: SFMOMA tumblr Submission Friday post, part of the project "Through the asphodel meadow", USA
Photobook Fairs:
2022: Miss Read Berlin, with "Divine Furies Trilogy", Berlin, DE
2021, 2022: Athens Art Book Fair, with "Divine Furies Trilogy" and "A Pagan Feast", Athens, GR
2020, 2021: Platforms Project, with "A Pagan Feast", Athens, GR
2019: Athens Art Book Fair, with "A Pagan Feast", Athens, GR
2019: Miss Read Berlin, with "A Pagan Feast", Berlin, DE
2018, 2019, 2021: Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, with "A Pagan Feast", Thessaloniki, GR
2018: Offprint Paris, with "A Pagan Feast", Paris, FR