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The Gallery has gained recognition and appreciation not just on the island, but also around the world. The gallery's original artworks have been exhibited in museums, foundations, banks, and private collections.
The Galanopoulos Art Gallery have been involved in capturing
the beauty of Santorini since 1986, and the efforts have resulted
in a art collection that showcase Santorini's unique charm and allure.
Discover the Art of Curves: Cycladic Architecture & Modern Photography
For over 15 years, I’ve been photographing the Cycladic islands, focusing on old staircases, weathered doorways, and timeless architectural details. These elements, often abandoned in silence, seem to speak a language of their own—one that connects history, art, and nature.
When I observe these structures, I uncover the magical world of Cycladic architecture. Many decades ago, builders experimented with elliptical and sculptural forms, blending solid structures with expressive curves—without the advanced tools we have today. And yet, they revealed a profound truth:
Our world is not made of straight lines, but curves.
Curves define the psychological and scientific balance of our universe, and they play a crucial role in Cycladic design. These shapes bring harmony, flow, and organic beauty to architecture. Sadly, this truth is fading. Each time I return to my favorite spots in Santorini and Oia, I feel a deep nostalgia as curved forms disappear, replaced by rigid, meaningless lines in the name of progress.
Through my photography, I strive to create a dialogue between traditional Cycladic curves and modern abstract forms, reflecting their influence on contemporary art and design. My work is both a tribute to this unique cultural heritage and a plea to preserve it for future generations.
About Greek Doors: A Journey Through Mystery and Meaning
I Greek doors have always fascinated me – but why? Perhaps it’s the mystery behind every closed door, a silent invitation to imagine what lies beyond. Like the Roman god Janus, who symbolizes gateways and duality, doors embody both beginnings and endings, entrances and exits, the seen and the unseen.
In the Cycladic islands, traditional Greek doors are more than architectural details; they are symbols of connection and transition. Whether leading to a sunlit courtyard or hiding a story within whitewashed walls, every door has a personality, a past, and a promise.
Doors connect spaces, worlds, and even states of mind. They can guide us to the next room—or to another reality entirely. Until we open them, we can only imagine their secrets. And even then, there is always another door waiting to be crossed…
Through my photography, I seek to capture these timeless Greek doors—their vibrant colors, weathered textures, and cultural significance—preserving the heritage and inviting viewers to reflect on the endless possibilities they represent.
Cycladic Stairs: Timeless Elegance in Greek Island Architecture
Cycladic Stairs is a curated photography collection that captures the timeless allure of the iconic white stairs winding gracefully through the Cycladic islands. These stairways, bathed in Aegean sunlight and framed by whitewashed walls, are more than functional architecture—they are symbols of history, philosophy, and beauty.
Every time I photograph Cycladic stairs, I am reminded of the profound words of Heraclitus: “The way up and the way down is one and the same.” These steps embody this philosophical truth, representing the cyclical nature of life and the interconnectedness of all things.
Throughout history, staircases have fascinated artists and thinkers alike. From M.C. Escher’s mind-bending illusions to Claude Monet’s romantic interpretations, staircases have served as architectural features and powerful metaphors—signifying journeys, transitions, and the passage of time.
In this series, Cycladic Stairs, I pay tribute to that artistic tradition while celebrating the unique architectural elegance of the Greek islands. These stairs wind like whispered secrets through rugged landscapes, blending geometric simplicity with organic flow. Their curves and lines invite contemplation, encouraging viewers to reflect on life’s pathways and infinite cycles.
Join me on this visual journey through Cycladic architecture, where each image elevates the ordinary to the extraordinary—reminding us that every step holds meaning, and the way up and down are indeed one and the same.
Can we see the sound?
Cymatics, experimental photography on water vibrations, these images where made in my studio in Oia using a home made cymatics machine.Sound is an invisible force that permeates every aspect of our lives. Yet if we could see sound our world would be even more beautiful than we could imagine. To see sound is to open a new window onto our world, one that has been veiled in mystery until recently.
Cymatics, the study of wave phenomena and vibration, is a scientific methodology that demonstrates the vibratory nature of matter and the transformational nature of sound. The term (Kymatiks in German), was adapted from the Greek word for wave, to Kyma, in the 1960s by Swiss medical doctor and natural scientist, Hans Jenny.
Nothing rests, everything is in motion and everything vibrates, the matter, energy, and even spirit, are simply varying rates of vibration. A classic example of this being frequency in which the seven octaves of music, tuned up 44 octaves, miraculously becomes the spectrum of visible light (passing through states of being the buzz pitch of insects, ultra-sound, plasma, ether, hyper sound, and even octaves of heat.) While they change manifestation, the vibrations maintain the same correspondence, the difference being only in measurement and energy as frequencies slide up the electromagnetic spectrum.
Tibetan singing bowls are known for their soothing harmonic tones, the effect is the same as the gentle tones produced by rubbing a moistened finger around the rim of a wine glass. It’s due to a phenomenon called resonant frequency. Tibetan singing bowls filled with water could resonate strongly enough to propel droplets off the water’s surface. Those resonances slightly change the shape of the bowl, and the energy from that shape-shifting generates so- called Faraday waves” in the water within. Eventually the resonant effects become so strong that you get breaking waves and fizzy droplets even thoughts have their own rate of vibration, and can be controlled like tuning an instrument, to produce various results for the aim of self and environment mastery. As your understanding of vibration, frequency, harmony and resonance increase, so too shall your power over yourself and your world.
At the highest rates of vibration the rate and intensity are so rapid it appears to be motionless, like a spinning wheel appearing stable. And at the lowest levels of vibration, objects move so slowly they appear to be totally at rest. Between these two, exist infinite manifestations all occurring at varying octaves of vibration, each with their own phenomena.
The Swing of the Pendulum
The pattern which connects
Epigenesis is a series of photographs that are trying to capture the motion of the pendulum, The essence of epigenesis is predictable repetition; the essence of learning and evolution is exploration and change.
Each long exposure photograph is produced with a small light attached to the bottom of a large Foucault's pendulum that swings and sways moving across a 30 square meters designated space, a pendulum literally is in photographic terms, a pencil of nature. Pendulum’s swings appear random and chaotic at the beginning but when observed for a long time through an open shutter a dance of shifting series of patterns appears as they swing to their own vibrations, the pattern shifts over time, as is held at a height, it possesses potential energy, and as it falls, its potential energy is converted to kinetic energy until finally the pendulums reach his equilibrium state.