Vassilis Konstantinou (b. 1979, Athens) is a visual artist based in Athens, Greece. He studied Physical Education and Sport Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and Photography and Audiovisual Arts at the University of West Attica, Athens. His engagement with photography began in 2007, attending a series of seminars with Platon Rivellis, including Introduction to Art Photography, Photography Critique, and Portfolio Critique.
Since 2021, Konstantinou has expanded his practice into moving image. His first short film, Medea, offered a free interpretation of Euripides’ tragedy and received several international awards. In 2025, he participated in the SomoS Arts Residency (Berlin), where he presented and refined his video installation Zen Whispers in the Wasteland.
Selected Group Exhibitions
– Greek Photographic Forms, 1st International Biennale of Santorini, Greece (2012)
– Selfimages (Family Frames project), Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki, Greece (2018)
– Stalk Me, Photometria International Photography Festival, Ioannina, Greece (2020)
– Eros and Thanatos, Fringe Bath Art Festival, Bath, UK (2023)
– Woman Portraits, Kaffemitte Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2024)
– Figures 2024 (Zen Whispers in the Wasteland), CICA Museum of Contemporary Art, South Korea (2024)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
– Pregnant Pauses, International Photoszene Festival, Cologne, Germany (2021)
– Pregnant Pauses, Photometria Festival, Ioannina, Greece (2021)
– Eros and Thanatos, Melanithros Gallery, Athens, Greece (2023)
– Eros and Thanatos, Kaffemitte Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2023)
Upcoming Exhibitions
– Zen Whispers in the Wasteland (Video Installation), In Nature Festival, organized by Neo Collectif, Marseille, France (September 2025)
– Zen Whispers in the Wasteland (Video Screening), Festival of Experimental Film, organized by the Institute for Experimental Arts, Athens, Greece (October 2025)
– Zen Whispers in the Wasteland (Video Installation), Experimental Video Exhibition, CICA Museum of Contemporary Art, South Korea (March 2026)
Awards – Medea (Short Film)
– Best Student Film, Swedish International Film Festival, Arvika, Sweden (2021)
– Best Director of a Short Film, Mannheim Arts and Film Festival, Germany (2021)
– Best Drama Short Film, Lacorne International Film Festival, Paris, France (2022)