Fairyland in Midsummer

Opening

Wednesday, 27 May 2026,

7:30 – 10:30 pm

Alexandros Georgiou, Fairyland in Midsummer, 2026, oil on canvas, 100×100 cm

Alexandros Georgiou invites us into his magical world, bringing it into the gallery, which becomes his studio. During the first days of the exhibition, he will paint in front of visitors, creating works that will remain on display throughout the show.

Georgiou’s painting moves between travel and transformation, filled with vivid colours and mysterious creatures that seem to emerge from the subconscious. Fairyland in Mid Summer is a fairytale world that is both luminous and dark. It draws inspiration, on the one hand, from the dark elves of Kentaro Miura in his renowned manga Berserk[1], and on the other, from the childlike universe of Tove Jansson and her cheerful white creatures, the Moomins[2], who explore the world while confronting environmental catastrophes.

Fairyland in Mid Summer exists between extremes: the blazing sun of midsummer and snow, companionship and loneliness. The titles of the works come together to form a story filled with unexpected events, moving from childhood innocence to melancholy and hope, while also navigating uncertainty and silence.

Soul portraits at the exhibition

Alexandros Georgiou conceived the idea of Soul Portraits through his engagement with Hindu philosophy, which holds that animals and humans share the same soul. These soul portraits go beyond the realistic depiction of a subject, seeking instead to reveal the inner emotional and spiritual world of the person or animal portrayed.

Through his travels in India, earlier exhibitions in which he painted portraits of visitors, and most recently the highly successful workshop held at the café of National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST)—where he painted portraits of visitors’ animals—Georgiou has sought to continue building a connection with visitors through painting.

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., the artist will be present at the gallery creating soul portraits of visitors or their pets. To book a portrait appointment, please contact the gallery at gallery@rebeccacamhi.com or +30 210 523 3049.

Alexandros Georgiou

Georgiou (b. 1972) first became known for his travel-based works created in Iran and India, where both friends and strangers received artworks he produced during his journeys through post— mainly handmade cards and overpainted black-and-white photocopies of photographs he had taken. Following the birth of his son in 2017, these travel works gradually gave way to painting, continuing his early engagement with the medium.Born in Athens, he graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 1996 and continued his studies at the School of Visual Arts. Working through photography and painting, his practice focuses on the exploration of personal and spiritual quests, movement and travel, and the relationship with oneself and others.

Among his notable solo exhibitions are: The Workshop at the café of the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) as part of the exhibition Why Look At Animals? (2025–2026); From the Perspective of Yes (2023); The Prince with the Blue Crown Meets the Family Within His Body (2021) at Rebecca Camhi Gallery; Three Continents, Three Friends (2023) at the Municipal Gallery of Athens; Empress and Spirits (2022) at Zina Athanasiadou Gallery; metaGods (2017) at the Benaki Museum Museum of Islamic Art; and Without My Own Vehicle I–V (2012) at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens.

Opening: Wednesday 27 May 2026, 7:30 – 10:30 pm

Opening hours: Tuesday- Friday 12:00 – 6:00 pm and Saturday 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Exhibition duration: 27 May – 24 July 2026

For further information, please contact gallery@rebeccacamhi.com or (+30)2105233049.

[1] Berserk: A 43-volume dark fantasy manga series by Kentaro Miura (1966–2021), first published in 1989. Berserk follows Guts, a solitary mercenary haunted by a traumatic past, as he struggles to survive in a dark medieval world consumed by war, demons, and betrayal.

[2] Moomins: The Moomins are adorable white creatures that resemble small hippopotamuses and live in the magical Moominvalley alongside strange friends and mysterious beings. The series of short stories and comics follows the adventures of the Moomin family. The title of the exhibition is inspired by the sixth book in author Tove Jansson’s Moomin series, Moominland Midwinter, in which Moomin wakes from hibernation and, unable to fall back asleep, finds itself confronted with a world where the sun no longer rises and the earth is covered in frozen white snow.