I was born in Volos and grew up near a remote village in the countryside of Greece. At the age of 17, I moved to Maastricht (NL) to study Fine Arts at the Maastricht Institute of Arts.
As a visual artist, I search for the silence (or the unseen) between things, landscapes, and people. I work with (printed) photography and video, sometimes combining them with site-specific installations and objects I've collected over the years. Next to my artistic practice, I work as a freelance photographer and am a member of the Venlo-based FLUJAS Collectief.
An important aspect of my work is my need to connect with the land of my origin, linking the past with my constantly evolving present state. I explore questions such as: What is the diasporic experience, and what does it mean to have "roots"? How does nostalgia influence time and memory, and what role does it play in the evolution of culture?
In 2022, I began returning to Greece frequently to film my father and his life as an apple farmer. This project is motivated by his struggles with climate change, the economic crisis, his connection to his roots, and the impact of distance in my relationship to him.
CURRENT & UPCOMING
Venlo Verlicht, 06/09/2024 - 28/02/2025, Venlo, NL
Education
2016 - 2020 Bachelor Fine Arts / ZUYD, Institute of Arts, Maastricht, NL
(with the support of Sofoklis Achillopoulos Foundation, Athens, GR)
2021 Developing Curatorial Concepts: Research & Creative Ideation
- Node Centre for Curatorial Studies Berlin
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Φύλακες της Πίστης (Faithkeepers) - pop-up exhibition / Miliés, Pelion, GR
Group Exhibitions
2024 Limburg Biënnale, Odapark, Venray, NL
2023 "Wolken zweven boven de kruinen van het bos en dit is mijn thuis" Group exhibition at Artland, Landgraaf, NL
2022 SWAP #5 / B32 artspace, Maastricht, NL
2021 Εκδοχές του Υποκειμένου (Versions of the Subjective) part of "The Talks"
by writer and psychiatrist Chloe Kolyri / Vyzitsa, Pelion, GR
2021 ALL INN - National Graduation Show / Het Hem, Zaandam, NL
2020 sub.archives X graduates / De Meldkamer, Maastricht, NL
2019 Museumnacht "Lost In Space" / Natuurhistorisch Museum, Maastricht, NL
2019 RADIO LIMA Circumstantial Radio #3 / Greylight Projects, Heerlen, NL
2018 Sound Workshop + group exhibition / FLACC, Genk, BE
Photography Exhibitions
2023 Chalk & Charcoal: dream / Photography Exhibition / Café HOP!, Venlo, NL
2023 Chalk & Charcoal: memoria / Photography Exhibition / Café Zondag, Maastricht, NL
2022 When I dream, I see blue / Π=3,14 art-space, Athens, GR
Residences
2024 Residence Westenwind Kracht 12 - Horst Futures, Horst, NL
2024 DE ARCADE, FLUJAS Collectief, 2-7/4/2024, Ulingsheide 3, Tegelen, NL
2022 Stichting Destination Unknown / Heilig Hartkerk, Venlo, NL (https://www.destinationunknown.nu/louisa-vergozisi-2/)
Prizes and nominations
2023 Nomination Van Bommel Van Dam Prize
Film Festivals
2024 Limburg Film festival, Filmtheater De Nieuwe scene, Venlo, NL
2021 Film Festival of Imagination - Overgangszone / ENCI-Groeve, Maastricht, NL (https://overgangszone.nl/portfolio/louisa-vergozisi/)
2020 The One Minutes -"New Normalism" / 17th Reykjavík International Film Festival, ISL
& Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL
2020 The Circle Works - Short Film Festival / Aachen, DE
Part of
2024 FRICTIONS Festival, SCHUNCK Heerlen, NL
2024 ODD Kunstroute Venlo, 09/05/2024, Goltziusstraat 21, 5911 AS Venlo, NL
2023 Atelier In De Stad - Greylight Projects / Heerlen, NL (projection of the short film "NOSTOS")
2021 Video Power Nacht on L1 (Dutch television) - By Video Power / Maastricht, NL (viewing of the short film "Light of Go(l)d")
2021 "Onkruid" - Poetry book by Lars Den Hertog / Maastricht, NL
2021 Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender - Dutch art calendar (https://www.instagram.com/p/CLQ-E1ZL8R-/)
2020 Overgangszone - Walking in Silence (http://overgangszone.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Louisa-Vergozisi-Article-O-Agios.pdf)
Books
2021 "Το εξωκκλήσι του Αγίου Νικολάου στις Μηλιές Πηλίου και οι τοιχογραφίες του"
("The chapel of Sint Nicolas in Milies, Pelion and its murals")
with the support of Panayotis Zontanos - printed by Garyfallogianis Graphics Volos, GR