Topheth
by Yiannis Theodoropoulos
Topheth, Yiannis Theodoropoulos’s first book, is about the loneliness of objects, the memory of mosaic floors, the allure of bed sheets and of creases. It is also about the loss of love, the notion of sacrifice and (the process of) victimization, the search for a coherent subjectivity and the impossibility of this endeavour.
The principal theme of Theodoropoulos’s images is the “end of tradition”, as the artist himself notes; not just the tradition of photography obviously, but the end of a sense of commitment―personal, social, as well as artistic. From this perspective, Topheth marks the end of submission to perpetuating complexes that cause a slew of guilt and blame. His work encompasses Hölderlin’s insight in the poem Patmos (“But where there is danger, A rescuing element grows as well”) and Kafka’s response, so to speak, from The Blue Octavo Notebooks (“Hiding places there are innumerable, escape is only one, but possibilities of escape, again, are as many as hiding places”). The photographs included in Topheth are hiding places both for the artist himself and for the spectator who is ready to welcome them and grasp their peculiarity.
Edited by Christopher Marinos
Texts by Christopher Marinos and Yiannis Theodoropoulos
Design by Studio Lialios Vazoura
Language: English and Greek
Pages: 116
Format: 210 × 275mm, hardback bound by hand with suede leather look paper
Edition: 500 copies
July, 2018
ISBN: 978-618-5204-03-7
Co-published with Cube Art Editions
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Join us this Saturday at @the_demos_center for a guided tour of the exhibition “Not Third but Infinite.”
A group show exploring life between cultures through the works of posthumous, established, and emerging artists.
Walk-through led by @dilafutures Dila founder Kasia Maciejowska @kasiasophia with the participating artists.
Free and open to the public.
📍 17B Ipitou, Plaka
🕕 6–7 pm
📅 21 March
Photos
• Salvia Veneris, 2026
Handmade cotton paper, red and black ink Typewritten visual poetry referring to plant species found exclusively in the occupied part of Cyprus.
- Language as trace of a place that cannot be accessed-
• IforgetbutIremember|ξεχνώ.αλλά.θυμάμαι
visual poetry artist’s book | CubeArt editions @cubearteditions@artseen_contemporary
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Patterns in Nature – Peter S. Stevens
by Yiannis Papadopoulos
Patterns in Nature – Peter S. Stevens by Yiannis Papadopoulos is a book-after-a-book, rather than a redesign of an existing book. It is the result of negotiating the hierarchies of content of the Peter S. Stevens’ homonymous book, published in the 70’s, trying to find relevancies to appear as a printed matter again in the 2020’s. One could say that actually the reader deals with two books, both old and new, printed on top of each other and the printed space/object, that carries them.
It is a book-bound experiment, which challenges the idea of book design, content handling and printing methods. The book space contains three layers; the first one contains the pages of the old book with the original design. The next layer consists of the new book, which gives space for the original images to expand and reveal their details, accompanied by the text flowing released from tight restrictions between text/images. Between the two forementioned layers runs the third layer, an in-between space. Therefore, it was necessary to determine a concrete system of conceptual decisions with design consequences. Step by step the network of rules was completed, permitting the three layers weave autonomously an aesthetic outcome.
Edited and Design by Yiannis Papadopoulos
Language: English
Pages: 408 pages
Format: 210 × 280mm, UV printing with white ink, soft cover,
Edition: 120 copies
Published by Big black mountain the darkness never ever comes and Cube Art Editions
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Some Days Are Like This
Diary 2026
Christos Lialios and Katerina Vazoura
A solid orange diary printed on 40gsm paper. Every day looks the same reminding us to add something to change it.
Designed by Studio Lialios Vazoura
Printed by Kostopoulos Printing House
Bound by Dimitra Androvik
Published by Cube Art Editions
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cubearteditions@platformsproject 9-12/10/2025 at Καπνεργοστάσιο (Tobacco factory) 218, Lenorman str. Come and visit us:
Thu 18:00-22:30
Fri, Sat, Sun 12:00-21:00
Παρουσίαση βιβλίου / Book Launch
Patterns in Nature - Peter S. Stevens
Γιάννης Παπαδόπουλος
Με χαρά σας προσκαλούμε στην παρουσίαση του βιβλίου Patterns in Nature - Peter S. Stevens του Γιάννη Παπαδόπουλου την Τρίτη, 15 Απριλίου από τις 19:00, στο στούντιo στην Αριανίτου 5 (ημιυπόγειο), 114 72 Αθήνα.
Patterns in Nature - Peter S. Stevens
Yiannis Papadopoulos
We are happy to invite you to the book launch of Patterns in Nature - Peter S. Stevens by Yiannis Papadopoulos on Tuesday 15th of April, from 19:00, in the studio space at 5 Arianitou street (semi-basement), 114 72 Athens.
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Patterns in Nature – Peter S. Stevens
by Yiannis Papadopoulos
Patterns in Nature – Peter S. Stevens by Yiannis Papadopoulos is a book-after-a-book, rather than a redesign of an existing book. It is the result of negotiating the hierarchies of content of the Peter S. Stevens’ homonymous book, published in the 70’s, trying to find relevancies to appear as a printed matter again in the 2020’s. One could say that actually the reader deals with two books, both old and new, printed on top of each other and the printed space/object, that carries them.
It is a book-bound experiment, which challenges the idea of book design, content handling and printing methods. The book space contains three layers; the first one contains the pages of the old book with the original design. The next layer consists of the new book, which gives space for the original images to expand and reveal their details, accompanied by the text flowing released from tight restrictions between text/images. Between the two forementioned layers runs the third layer, an in-between space. Therefore, it was necessary to determine a concrete system of conceptual decisions with design consequences. Step by step the network of rules was completed, permitting the three layers weave autonomously an aesthetic outcome.
Edited and Design by Yiannis Papadopoulos
Language: English
Pages: 408 pages
Format: 210 × 280mm, UV printing with white ink, soft cover,
Edition: 120 copies
Published by Big black mountain the darkness never ever comes and Cube Art Editions
#yiannis_papadopoulos
#bigblackmountainthedarknessneverevercomes
#cubearteditions
#futureformat
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