Sergis Adamos
Packing the final bundle of glass negatives retrieved from the basement where they were discovered.
Sergis Adamos, a versatile artist with more than twenty five years of expertise in digital and mixed media art, excels in graphic design and art curation. Renowned for his innovative integration of technology in art, Adamos is deeply committed to reinvigorating classical art forms using contemporary methods.
His distinctive mixed media style is rooted in his vast collection of early 20th-century glass negative plates. By transforming these historical artefacts into vibrant contemporary digital artworks, he bridges past and present in a visually stunning narrative.
. Name: Sergis Hadjiadamos
. Birth Year: 1975
. Birth Place: Johannesburg, South Africa
. Residence: Paphos, Cyprus
Education
. 1994-1995: Interior Design Foundation, AKTO College, Athens, Greece
. 1995-1997: Fine Arts, Nicolas Stefos Studios, Athens, Greece
. 1997-2001: BA in Graphic Design, Campus Arts and Sciences, Athens, Greece
Professional Experience
. 2007-2012: Owner and Graphic Designer, Instant Ad, Cyprus. Publisher "Beach News" free printed art publication.
Solo Exhibitions
. 2003-2004: "Victoria - Kifisia," Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus; Azia Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus
. 2019: "Metamorphosis," Annabelle Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus
. 2020: "Metamorphosis." Gloria Gallery Nicosia, Cyprus.
. 2020: "The Greasy Pole," Online Virtual Gallery
. 2022: "Metamorphosis 2," Athens, Greece
. 2022: "Reconstructing our Common Values," AB-gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
Curations
. 2010: Retrospective of Andy Hadjiadamos, Cyprus
. 2012: "The Bombardment of Paphos Harbor," featuring photographs by Michalakis Harigou, Cyprus
. 2014: "Window Art," Old Town Paphos, Cyprus
. 2017: "Risky Travels," European Capital of Culture, PAFOS2017, Cyprus
Publications
. 2010: "Andy Adamos (1936-1990)" - A book discussing Andy Hadjiadamos's artwork
. 2012: "Paphos Harbour 1974" - Documenting unrecorded local histories, translated into three languages
. 2017: "Risky Travels," Documenting the event in 3 languages.
. 2021: Published and Unpublished writings of Andy Adamos, co-authored with professors George Kechagioglou and Lefteris Papaleondiou
Awards
. 2018: Honour of Excellence, Larnaca Biennale
Lectures
. 2024: "Reuse of Abandoned Materials in Contemporary Digital Art," University of TEPAK, Cyprus
Participations
. 2009: "Memories of the Past," Group Exhibition, Old Paphos Electricity House, Cyprus
. 2011: E.KA.TE Group Exhibition, Eikastiki Paphos
. 2019: Grouop Exhibition "New Synapsis" Mespilea Art Gallery in Paphos.
. 2020: Charity group exhibition titled "Life", which took place under the hospice of Red Cross Cyprus and Alpha CK Gallery and was presented at the Leventis Gallery in Nicosia
. 2021: Group exhibition "Restart" which was under the auspices of the movement New Wave. Cyprus.
. 2021: Contemporary Venice Art Fair
. 2021: Group exhibition for award-winners of the Larnaca Biennale 2018
. 2024: Group exhibition "Reclaim" in Paphos.
Notable Projects
. 2020-ON Going: Developed NFT and physical collections
. 2006 - ON Going: Metamorphosis Art Sergis is the legal owner of one of the larges deteriorated collection of glass negative plates generated from one photographer of one geographic location worldwide.