Agapis Gallery

Gallery's Curatorial Note

Agapis Gallery presents the exhibition “Inner Garden” by the MetaTi? group, from May 12 to June 12, 2026. The artists, drawing inspiration from life itself and the existential alienation of everyday reality, create a visual field that highlights the need to reconnect with nature and our inner selves. The “inner garden” operates as a metaphor for the unseen aspects of life: our roots, memories, ingrained stereotypes, as well as the sensory qualities of texture, form, and scent. The diversity of flora and fauna is symbolically transformed into a space of

introspection. Founded by Agapi N. Sbokou in 2014 and reestablished in 2024, Agapis

Gallery continues to support contemporary jewellery and art.

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MetaTi? Collective Statement

We live in an era of fear, uncertainty, and rapid change. The constant pressure for productivity, information overload, gender-based violence, and our growing disconnection from nature often lead to exhaustion, isolation, and the loss of tenderness and the beauty of life. Within this dystopian landscape, we have created a symbolic garden through our jewelry. Metal flowers — both fragile and resilient — remind us that sensitivity is not weakness but strength. Curves and forms that evoke the female body and reproduction coexist with others that function as tools of boundary-setting and self-protection. Alongside them, flowers made from worn fabrics transform into leafy shelters — spaces for reconnection with the self — while winged forms bloom toward the sky, suggesting the need for freedom, transcendence, and inner elevation. We invite you to enter this inner garden ritualistically, to surrender to the flow, to feel safety and calm, and to reconnect with your innermost self.

 

MetaTi? Collective

Anastasia Kandaraki, Anastasia Manesi, Varvara Vidalaki, Dimitra Papamerkouri, Eugenia Feroussi, Lily Preve, Maria Karystinou and Fotini Lyra.