Exhibition “Odyssey”

 

By Markos Kampanis at the Hellenic Residence in London

 

The Embassy of Greece in London invites you to the exhibition Odyssey - Imaginary Cartographies by Markos Kampanis.
 
📅 26 June - 3 July 2026
 
🕔 Weekdays, 17:00-20:00 (except Thursday 2 July: 11:00-14:00)
 
📍 Hellenic Residence, London
 
👤 In the presence of the artist
 
🎟️ Admission is free (advance registration required)
 
The exhibition brings together works inspired by Homer’s epic, revisited through the artist’s distinctive visual language. The series unfolds as a painterly voyage through the Odyssey, based on a parallel imaginary geography conceived by the artist.
 
First presented in 2025 at the Ghika Gallery of the Benaki Museum in Athens, the series includes paintings, artist’s books, and map-based works tracing the journeys of Odysseus and Telemachus.
 
At its centre is a four-volume artist’s book created on a digital reproduction of Harley MS 6325 -a 15th-century manuscript of Homer’s Odyssey from the collection of the British Library- painted with charcoal and acrylic.
 
Markos Kampanis (b. 1955, Athens) studied painting in London. Working across painting, printmaking, illustration, and mural art, he has exhibited widely in Greece and internationally.
 
A retrospective of his work was presented in 2023 at the National Library of Greece, Athens. His Odyssey series was presented at the Ghika Gallery, Benaki Museum (2025).
 
Register here.