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SYNO is a contemporary art institution and working infrastructure for artistic production, public programming, and cross-regional circulation
SYNO invites artists based in or connected to Cyprus to apply to take part in the annual exhibition programme. Selected artists are featured in the Artist Registry with an “Open Call selected” mark and may be invited to participate in future exhibitions, residencies, and co-production initiatives
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Coming Fall 2026SYNO is a contemporary art institution based in Limassol, Cyprus, dedicated to humanism, pluralism, and non-extractive cultural collaboration
Launching through a year-long soft launch in 2026, SYNO will introduce its core platforms — including the Cyprus Contemporary Art Map, the Curated Cyprus Artist Registry, and the Yearbook — and will present selected initiatives publicly at Vima Art Fair in May 2026.
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SYNO’s growth is incremental and open: the foundation will continue to evolve beyond 2026, shaped by relationships and feedback developed throughout its soft-launch year
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Nothing is public until you publishb. 1976, Limassol · based in Nicosia
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Group exhibition · NiMAC, Nicosia
Group exhibition · NiMAC, Nicosia
Group exhibition · NiMAC, Nicosia
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My practice moves between photography and installation, tracing how the Cypriot coastline holds memory — of migration, of trade, of the bodies of water that both divide and connect.
My practice moves between photography and installation, drawn to the Cypriot coastline as a living archive — of migration, trade and the tides that both divide and connect the island.
Painted along the Famagusta shoreline across a single winter, the work builds the coast in slow layers of oil and salt-worn light — a study of memory held at the water's edge.
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Photography & installation · Nicosia · applied 22 May 2026
Born in Nicosia; based between Cyprus and Berlin. The island's coastline has been the centre of my work since 2022.
The three works come from the same body of research — long-exposure photographs made at the waterline, and the installation of salt-crusted objects they grew out of. Together they trace how the shore holds trade, migration and tide.
The project is site-responsive — I'd adapt the final installation to the exhibition space at NiMAC.
My practice moves between photography and installation, tracing how the Cypriot coastline holds memory — of migration, of trade, of the bodies of water that both divide and connect.
Art centre · Nicosia, Cyprus
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NiMAC is a contemporary arts centre in the heart of Nicosia. Its programme brings together exhibitions, public conversations, research and learning across Cyprus and the region.
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