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Thermia Project is a residency program located in Kythnos island GR founded by @odette_kouzou

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From “Convivial Gestures” curated by @odette_kouzou for @thermia_project 2026

Photo @nefeli.papaioannou
Oil on linen, 18x24 cm

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How to spend your summer on Kythnos, a Cycladic island, combining art, culture, and the priceless beauty of the Aegean landscape.

Odette Kouzou (aka @odette_kouzou) is a curator and art advisor, as well as the founder of Thermia Project, the residency art programme based on Kythnos. She currently works as a curatorial assistant and art advisor alongside Aphrodite Gonou, Contemporary Art Advisor at the Museum of Cycladic Art (@cycladic_museum), and was selected for the Whitechapel Gallery × NEON Curatorial Exchange Programme as an emerging curator in 2020.

Odette also curates the exhibitions at Myran Apenanti (aka @myrandesign) creating thoughtful visual dialogues between Scandinavian design and works by emerging Greek artists.

Wearing the Lesser Cyclades bracelet, she guides us along one of her favourite hiking trails on Kythnos, leading to the Thermia Project (@thermia_project) summer 2026 “Convivial Gestures”exhibition featuring works by @polinamiliou, @thekyveli and @yannis_malinakis. Along the way, she reflects on her deeply personal motivation for bringing contemporary art to the island where her grandfather was born and raised.

Odette is the first muse to introduce us to a Cycladic island through a jewel from the iconic CYCLADES collection by °’HRIAM.

Jewellery becomes heritage. Memory. An adornment that travels from one person to the next, carrying the stories of those who have worn it before.

Step into her world.

Video: @films.dolcepub

#HRIAMjewels #kythnos #cycladicislands #greeksummer #musesofhriam

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"First Sight" 2026
For @thermia_project curated by @odette_kouzou together with artists @thekyveli @yannis_malinakis

Project Coordinator @nikisousu
Photography @nefeli.papaioannou

Sculpture inspired by the traditional flirting celebration "η κουνια της Λαμπρής" (Labri's Swing) in Kythnos Island

Wooden found objects, colored paper pulp, local collected and pressed flowers

67 H x 125 W x 22 D (cm)

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Tales of Kythnos

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Kythnos Paintings with @thermia_project

1. «The Gossip» , oil on linen, 24x17 cm, 2026
2. «The View», oil on linen, 24x17 cm , 2026

Part of the group show Convivial Gestures, alongside @yannis_malinakis @polinamiliou , curated by @odette_kouzou and @thermia_project @nikisousu

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"Through Three Plinths" for @thermia_project "Convivial Gestures" curated by @odette_kouzou
Last weekend to catch it in Kythnos Island Elementary School!

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CHORA, KYTHNOS
THERMIA PROJECT
PRESENTS
**CONVIVIAL GESTURES**
Curated by
Odette Kouzou
04.07.2026 — 19.07.2026

Three artists spend a month on Kythnos and come back with the island’s small daily rituals turned into paint, sculpture, and beauty.

#ConvivialGestures #ThermiaProject #Kythnos #ContemporaryArt #GroupShow KyveliZoi YiannisMalinakis PolinaMiliou

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'Recreational aesthetics' and 'Fruitful Conversations', currently on view with @thermia_project ☀️
at Kythnos Island Elementary School until July 19th

Phot: @nefeli.papaioannou

@odette_kouzou
@nikisousu

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Persephone for @thermia_project

May 2026, oil on jute, 130x140 cm.

Thank you so much to @odette_kouzou & @nikisousu for hosting us so generously and graciously in Kythnos.

Our exhibition « Convivial Gestures » is on view until July 19th, alongside @polinamiliou & @yannis_malinakis

Photo by @nefeli.papaioannou

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⛵️Το @thermia_project είναι μια πρωτοβουλία της ιστορικού τέχνης και επιμελήτριας εκθέσεων Οντέτ Κουζού / @odette_kouzou, η οποία φέτος υλοποιείται για πέμπτη συνεχή χρονιά στην Κύθνο. Το πρόγραμμα φιλοξενίας καλλιτεχνών ξεκίνησε το 2022 και από τότε ακολουθεί τον ίδιο πυρήνα: κάθε άνοιξη, τρεις νέοι εικαστικοί φιλοξενούνται για τρεις εβδομάδες στο νησί, ζουν μαζί, παρατηρούν τον τόπο, συνομιλούν με τους κατοίκους και δημιουργούν νέα έργα που γεννιούνται μέσα από αυτή την εμπειρία.

☀️Φέτος, οι συμμετέχοντες είναι η Κυβέλη Ζωή / @thekyveli, ο Γιάννης Μαλινάκης / @yannis_malinakis και η Πολίνα Μήλιου / @polinamiliou, οι οποίοι παρουσιάζουν από τις 4 έως τις 19 Ιουλίου τα έργα τους στην ομαδική έκθεση «Convivial Gestures», σε επιμέλεια της Οντέτ Κουζού. Η φετινή θεματική εστιάζει στις μικρές χειρονομίες συνύπαρξης, στις συναντήσεις, στις κοινές διαδρομές και στις καθημερινές στιγμές που διαμορφώνουν την αίσθηση μιας κοινότητας.

🖼Με αφορμή τα εγκαίνια της έκθεσης ταξιδέψαμε στην Κύθνο και διαπιστώσαμε ότι το Thermia Project έχει αποκτήσει πλέον τη δική του κοινότητα. Στη Χώρα συναντήσαμε τους φετινούς καλλιτέχνες, δημιουργούς από προηγούμενα residencies, υποστηρικτές, χορηγούς, συλλέκτες, κατοίκους και επισκέπτες που είχαν έρθει ειδικά για την έκθεση. Στις συζητήσεις που προέκυψαν πριν και μετά τα εγκαίνια, στις παρέες που σχηματίστηκαν στα σοκάκια και στις αυθόρμητες γνωριμίες ανάμεσα σε ανθρώπους που μοιράζονται την αγάπη τους για τη σύγχρονη τέχνη, διακρίναμε μια νεανική και δημιουργική ατμόσφαιρα που επαναλαμβάνεται κάθε χρόνο με αφορμή το Thermia Project.

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✍️Μάρη Τιγκαράκη @mary_tigkaraki
📷Νεφέλη Παπαϊωάννου @nefeli.papaioannou

📍Thermia Project 2026 «Convivial Gestures»
📆 4 – 19 Ιουλίου, 19:00 – 22:00
📌Δημοτικό Σχολείο, Χώρα, Κύθνος
❤️Είσοδος: Ελεύθερη

#monopoligr

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🌾Βρεθήκαμε στην Κύθνο με αφορμή τα εγκαίνια της έκθεσης Convivial Gestures και παρακολουθήσαμε από κοντά πώς το πρόγραμμα καλλιτεχνικής φιλοξενίας @thermia_project έχει εξελιχθεί, μέσα σε πέντε χρόνια, σε έναν θεσμό που συνδέει τη σύγχρονη τέχνη με την καθημερινή ζωή του νησιού.

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✍🏻Μάρη Τιγκαράκη @mary_tigkaraki
✂️ Νικολέτα Χατζησάββα @nicolxatz

📍Thermia Project 2026 «Convivial Gestures»
📆 4 – 19 Ιουλίου, 19:00 – 22:00
📌Δημοτικό Σχολείο, Χώρα, Κύθνος
❤️Είσοδος: Ελεύθερη

#monopoligr

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Small gestures can shape communities, preserve memories and connect people with the places they call home.

At @relevancedigital we are proud to support @thermia_project and contribute to the group exhibition of contemporary art “Convivial Gestures” - the outcome of the artist residency programme which took place on the island of Kythnos in May 2026 and was curated by @odette_kouzou.

Inspired by the everyday life of Kythnos, from spontaneous gatherings and shared celebrations to music, traditions and public spaces the artists @thekyveli, @yannis_malinakis and @polinamiliou explore how collective experiences shape identity, memory and a sense of belonging.

Supporting Thermia Project through its Patronage Programme reflects our commitment to initiatives that create space for creativity, cultural dialogue and meaningful connections between people and communities.

📍 Primary School of Chora, Kythnos
📅 4–19 July 2026
🎟 Free admission

Read more in the link in bio.

📸 @nefeli.papaioannou

#Relevance #ThermiaProject #ConvivialGestures #ContemporaryArt #Culture

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