The French Cultural Center in Rhodes is hosting the photography exhibition “SECOND SKIN -SECOND SKIN” by Italian artist Vincenzo Formisano.

Through a series of black-and-white photographs, the exhibition creates a unique dialogue between ancient Greek sculpture, the human body, and contemporary artistic expression. The raw clay, applied to the skin, becomes a “second skin,” evoking ancient Greek sculptural forms and, at the same time, to Formisano’s deeply personal connection to the art of ceramics.

Of particular significance is Vincenzo Formisano’s collaboration with the members of Niki Spartali’s Photography Workshop, who actively participated in documenting the artistic action through photography. The convergence of Formisano’s visual and performative approach with the photographic perspective of the Workshop members creates a collective artistic outcome, in which different forms of expression coexist and complement one another.

Photographers: Olympia Gogue · Margarita Karpathaki ·  Vasilia Kefala · Dimitris Bartatilas · Ioanna Oikonomou · Niki Spartali · Lemonia Stavrinaki · Natasa Hatziapostolou

Performers: Alkistis · Menelaos Giannopoulos · Dimitra Zarogianni · Christina Kililelli · Zoe Koutsogiannaki · Alexandros Tsakogiannis

The exhibition is on view at the Ceramics Workshop, on the ground floor of the French Residence, in the Medieval City of Rhodes.

Co-organized by:
Region of South Aegean
French Residence in Rhodes
Niki Spartali Photography Studio

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📍 French Cultural Center – Ceramics Workshop, Medieval City of Rhodes
📅 August 29 – September 6, 2026
🕕 Daily 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
🎨 Free admission