Ilias Lois pursued his education at the Department of Photography & Audiovisual Arts at the UniWA and furthered his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Venice. His artistic endeavours have garnered international recognition, with his works featured in institutions, festivals, and prominent photography publications. In 2018, he received the title of “Young Greek Photographer” from APhF, and in 2019, he earned the “Lensculture Emerging Talent” award for his photographic series, Aisle Seat. In addition to his artistic pursuits, Lois serves as editor of the photography magazine Velvet Eyes. He is also a regular contributor to the Athens Photo Festival, where he recently curated the exhibition Good Advice & Other Recipes (2022) at the Benaki Museum. He contributes to the field of photography education as a teacher at the Hellenic Centre of Photography, where he is in charge of project development and fine art photography classes.
Currently working on his latest project An Unfinished House has Many Views.
Lois’ work is usually developed in long term series, in which the interplay of different photographic genres is attempted, mixing quasi-documentary strategies and staged photography. His projects are inspired by the systematic observation of communication between people, the human manipulation of materials and technology and the body language. The artist’s approach pays close attention to the practices of transferring a three-dimensional world onto a two-dimensional surface, as well as to the reverse process that follows. He is particularly interested in the sequencing of photographs while researching and practicing non-linear forms of narration, both in his personal and curatorial work.