An archive can be much more than just archived documents. An archive also includes omissions, notes, and “insignificant” details. It is certainly the basis for studying and recording history, but it can also be a source of inspiration for artistic creation.

After spending more than two years in the archives of the National Gallery, returning again and again to its files, Natasa Biza created a series of works that highlight some lesser-known or unseen aspects of its history and collections. As the General Director of the National Gallery, Syrago Tsiara, points out, “Natasa Biza invites us to rethink which stories are worth keeping in our memory and how they can be reinterpreted visually in today’s world. Furthermore, she sheds light on the dynamics of power relations, within which the content of knowledge is produced and regimes of truth are constructed…”

Through selected archival episodes, Bizas composes narratives that shed light on details and stories that often remain marginalized.

The exhibition is part of the National Gallery’s Intermediate Space program of temporary exhibitions and aims to activate the archive not only as a source of documentation, but also as a tool for dialogue between the past and the present, through contemporary artistic and curatorial practices.

Biza’s research highlighted three themes for the exhibition: the Gallery Building, its People, and its Collections.

The complex visual proposal consists of four works that utilize a variety of expressive media: video, artistic prints of archival photographs, bronze engravings, constructions, site-specific installations, reproductions of archival documents, and an art book.

Curated by Elpiniki Meintani

12 November 2025 – 30 September 2026