thalia melissa
architecture & design
project
venuecategoryyear
SAMMY BALOJI: ECHOES OF HISTORY, SHADOWS OF PROGRESS
ΕΜΣΤ
exhibition design2025
BLINDNESS
Athens Epidaurus Festival @ Peiraios 260 Hall E
set design2025
THE DANCE OF DEATH
Megaron the Athens Concert Hall / Megaron Undergroundset design2025
BIRDS’ BOOTH
Hotel Experience @ Athens Conservatoire
booth design
2024
PENNY SIOPIS. FOR DEAR LIFE. A RETROSPECTIVE.
ΕΜΣΤ exhibition design2024
SYMPTOMS OF WEIGHTLESSNESS
Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus
set design2023
ELEFSINA MON AMOUR
Elefsina Old Oil Mill Factory
exhibition design2023
ABSOLUTE MAGIC
Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies – Foyer
set design2023
EPITREPONTESLittle Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus
set design2022
CARNAGE
Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus
set design
2021
HAMLET
Amfi - Theatro
set design2019
INFORMATION
Thalia Melissa is an Athens based architect and designer mostly focused on temporary small scale architecture such as set design and exhibition design.
As a scenographer she has collaborated with Yiannis Houvardas, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, Katerina Evangelatos, Emily Louizou, Vasilis Mavrogeorgiou, Giorgos Skevas, Dimitris Tarlow, Dimitris Charalabopoulos for productions presented by the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, the National Theatre of Greece, the Onassis Stegi,
the Megaron – Athens Concert Hall and more.
She has designed contemporary art exhibitions in collaboration with the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), Eleusis European Capital of Culture 2023, Athens & Epidaurus Festival and the National Gallery.
Sammy Baloji:
Echoes of History, Shadows of Progress
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exhibition design2025
Curator: Ioli Tzanetaki
Twenty Nine Studio & Production, team members: Sammy Baloji and Rosa Spaliviero, Juliette Hourçourigaray, Marek Szponik, Henriette Gillerot and Minne De Meyer Engelbeen
Exhibition Design: Thalia Melissa
Lighting: Sakis Birbilis
Graphic Design: Eleni Spyridaki
Registrar: Maria Drakou
Conservator: Fotini Alexopoulou
Art handling & Transport: construcktivist ΕΕ Fine Art Packing & Transport
Audiovisual Installation: Makis Faros, Antonis Gkatzougiannis
Deputy Director of Technical Services (ΕΜΣΤ): Iro Nikolakea
Technical Support (ΕΜΣΤ): Vangelis Filippas, Emilios Petrikis, Grigoris Sampanis
Insurance: Karavias Underwriting Agency S.A.
Constructions: Labadarios Stelios and Antonopoulos Manos
Special metal construction: Konstantinos Paschalidis
Plants: Gryllis Water Lillies
Translations: Vassilis Douvitsas, Maria Skamagka
Proof reading: Anny Malama
Subtitles: Videopress
Wall Text Production: Mathilde Skyloyannis
Prints: NEXT S.A.
Hospitality: Vicki Triantafylloudi
Communication (ΕΜΣΤ): Ioakeim Theodoridis, Marigo Siakka, Iliana Siarga (Graphics)
Communication Consultant: Maria Tsolaki
Social Media: Sergio Zalmas
Special Thanks: Imane Farès (Paris), Frédéric de Goldschmidt, KANAL Foundation (Brussels)
Photos: Paris Tavitian
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The wall's gesture intends to organize the space and the exhibition narrative so that the element of surprise remains throughout the visit,
without revealing
a full image of the exhibition at first glance.
The way the big wall articulates declares a straight dialogue with the carpet: it opens to let the carpet pass through its volume, embracing and surrounding it.
The two walls seem to permeate the space, separating the venue and isolating some areas while keeping it undivided at the same time.
A third straight wall is also introduced to isolate the backspace, creating two projection rooms and visually calming the view of the existing structure.
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