Upper Ankyle Presents: Syndromes of the Synthetic Never curated by Evagoria Dapola

Syndromes of the Synthetic Never, curated by Evagoria Dapola, challenges our perception of

form, meaning, and authenticity in an era where human experience is increasingly mediated

through technology. The exhibition gathers artists Panayiotis Androou, Adonis Archontides, Kerom

Ozan Bayraktar, Michalis Charalambous, Despina R. Charitonidi, Niki Danae Chania, Domenika

Georgiou, Konstantinos Lianos, and Marios Stamatis to explore the fluid boundaries between the

real and the synthetic. Drawing on philosophical ideas of the “life-world,” it examines how

memory, identity, and embodiment evolve within digital and hybrid environments. Rather than

treating synthetic worlds as imitations of reality, the show proposes them as authentic spaces of

existence: chaotic, calculated, and constantly shifting, forcing to rethink what it means to truly live

and connect in a material world.