Nikolaos Akritidis is a curator and geographer based in Brussels.
His work documents urban contexts, the cultural memory carried by their inhabitants, and the histories found between layers of the built environment. With a focus on urban ecology, care, and experiences of migration, Akritidis traces the coexistence of human and more-than-human lives that give breath to the city’s constant state of becoming. A graduate of Goldsmiths and UCL, he has recently curated projects in partnership with RAVNIKAR Projects (Ljubljana), Cité internationale des arts (Paris), koraï project space (Nicosia), Fondations 312 (Brussels), and the UCL Urban Lab (London).
Education:
2021 - MSc Urban Studies - University College London
2020 - MFA Curating - Goldsmiths, University of London
2018 - BA Media and Communications - Goldsmiths, University of London
Curatorial projects:
2025 - A garden, somewhat deserted, RAVNIKAR Projects, Ljubljana
2025 - Periodical Observations, Cité internationale des arts, Paris
2024 - Insistent Geographies, koraï project space, Nicosia
2023 - CAVE, Fondations 312, Brussels
2022- Topophilia II, Phaneromenis70, NiMAC, and NEB, Nicosia, Cyprus
2021 – Urban Miscellanea, UCL Urban Lab & Chiswick House, London
2021 – Walk Research + Botanical Focus = Awe Findings, Deptford X, London
2021 – Moving Harts, hARTslane Gallery, London
2020 – Ruderal Consciousness, hARTslane Gallery, London
2020 – It will be sunny, soon, hARTslane Gallery, London
2019 – Through the Unknown, we’ll Find the New, hARTslane Gallery, London
2019 – SYMBIOTICA, De Pimlico Project, London
2019 – It got brighter, then dimmer, EnclaveLab, London
2019 – Lighthouse, 310 New Cross Road, London
2018 – Climax Climate: the Future of Ecology, 310 New Cross Road, London
2018 – POST2018, Bussey Building, London
2017 – Diaphorethnography, 310 New Cross Road, London
2017 – Visions of New Cross, 310 New Cross Road, London
Exchange Programmes & Residencies:
2025 - Curatorial Residency Exchange, SAHA X ARTWORKS, Istanbul
2024/2025 - Curatorial Residency, Cité internationale des arts X TRAM Network X DRAC Île-de-France, Paris
2024 - Curatorial Residency, koraï project space, Nicosia
2020 - NEON Curatorial Exchange, London – Athens. Whitechapel Gallery & NEON
Editorial:
2020 - Studentship Reader, co-edited with Rachel P. Kreiter and Ciar O’Mahoney. e-flux
Awards & Prizes:
2021 - Frank Carter Prize, UCL Geography, London
2021 - Human Geography Dissertation Prize, UCL Geography, London
His work documents urban contexts, the cultural memory carried by their inhabitants, and the histories found between layers of the built environment. With a focus on urban ecology, care, and experiences of migration, Akritidis traces the coexistence of human and more-than-human lives that give breath to the city’s constant state of becoming. A graduate of Goldsmiths and UCL, he has recently curated projects in partnership with RAVNIKAR Projects (Ljubljana), Cité internationale des arts (Paris), koraï project space (Nicosia), Fondations 312 (Brussels), and the UCL Urban Lab (London).
Education:
2021 - MSc Urban Studies - University College London
2020 - MFA Curating - Goldsmiths, University of London
2018 - BA Media and Communications - Goldsmiths, University of London
Curatorial projects:
2025 - A garden, somewhat deserted, RAVNIKAR Projects, Ljubljana
2025 - Periodical Observations, Cité internationale des arts, Paris
2024 - Insistent Geographies, koraï project space, Nicosia
2023 - CAVE, Fondations 312, Brussels
2022- Topophilia II, Phaneromenis70, NiMAC, and NEB, Nicosia, Cyprus
2021 – Urban Miscellanea, UCL Urban Lab & Chiswick House, London
2021 – Walk Research + Botanical Focus = Awe Findings, Deptford X, London
2021 – Moving Harts, hARTslane Gallery, London
2020 – Ruderal Consciousness, hARTslane Gallery, London
2020 – It will be sunny, soon, hARTslane Gallery, London
2019 – Through the Unknown, we’ll Find the New, hARTslane Gallery, London
2019 – SYMBIOTICA, De Pimlico Project, London
2019 – It got brighter, then dimmer, EnclaveLab, London
2019 – Lighthouse, 310 New Cross Road, London
2018 – Climax Climate: the Future of Ecology, 310 New Cross Road, London
2018 – POST2018, Bussey Building, London
2017 – Diaphorethnography, 310 New Cross Road, London
2017 – Visions of New Cross, 310 New Cross Road, London
Exchange Programmes & Residencies:
2025 - Curatorial Residency Exchange, SAHA X ARTWORKS, Istanbul
2024/2025 - Curatorial Residency, Cité internationale des arts X TRAM Network X DRAC Île-de-France, Paris
2024 - Curatorial Residency, koraï project space, Nicosia
2020 - NEON Curatorial Exchange, London – Athens. Whitechapel Gallery & NEON
Editorial:
2020 - Studentship Reader, co-edited with Rachel P. Kreiter and Ciar O’Mahoney. e-flux
Awards & Prizes:
2021 - Frank Carter Prize, UCL Geography, London
2021 - Human Geography Dissertation Prize, UCL Geography, London