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Theodor (Doc) Yemenis - Portrait of a Creative Explorer

Traveler · Visual Artist · Philosopher of Space & Memory

 
 
 artist studio - eMail: atelier(at)photovisionproject.com
 

About

Theodor (Doc) Yemenis is a visual artist, theorist, and filmmaker based in Hamburg, Germany. Originally from Greece, he explores the poetic interconnections between space, psyche, and memory in his creative projects — blending photography, experimental film, generative media, and philosophy into visual narratives that traverse time and place.

Areas of Work

  • Urban exploration & travel essays
  • Experimental filmmaking & hybrid storytelling
  • Philosophy, aesthetics & critical theory
  • Poetic documentation of memory, decay & identity
  • Generative and analog media art
  • Teaching, curating, and creative coaching
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Featured Projects

  • LIFE REEL – Monthly cinematic diary of creative moments & transformation
  • ENDLESS LOOP – Fragmented film essays exploring the enigma of inspiration
  • DAS BILD DES WEGES (THE IMAGE OF THE PATH) - An experimental film series where physical and mental journeys transform into acts of self-discovery and artistic creation. 
  • THE ORIGINS OF IMAGES – YouTube series on memory, place & personal mythology
  • THE PHILOSOPHICAL FLANEUR - A wandering philosopher's filmic diary where urban landscapes spark meditations on art, memory, and the creative process. 

 

Invitation to Participate

I invite you to become part of this creative journey — whether through reading my texts, experiencing my films and exhibitions, or exchanging ideas. As an active contributor to the contemporary cultural discourse, I emphasize dialogue, inspiration, and collective learning.
 
🌍 Follow my cinematic journey on YouTube:
Here, I document my projects in the form of visual essays, vlogs, and experimental film formats — a platform for inspiration, reflection, and creative encounters.
 
🌱 Explore Theo's Digital Garden:
Welcome to my evolving Digital Garden — a living archive of ideas and experiments. This space serves as an open logbook where I share my creative process and insights, encouraging organic growth and exchange.

 

TOPOS ATELIER (read more ... ) 

TOPOS ATELIER - DR. THEODOR YEMENIS PHOTOGRAPHY

DR. THEOODOR YEMENIS NIKON COOLSCAN

TOPOS ATELIER ( artist space ) -  VINTAGE/ANALOG CAMERAS

 

Group exhibitions & Art Fairs

 

2022 ( *** )

DIE GOLDENE SCHNITTE II   ( read more ... )

2021 ( *** )

18.12 - 19.12.2021 - LAST Minute FRISE 21 in FRISE GALLERY. 

26.04. - 09.05.2021 - "DER IKONOGRAPH" - WESTWERK GALLERY (POP UP WINDOW) 

2020 

04.09 - 18.09.2020 - "CHORA" ( a photographic investigation of the concept of SPACE ) -  Galerie nachtspeicher23, Lindenstr. 23, 20099 Hamburg. 

23.01 - 02.02.2020 - "ART OFF HAMBURG - Second Sight" - 2. Gemeinschaftsausstellung der freien Hamburger Kunstorte. WESTWERK. 

15.01. - 08.02.2020 - "Gruppenasusstellung - Die Welt ist ein Hund auf dem Rücken liegend".  In Wendland.Elbe Scheel-Plessen-Str. 19, 22765 Hamburg Altona. 

2019 

13.12.19 - 10.01.20 - "Gruppenausstellung - Ausblick auf das Programm 2020".  Galerie nachtspeicher23, Lindenstr. 23, 20099 Hamburg. 

9. - 19. MAI  - "Das Chaos lockt mich und reizt mich zum Gestalten". WESTWERK GALLERIE ( BAUHAUS100, HAMBURG ARCHITEKTURSOMMER 2019 )

9. - 21. FEB.  - TOD UND VERDERBEN  BUNKERHILLGalerie (  Vernissage am Samstag, den 9.2. um 18 Uhr im Bunker 5.Etage!  Feldstraße 66 20359 Hamburg ) 

4.- 13. JAN.   - Erste gemeinschaftliche Ausstellung der Initiative  ART OFF Hamburg.  Frappant Galerie Viktoria-Kaserne Zeiseweg 9, 22765Hamburg. 

2018

WERKSHAU 2017/18 -   25. MAI. - 15. JUNI.  2018. ATELIERHAUS23,  Am Veringhof 23A, 21107 Hamburg

2017

"xpon-goes X". 08.02-12.03.2017 xpon-art, repsoldstr. 45, 20097 hamburg.

2016

„Urban ruins“. 06.05.-19.05.2016 Decumanus Gallery in Krk, Croatia ( web-site: kreativnikrk.com ).

"überMACHT". 10.03-17.04, xpon-art gallery,  im KuBaSta / repsoldstr 45 / 20097 hamburg, germany.

"palimpseste".  29.03.-11.04.2016, pop-up galerie, grindelallee 117, D-20146 hamburg, germany.

2015

"HEIMAT".  26. Sept. - 18. Okt.  2015. ATELIERHAUS23,  Am Veringhof 23A, 21107 Hamburg

 

Personal exhibitions

2015

"RUINENLUST -  Ästhetik des Verfalls/Poetik des Verschwindens". Kunstaustellung Sa. 4. - So. 19. Juli 2015. GALERIE23 - Am Veringhof 23, 21107 Hamburg

 

TRAVELS and STAYS AS PART OF MY CREATIVE PROCESS ( read more ... )

Travels are a substantial part of my creative process. I have spent a significant portion of my time traveling abroad. I use short or longer journeys as ways to extend my knowledge (study stays), to determine and test my resolutions, and to change and develop my vision. Travels have left deep traces in my personality and helped me to form my artistic path.

I conceive all places as potential temporary art studios - spaces of inspiration, work, creation, and transformation. This philosophy guides my travels and my creative practice.

Follow the link if you want to read the travel reports: TRAVELS and LOGS

  • 2024 ATHENS/HYDRA (GREECE)
  • 2024 DANZIG (POLAND)
  • 2023 RHODOS (GREECE) 
  • 2023 BRUNSBERG (SWEDEN)
  • 2023 COPENHAGEN
  • 2023 KAPPELN
  • 2023 WEIMAR
  • 2023 RHODOS ( GREECE ), THESSALONIKI (GREECE)
  • 2022 WEIMAR, DESSAU
  • 2022 RHODOS ( GREECE )
  • 2021 RHODOS ( GREECE )
  • 2020 POTSDAM (GERMANY)
  • 2020 BERLIN
  • 2019 ATHENS, MYKONOS ( GREECE )
  • 2018 BERLIN (GERMANY), RHODOS (GREECE)
  • 2017 ATHENS, MONEMVASIA (GREECE)
  • 2016 CYCLADES ( GREECE )
  • 2015 LISBON (PORTUGAL) 
  • 2014 PRAGUE (Czech Republic)
  • 2013 PARIS (FRANCE), KIEV (URCRAINE)
  • 2011 CYCLADES (GREECE), WEST COAST OF ITALY
  • 2010 CYPRUS, GREEK ISLANDS (CYCLADES, DODECANESE)
  • 2009 CYCLADES (GREECE)
  • 2008 MALLORCA (SPAIN), AMSTERDAM (HOLLAND)
  • 2007 Isle of Wight (UK), Puhket (THAILAND)
  • 2001- HAMBURG, GERMANY
  • 1999-2001 ATHENS, GREECE
  • 1994-1999 THESSALONIKI, GREECE
  • 1985-1994 MUNICH, GERMANY 
  • 1980-1985 THESSALONIKI, GREECE