As part of the “Art of Living” | Ionian Experience campaign, photographer and visual artist Nikos Mamalos directed a unique video capturing the real space of artistic inspiration and creation. The video offers rare access to the personal and working environment of the artist, intertwining the creative process with everyday imagery and stimuli that shape it.

The architectural office oi2τ{ρ}όποι, led by award-winning architect Angeliki Thymi, with collaborators Christos Christo and Karolina Samoili, curated and executed all digital formats of the exhibition: Web VR, Stereoscopic VR, and Animated VR. Drawing inspiration directly from the works of George Pennas, the team explored innovative ways to present art using immersive technologies.

Due to constraints in existing platforms that limit expressive freedom in virtual space design, a new 3D environment was developed. In this custom virtual setting, the artworks were embedded into a narrative animated experience. The digital exhibition video—directed, filmed, and edited by Christos Christo and Angeliki Thymi—features digitally inserted flowers symbolically linked to the artworks, while the architecture of the space is purpose-built to highlight the pieces on display.

Notably, Angeliki Thymi has authored a dissertation titled “The Imaginary Museum” and has been recognized for her work in cultural space and exhibition design. The 3D architecture also served as the conceptual foundation for creating a fictional virtual environment used as a tour space for the exhibition of artworks.