Demi Kromidellis’ practice explores the layered intersections of heritage, memory, and identity. As a third-generation Australian of Greek descent, she reflects on the ways diaspora continues to shape cultural belonging within Victoria, where Greek immigrant communities have long contributed to the state’s social and cultural fabric.
In 2024, Kromidellis travelled to Greece to photograph her grandparents’ homes, now abandoned and decaying. These sites, once filled with life and tradition, stand as quiet monuments to migration, cultural practice, and family history. Through the act of revisiting and reimagining these spaces, she reflects on how culture adapts, transforms, and, at times, dilutes across generations.
The large-scale chromogenic prints, drawn from medium format film negatives, carry the rawness of both material and memory. They ask: what remains of a culture once uprooted? And how can its physical and symbolic legacies be carried forward?
Kromidellis’ photographs become more than records of place—they are meditations on belonging, dislocation, and the fragile threads that tie us to ancestral homes. Her art balances the tangible beauty of the natural world with an almost spiritual awareness of its mysteries, drawing audiences into vivid encounters with both the physical and the imagined landscapes we inhabit. Her work is held in significant public collections and has been exhibited nationally and internationally, affirming her reputation as one of Australia’s most accomplished contemporary photographers.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
OPENING EVENT
Presented alongside: Werrin Wile GAN, soft possum gowns by Kelly Koumalatsos
Opened by: Gallery Director, Lauren Larkins
Friday 6th March 2026, 5:30pm, Free entry but bookings necessary
CON KROKER LECTURE
Join us for the Con Kroker Lecture with Demi Kromidellis at Horsham Regional Art Gallery.
As part of her debut exhibition Ancestral Silence, Kromidellis will discuss her photographic practice exploring heritage, memory, and identity. Hear how her journey to Greece in 2024—documenting her grandparents’ abandoned homes—shaped a body of work that reflects on cultural belonging and the legacies of migration. This lecture celebrates photography and supports artistic development through conversation and insight.
Thursday 5th March, 6pm, Free entry but bookings necessary
Exhibition Information
DATE
14 February – 24 May 2026
Time
Daily 10:00am – 4:00pm
VENUE
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
80 Wilson Street
Horsham VIC 3400