Since 2013, CITRONNE Gallery and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and Islands have organized exhibitions by Greek artists, held throughout the summer season. The exhibited works have been selected and, in some cases, specifically created for these periodic exhibitions, drawing inspiration from the unique artifacts of the Archaeological Museum of Poros. These are contemporary artistic interventions that complement and interpret the ancient works of art, rearticulating the Museum’s atmosphere. Through this artistic dialogue, the distinct character and history of each exhibit emerge. In the summer of 2026, the solo exhibition “Traces” by Nikos Podias is presented within this framework.

Nikos Podias collects mundane materials and reworks them into precious, almost votive objects. Fragile matter—paper, teabags, tin foil—comes into the Archaeological Museum to meet the sturdiness of marble, the hardness of metal and the earthly density of clay.

Set against robust finds that survived the attrition of centuries, the works of Podias propose an inverted course and an encounter. For the ancient exhibits, the old emerges as new, as the present; for the exhibits of Podias, the new emerges through secret codes—a well-hidden experience, an age-old past. The lightweight matter assumes a new form as it retrieves memories of use, gesture and touch.

The works point to scripts, weavings, folds and enigmatic codes. They do not narrate; they suggest. Their transparency and weightlessness contrasts with the gravity of the ancient exhibits. Light activates them, pierces through the surfaces, generates shadows and reflections. It links them with the showcases, the fragments and the surrounding space.

Creations, ancient and new, go through the light and reflect the charge of history.