Family photographs from Greece: Yorgos Efthymiadis

Yorgos Efthymiadis shares the story behind 4 family photographs he brought back from Greece which became a connection to his family and country of origin. As a photographer himself, this story is a powerful example of how photographs become stand ins of memories and bridges to the past and other geographies.

Yorgos Efthymiadis is a Greek-born visual artist and independent curator based in Somerville, MA. He is a 2025 Foster Prize Winner (Institute of Contemporary Art/ Boston) and a recipient of Collective Futures Fund 2025 Grant (The Warhol Foundation). His photography has always been drawn to home and domesticity, belonging and non-belonging, culture and alienation.