{"id":7585,"date":"2025-08-18T12:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/art-lab\/xenaki-melina\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:09:40","slug":"xenaki-melina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/en\/art-lab\/xenaki-melina\/","title":{"rendered":"Xenaki Melina"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7585\" class=\"elementor elementor-7585 elementor-7574\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0424ef0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0424ef0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bffbd10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bffbd10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986ed84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"986ed84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC03354-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DSC03354\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzc2NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RoaW5rb2ZzZXJpZm9zLmdyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOFwvRFNDMDMzNTQtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DSC03354-scaled-rahbdarj47l17rdndl5jdrr1rz59u0wort1punq554.jpg\" title=\"DSC03354\" alt=\"DSC03354\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97498d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97498d6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a126eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a126eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The glaze-scape of Mega Livadi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2a46d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e2a46d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I approached this exercise with a curiosity focused on the effect of the heat on the earth of Mega Livadi, providing the conditions for its transformation under 1240\u00b0C in an oxidising atmosphere. A one off experiment, hung on the wall where the white ceramic surface is the canvas and the earth is simultaneously the paint and the subject. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed0dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"2ed0dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tTECHNICAL DESCRIPTION\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f883e79 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f883e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Minerals from Mega Livadi (Turn)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Black stoneware clay<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Technique: Slab building<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">White glaze<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Firing at 1240\u00b0C<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6dde85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6dde85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bacad76 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bacad76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tARTIST\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b4b69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03b4b69\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599809c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"599809c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be609fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be609fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-130019-rafn1inrj7gv45ecee7yhtd40i2uco5wfrt7idiilc.png\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-08-18 130019\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025-08-18 130019\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecfb99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ecfb99\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcf495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcf495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Xenaki Melina<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0dfaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-modal-popup\" data-id=\"6d0dfaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-modal-popup.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"6d0dfaf-overlay\" data-trigger-on=\"button\" data-close-on-esc=\"yes\" data-close-on-overlay=\"yes\" data-exit-intent=\"\" data-after-sec=\"\" data-after-sec-val=\"\" data-cookies=\"\" data-cookies-days=\"\" data-cookies-type=\"default\" data-custom=\"\" data-custom-id=\"\" data-content=\"content\" data-autoplay=\"no\" data-device=\"false\" data-async=\"\" class=\"uael-modal-parent-wrapper uael-module-content uamodal-6d0dfaf uael-aspect-ratio-16_9 -popup\">\n\t<div id=\"modal-6d0dfaf\" class=\"uael-modal uael-center-modal uael-modal-custom uael-modal-content uael-effect-1   uael-aspect-ratio-16_9\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-modal-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">Xenaki Melina<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-modal-text uael-modal-content-data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-text-editor elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"ct_content\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\"><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7577\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-130019-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-130019-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/thinkofserifos.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-130019.png 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Melina Xenaki is an Athens based ceramics artist. After completing her BA in Ceramics &amp; Glass (UCA, Farnham, 2012) the maker moved to London to complete her two-year Masters Degree at the Royal College of Art (2014) where Martin Smith, Felicity Aylieff and Alison Britton were her tutors. Since her graduation she has been a full-time ceramic artist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trained to deliver high end craftsmanship in the lines of British studio pottery, Melina is inspired by ancient artifacts and folk art found in the region of the Mediterranean, from the Bronze Age Cypriot ritualistic pots to 19th century traditional Cretan embroideries, her pieces carry patterns, animals and plants, realizing a dialogue of earth, fire and living things of the Great Sea across millennia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the past years, Melina Xenaki has worked on a series of international projects notably sculptural decorations for the Louis Vuitton Deep Time High Jewelry Collection launch events which took place in Athens and Peloponnesus, Greece (2023). Melina created an exclusive collection for the shop of the British Museum during the \"Troy: Myth &amp; Reality\" exhibition (2019), and inspired by the artefacts presented in the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture she makes pieces for the shop (2020 and ongoing)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She has collaborated with haute cuisine chefs to create exclusive ceramics, namely the 2 Michelin Stars DELTA restaurant (2021) and the FNL 2 Star restaurant NYN \u0395\u03a3\u03a4\u0399 (2024), as well as with architects to create unique site specific ceramic installations such as the \"Welcome Bench\" for the One Michelin Star Imperfecto Restaurant, Washington, DC (2020), a project by award winners OOAK Architects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She has participated at a multitude of group shows, more recently in London with rossogranada and the Invisible Collection for the \u2018Resilient Clay\u2019 exhibition under the official programme of the London Craft Week (2023) and the Art Athina fair (2022).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She first appeared in the ceramics international scene at the Milan Design Week (2017). She has taken part in significant ceramic fairs such as Earth &amp; Fire, Worksop, UK (2019), Oxford Ceramics Fair, Oxford, UK (2019) and most importantly Ceramic Art London, London (2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Melina's commissioned pieces live in the Ph\u0101ea Blue hotel in Crete, the Abyss and the Mystique hotels in Santorini, in the Mykonos Blu Grecotel Boutique Hotel and the Patmos Aktis and the Westin, Costa Navarino of the of Marriott Bonvoy Collection. 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