MELINA KATSIRI

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NOTHING’S SET IN STONE

Medium
Installation / Photography / Lithography
Year
2026
Shown
Haus der Stadtgeschichte, Offenbach am Main, 2026
See also
LITHOGRAPHY ARCHIVE

The work is rooted in childhood photographs from a family archive and reflects on memory, identity and the shifting relationship between past and present.

The photographs are transferred onto lithographic stones, creating a tension between permanence and transformation. While stone suggests stability and durability, a lithographic stone can be erased, reworked and overwritten.

NOTHING’S SET IN STONE considers memory and identity as fluid: shaped by what is remembered, what is forgotten and what is inherited.

Wide view of the work installed in a gallery
01Installation view, Haus der Stadtgeschichte, Offenbach am Main
Gallery installation with lithographic stones arranged on lace-covered plinths
02Installation view, Haus der Stadtgeschichte, Offenbach am Main
Installation view with lithographic stones, black plinths and lace textiles
03Installation view, Haus der Stadtgeschichte, Offenbach am Main
Portrait photograph transferred onto a lithographic stone
04Detail
Family photograph transferred onto the face of a lithographic stone
05Detail
Several photographic lithographic stones on a lace-covered surface
06Detail
Lithographic stone with a family photograph displayed on a small covered plinth
07Installation detail
Vertical lithographic stone bearing a photograph of two children
08Detail

Stones

3D scan of the lithographic stone NOTHING’S SET IN STONE
NOTHING’S SET IN STONE2026 · 34 × 28 × 5 cm01
3D scan of the lithographic text stone NICHTS IST IN STEIN GEMEISSELT, part of the installation NOTHING’S SET IN STONE
NICHTS IST IN STEIN GEMEISSELT2026 · 74 × 59 × 8 cm02
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