Sebuku ?!

My name is Odysseas Tsompanoglou, also known as sebuku. I studied mechanical engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, and I completed my master’s in industrial management in June 2023. Last year I was part of the program CRITICAE on documentary photography at PhMuseum under the supervision of Taura El Tantawy and Max Pinckers. I am a master's student at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) in the "Photography & society" program and participate in the Yogurt Lab on Documentary Photography under the supervision of Caimi & Piccini (class 25/26). I prefer using the instax type of film because I love the risk, the unpredictability, and the adrenaline of having only one shot to depict my feelings each time. At the same time, I like expanding the possibilities of outcomes within a very restrictive medium (Instax cameras), questioning the same time ideas as post-truth, time, and the nature of the medium itself. Also, I love analog point-and-shoot cameras thanks to their aesthetic, color, and ability to capture movements and emotions.

The main concepts around my artistic practice are: 

Education :

2023 - 2024: CRITICAE 23/24 on documentary photography, PhMuseum 

2023 - 2024: Diploma in professional & creative photography, Focus School of Photography & New Media, Athens

2024 - 2026: Master student in "photography & society", Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK)

2025 - 2026: Yogurt Lab 25/26 for contemporary documentary photography, Yogurt. magazine

Exhibitions : 

2023: Enosis Festival, Athens, Greece

2023: Visual Anthropology, Chili Art Gallery, Athens, Greece (December, 2023)

2024: Sticky & Fresh, Fulle Galleria di Fotografia, Buenos Aires, Argentina (January -February 2024)

2024: Postcards, Loosenart, Rome, Italy (5-15 January, 2024)

2024: 2nd Black & White Athens Photography Festival, Serafeio Center, Athens, Greece (24 - 26 February, 2024)

2024: Moments Collective, American Union of Greece, Athens, Greece (June, 2024)

2024: 2nd International Photography Festival "PHOTOSYNTHESIS:2024", Athens, Greece (July, 2024)

2025: Parallel realities group show, Photographic Exploration Project, Kommunale Galerie, Berlin, Germany (February 22nd to April 27th, 2025)

2025: Push Pull Shift, MA photography & Society pop-up photography exhibition, Zivi Atelje DK, Zagreb, Croatia (March 9th, 2025)

2025: Welcome Home Honey, Essential Collective group exhibition, The Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague, The Netherlands (April 19th)

2025: Mother Nature group show, Photopolis Festival, Kapralos Museum, Agrinio, Greece (April 26th to May 11th, 2025)

2025: CECROPIA, Personal exhibition, SKEK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (May 17th to June 25th)

2025: To touch the sun, MA photography & Society final photography exhibition, Paradise, The Hague, The Netherlands (June 9th to June 15th)

2025: DE-CONSTRUCTED group show, Photographic Exploration Project, B-Part exhibition, Berlin, Germany (August 16th to September 13th, 2025)

2025: Photometria photobook 2025, Photometria Photography Center, Ioannina, Greece (September 27th to November 30th, 2025) - Selected photobook: Νοn Cycladia

2025: Northern Light group show, Loosenart, Millepiani gallery, Rome, Italy (September 30th to October 9th, 2025)

Publications :

2022: Part of Ararouna 2nd collective book (April 2022)

2023: Selected for Guest Room:  Simon Baker & Aden Vincendeau, DER GREIF, December 2023.

2024: Part of Aeonian magazine issue No. 10 (February 2024)

2024: Part of Suboart magazine No. 21 print issue (April 2024) 

2024: Part of Zone's Magazine 3rd collective book (March/April 2024)

2025: Self-published photobook dummie "Non Cycladia" with the curatorial help of Mirko Pirisi (January 2025)

2025: Part of "The Dynamic Identities Zagreb zine" in collaboration with Maters "Photography & Society", KABK (March 2025)

2025: Part of Ephemere's book "Duality" (September 2025)

Workshops :

2023: MASTERCLASS IN COMPOSITION & AESTHETICS IN PHOTOGRAPHY in Leica Akademie Greece (March - April 2023)

2023:  Part of the European program “Sea Beyond” in MOMUS Thessaloniki (April 2023)

2023 - 2024: CRITICAE 23/24 on documentary photography, PhMuseum (October - June)

2023: Part of Mystery 37: Voices of Eleusina organised by Eleusis Festival & Zoetrope

2024: Workshop on Photodynamic Therapy, University of Athens (December - February)

2024: "Time to blossom" photobook workshop, Zoetrope Athens (February - June)

2025 - 2026: Yogurt Lab 25/26 for contemporary documentary photography, Yogurt.magazine

Odysseas' work explores themes of loss, melancholy, and collective healing. At the core of his artistic practice is the idea of collaboration—viewing photography as a collective process that challenges traditional notions of authorship. He is particularly interested in how art can create a deeper impact, fostering dialogue with the public and evolving through interaction, making artistic projects more accessible and transformative. He seeks to explore philosophical questions such as: What is truth? How is architecture used as a political tool? How does tourism reshape local identity? What defines a society of spectacle? He primarily uses Instax and point-and-shoot cameras in his practice, believing that their simplicity and limitations offer a unique sense of artistic freedom. This year, He is a master's student at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) in the "Photography & society" program and participates in the Yogurt Lab on Documentary Photography under the supervision of Caimi & Piccini (class 25/26).