Heo Tsop

Giorgos Tsopanos (Heo Tsop) lives and works in Athens. He is a self-taught painter/illustrator and is also involved in noise music. He creates his drawings primarily using nib and Indian ink. His black-and-white illustrations depict a macabre universe rich in symbolism and mysticism, often featuring anthropomorphic animal figures. He has participated in two group exhibitions at Metamatic Taf (“Bijoux de Kant: Recording Actions,” 2011 and “Muted Distortions,” 2012). His first solo exhibition, titled “Interracial Consumers,” took place in 2012 at Junk Records in Athens. In January 2013, his second solo exhibition, titled “Intonarumori: The Noise Of Art,” was held at the Center for Television Control. The exhibition featured drawings and handmade noise machines inspired by composers, bands, references, and themes related to the noise and experimental music scene. At the same time, he has completed numerous illustration projects and publications in collaboration with author Eirini Sourgiadaki (The Boy with the Magic Fingers, Ellinoekdotiki, 2010; Post., Thines Editions, 2013; Status: Cancelled For Your Eyes Only, Amsel Verlag Zürich, 2015). In 2019, he participated as the illustrator of the multimedia exhibition “Mortality Check” at Titanikas Gallery in Vilnius, Lithuania, curated by Mary Marinopoulou.