About

Giannis Dendrinos was born in Athens in 1978. He grew up in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo until the age of 12. His art has been forged by African art and its original and primitive influences of the society. His passion for futuristic societies and science-fiction has melted two worlds to create a unique visual language — one where the raw power of metal meets the imagination of distant galaxies.

Through his sculptures, Giannis explores the dialogue between past and future, tradition and technology, intuition and machinery. Each piece is constructed from spare parts, gears, bearings, and metal fragments, transforming industrial remnants into beings that feel alive — robots, spaceships, androids, and mythical figures born from steel.

His work embodies contrast: the heaviness of iron and the fluidity of form, the coldness of machine parts and the warmth of human expression, the memory of Africa and the futuristic dreams of sci-fi culture. The result is an art that is both primitive and cosmic — a bridge between ancient symbolism and visionary storytelling.

Today, Giannis creates his sculptures in Greece, building each piece by hand with meticulous craftsmanship. For him, metal is not just a material but a medium of identity: unpolished, resilient, and eternal. Every sculpture carries a narrative of survival, transformation, and imagination — proof that even the hardest materials can reveal a soul.