Demi Kromidellis’ recent work Fragmented Realities questions whether she is able to truly connect to the weight her ethnicity holds as a third generation Australian. Taking an archival approach into the investigations of the family archive, she focuses on the use of photographs, oral narratives, kitchenware, and handwritten text to explore these themes. The intricacies of the archive physically alongside its contents photographically are re-photographed and enlarged through the darkroom process, these are then pieced together in attempt to make sense of the past lived experiences of her ancestors. Despite the generational effect of cultural customs and stories being lost as time progresses, Demi utilises the limited sources indicative of her Greek background to connect to her cultural identity. However, these fragmented realities of what life once was for her ancestors often lead to more questions than answers.

Demi Kromidellis is a multi-award winning emerging artist that has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) at the Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne. She has shown her photographic work in a range of exhibitions including ARISE 2 at Abbotsford Convent, Pride at 138 Gallery, Given to our Beloved Children at Pieces Pieces Pieces Gallery (Shop 54 Temporary Space), Develop at the Museum of Australian Photography, Reality and Its Double and Sanctuary at Brunswick Street Gallery, Future Call at Te Waka Tūhura Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, Majlis Travelling Scholarship at the Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery as a shortlisted candidate, the VCA Grad Show 2023 at the Victorian College of the Arts, where she was the recipient of the Evans Family Award for Photography, and the VCA Grad Show 2024 where she was the recipient of the Fiona Myer Award. She recently held an exhibition at a temporary garage space in Cremourne for the collaborative project proika, facilitated by yitonia.