On the 9th of January 2026 the exhibition Through Ordinary Eyes was inaugurated in Nicosia, at the Ledra street Crossing venue. The exhibition is a visual celebration of everyday life in the city. Curated by Haris Pellapaisiotis and Ayşegül Salamis Şentuğ-Tuğyan and initiated by the Technical Committee on Culture, Through Ordinary Eyes honours the people from both sides of Nicosia as the primary observers and narrators of their own lived experiences. Drawing from the digital images of more than one hundred Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot contributors, this exhibition presents a collective portrait of the city that captures the reflective simplicity of the everyday. By focusing on moments of home, family, friendship, and familiar surroundings, the exhibition highlights the shared humanity of life as it is truly lived. These photographs, captured to preserve personal narratives for both the present and the future, serve as universal artifacts of place-making. Organised by theme, the collection transcends physical and social boundaries, immersing the viewer in the recurring rhythms of Nicosian daily life. In these frames, familiarity becomes a bridge, revealing a city unified by the universal language of everyday aesthetics and the enduring value of the ordinary.

The exhibition will remain open until the 23rd of January.

Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 3:30-8:00 pm

Art advisors: Anber Onar & Maria Toumazou

List of contributors:

Açelya Bükülmez, Ahmet Akınsel, Anabella Spanos, Andreas Cleantous, Andre Zivanari, Arçin Çelikesmer, Aycan Garip, Ayda Canova, Aysel Sadrazam, Ayşe Mehmetali Günbay, Ayşe Şevketoğlu Coskuner, Aytunç Şabanlı, Barış Parlan, Chara Papakyriakou, Charilaos Melediou, Charitsa Mouyiasi, Christos Hadjioannou, Christos Intzeyiannis, Chrysa Gregoriou, Claudia Paschalides, Cleo Demetriou, Danae Polykarpou, Davita Günbay, Deren Sanıvar, Derya Ulubatlı, Didem Eroğlu, Demetra Nicodemou, Doros Polykarpou, Eirini Kakopierou, Eleni Chandriotou, Eleni Xenou, Elvis Depresslay, Emily Psara, Erdoǧan Kavaz, Erman Dolmacı, Erto Coşkuner, Etios Alexander, Evi Tselika, Ezgi Bertiz, Fatih Seğmen, Fatih Yalıner, Fehmi Öztürk, Fezel Nizam, Florenza Deniz İncirli, Gülcan Garip, Gülşen Erçin, Hakan Çoban, Hakan Nuraç, Hatice Dörtlemez Bilsel, Hayal Gezer, Ianthi Sparsis, İlgen Uğurlu, İnal Bilsel, Ioanna Economidou, Ioannis Panayitis, Irini Khenkin, Jasmine Dinand, Kadir Kaba, Katia Hadjidemetriou Folma, Kemal Tünay, Kyparisoula Savva, Lenia Chandriotou, Mahmut Çerkez Ergören, Manisha Gayaparsad Lambrou, Maria Siakalli, Marina Siman, Marina Toufexi, Markella Hadjineophytou, Marios Petrontas, Melek Kaptanoğlu, Mert Emirkul, Meserret Ziya, Mine Balman, Nermin Gündoğdu, Nejdet Serkan Sadıkoğlu, Paschalis Paschali, Nezihe Tekman, Nicolas Mouros, Nicole Mitropoulou, Nicoletta Charalambous, Olympia Lazoglou, Orestis Kalvaris, Ozi Enver, Özcan Kahvecioğlu, Panayiota Zintili, Pembe Coşkuner, Pervin Avcı, Petros Konnaris, Püren Eda Gözer, Said Tuna, Savvas Christofis, Şaziye Konaç, Seval Hoca, Sevilay Cesurer, Sinem Ertaner, Sonay Sevgüm, Stephania Charalambidou, Stephanos Stephanides, Stella Louizou, Tasos Charalambous, Teresa Tourvas, Thereza Lanitis, Theodosia, Tuğay Adem Kader, Tuğçe Tekhanlı, Tuğçem Monargalı, Ulaş Öğüç, Vein Angie, Venera Garosse, Yasemin Taneri, Yegane Giritli, Yena Hacışevki, Yiorgos Hadjichristou, Zenonas Economidou

This project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in cooperation with OSASG-Cyprus.