Ruby Art invited
Marilena Kranioti to open the first cycle of Stone & Salt,
with the installation Nuances of the Night.
Curated by Bianca Bauer.

1 – 30 November 2025

For Marilena Kranioti, the night is both inspiration and threshold. A space of transition where endings and beginnings overlap. From this darkness emerged the moth, a fragile traveler driven by curiosity and inner searching, moving through darkness in exploration, seeking warmth and light. It becomes a bearer of messages between life and death,
desire and loss, presence and absence.
Her installation Nuances of the Night weaves together metal, light, and salt: metal, chthonic and drawn from the depths of the earth, gives the moth a physical presence; light traces its passage and reveals its transformation; salt recalls ancient rituals, preservation, and tears — crystallizing the link between longing and memory. Here, material, light, and motion coexist. The work is not static but alive — unfolding in continuous change, echoing the restless flight of the moth and the shifting nature of the night itself. Through these elements, Kranioti creates an environment where the soul's journey through darkness becomes visible — a meditation on transformation,
disappearance, and awakening.


01. Cycle: Stone and Salt

Between October 2025 and July 2026, Ruby Art launches its inaugural cycle: Stone & Salt. Conceived as an elemental inquiry rather than a fixed theme, the cycle unfolds in five to six exhibitions shaped by Swiss–Greek collaborations.

Stone carries weight, endurance, memory.
Salt dissolves, preserves, heals.
Together they speak of persistence and erosion, dissolution and transformation.

Water mirrors the subconscious.
Fire destroys yet clears ground for renewal.
Light reveals and deceives, shaping perception and illusion.