Biography

Anton Calmîș (b. 1997 is a painter based in Tbilisi, Georgia. His work begins with a film image shot from the hip or with an extended hand. Over the course of months, the image is processed: developed, scanned, printed, transferred, layered scraped, and incised. Each step introduces a new dimension of distancing, relinquishing a degree of authorship and control, until what remains is the accretion and residue of these operations. In his work, Calmîș asks what happens to the image under this double pressure of distancing and care, when it is held in extended time, worked and reworked through error, bodily gestures, and sustained attention. Distance is the underlying subject of his practice, taken up across successive bodies of work in different domains. Calmîș has previously exhibited at SOOOON Space, Tbilisi, Georgia (2026), Sisters Room, Tbilisi, Georgia (2025), and Weserhalle, Berlin, Germany (2024). His work has been published in RUNT Magazine, Issue 3: DOGFIGHT (2025).