Her work focused initially on landscape and still-life painting through the use of technology,[6] followed by medical art,[3] evolving over time to also address environmental and political issues, including collective memory,[2]nationalist historiography[7] and the Cyprus Dispute.[8] She has been credited for creating the first Cypriot feminist art group in 2006, called "Washing-Up Ladies".[1] The group has addressed topics ranging from the relationship of women to contemporary Cypriot politics, to women's gender roles in Cypriot society.[9] Lapithi's work has also been hosted by various museums and galleries, while numerous of her pieces form part of permanent museum collections.[3] During her career she has exhibited her work in various locations, including in Athens, Alexandria, Paris, Vienna and Constantinople.[3] In 2023, she also gained international attention as a core contributor to the Cyprus pavilion at the 18th Venice Biennale of Architecture, presenting the project From Khirokitia to Mars, which explored social sustainability, cultural heritage, and space exploration.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
“Still-life III”, “Mechanical Billboard I”, “Blue Legs”, “Leg Operation video”, “Circulation Bed”, “Test Tube Bed”, “Olive-bread” “Defining Silence”, “Peace-Dinner” and "82,5km", held by the Cypriot State Collection of Contemporary Art in Nicosia, Cyprus.
"Marinated Crushed Olives" (video), held by Centre Pompidou in Paris, France.
↑ Photiou, Maria (November 2012). "Who are We, Where do We Come From, Where are We Going to? Greek Cypriot Women Artists in Contemporary Cyprus". Women's Studies. 41 (8): 37–54. doi:10.1080/00497878.2012.718691. S2CID54690353.
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