Yiannis Benettos, a craftsman of the scraper from Pyrgi, Chios, speaks passionately about this unique art that – as he says – “born out of necessity” and today impresses with her aesthetic power.

Having patented the transfer of patterns from the walls to the laboratory, he maintains a centuries -old tradition alive, while opening a new creative path through painting, an occupation that began when he was confronted with cancer.

With remarkable honesty, we tell us his battle for life and sends a strong message to young people: never stop creating, even when everything looks dark

“At 57 I had cancer and during the chemotherapy period I started some painting lessons. I decided to go to some lessons and some projects came out. If you would tell me what I would change in my life, I wouldn’t change that either. It made me feel how lucky I am, to see that I have a wonderful family and everything is treated if we want it. “

“If I have a year left, what standard to be, be in bed and crying and saying I’m sick? Or live? I decided to live! And since then I have three grandchildren, I am happy with my life, I live, I live as I lived but I found other things, painting! “