DAY 4 / 05 SEPTEMBER 2007

artists burning to express their opinion:

Dimitris Baboulis
Costas Beveratos
Dionisis Christofilogiannis
Katerina Christidi
Dimitris Foutris
Sophie Hjerl
Maria Ikonomopoulou
Kali Katsouri
Peter Lind
Nikos Mantzios
Eva Michalaki
Maro Michalakakos
Eva Mitala
Aliki Palaska
Kosmas Nikolaou
Eftihis Patsourakis
Despoina Stokou
Philippos Theodorides
Ioannis Theodoropoulos
Erifuli Veneri


work description by Katerina Nikou:

Dimitris Baboulis – “ BE RICH” : This work describes the way one can earn money and become rich easily by betraying a fellow man who is probably considered guilty. This is a modern witch hunt.
Costas Beveratos states: First you offered to save one’s soul and offer to him eternal life. Then you suggest what one should vote. In the middle of election period, or at any, time this is serious this is serious cheating.
Dionisis Christofilogiannis – “65” : the family of Konstantinos Kostakis is happy because they found his burned body and now they can burry him! Hopefully it’s the last 65th victim of the fires. This man on fire could be anyone… also you. Christofilogiannis states: Think about… Of course maybe you think that better one human than all of Peloponnese… I really don’t know. This is the last work I do about the story of the fires in the Peloponnese. I’m shocked with this story of fires, because a death can be a salvation for the victim but also for his family. It’s unfair and so stupid to have also victims besides this ecological disaster. No more.
Katerina Christidi made a collage about a Nigerian man who died and his dead body is still unburied. This happens because of red taped problems.
Dimitris Foutris continues his series with the works made of foil. This time he has written on the foil the following phrase: Future Shocks – Dead Eyes See No Future-CO2-Water,Water, everywhere?- Think Global, Act Local. Foutris found this phrase while he was surfing through the internet. It is composed by different articles and news about Climate Actions. He has also created a compilation CD including songs that refer to the word Future.
Sophie Hjerl’s work is a comment on the fires in Greece. She presents images from a ruined Greek church and of an installation in Denmark called City on Fire.
Maria Ikonomopoulou – “BLING BLING APATHY” : The emergency news is that because factory’s working with chrome are throwing their trash into the rivers (because that’s cheap) and a big part of citizens near Athens has to buy water in order to drink and cook. Chrome is used (among others) for making car wheels shine (bling bling toys for boys). The information of poisoned water is 2 month old already. Now is getting worse because of our apathy.
Ikonomopoulou mentions: “TELLING THE TRUTH” : In a postcard exposing the greek “pure” blue water. I need to put chrome in order to tell the truth of today about the greek water.
Kali Katsouri’s drawing is a comment on who is responsible regarding the fires in Greece. She would like to remind us that human has been so selfishly alienated from nature that he no more understands its laws.
Peter Lind’s photograph reacts to the water lack around Acropolis area and comments on the management of the natural water resources.
Nikos Mantzios made a triptych drawing about the USA government, which makes continuant manipulation of political structures in Iraq in order to secure financial control.
Eva Michalaki after the latest news bombarding, she writes down the nine most frequent keywords: ..gene/embryo…popcorn/cancer…brest/feeding etc….
Maro Michalakakos made a collage of newspaper photos about the real estate in Greece and its propaganda connected to the bank system. People buy houses, which typically own. The truth is that the real owner it’s the bank.
Eva Mitala’s installation refers to the fact that, although Argentina is the first country of meat exportation, people die there because of hunger.
Aliki Palaskas’ album will be a daily diary containing various elements about the fires in Greece.
Kosmas Nikolaou reacts to the political propaganda before the elections and creates the following vacancy: …Job offering…(calling to vote)..don’t worry about your CV..the elections are coming..You love it all!
Eftihis Patsourakis keeps on adding goals to his column made of paper.
Despoina Stokou wishes to vanish her hometown. She painted in pale blue color the name of it.
Philippos Theodorides was surprised ,while riffling the newspaper, by the fact that George Orwell was spied by the secret services in UK. On his drawing quotes a phrase from the secret services records about Orwell: This man has advanced communist views…he dresses in a bohemian fashion...
Ioannis Theodoropoulos is wondering about emergency situations and what is in fact an emergency situation.
Erifuli Veneri offers us small packages containing a mixture of ingredients with arousing effects. Veneri suggest us not to be passionate with the elections and to give this kind of energy to other personal needs.