artworks photo:http://www.flickr.com/photos/12660741@N04/artists burning to express their opinion:
Christos Apostolakis
Costas Beveratos
Katerina Christidi
Dionisis Christophilogiannis
Frank Franzen
Theodoros Giannakis
Sophie Hjerl
Maria Ikonomopoulou
Peter Lind
Nikos Mantzios
Eva Michalakis
Eva Mitala
Petros Moris
Kosmas Nikolaou
Eftihis Patsourakis
Philipos Theodoridis
Erifuli Veneri
Maria Zervou
Costas Beveratos
Katerina Christidi
Dionisis Christophilogiannis
Frank Franzen
Theodoros Giannakis
Sophie Hjerl
Maria Ikonomopoulou
Peter Lind
Nikos Mantzios
Eva Michalakis
Eva Mitala
Petros Moris
Kosmas Nikolaou
Eftihis Patsourakis
Philipos Theodoridis
Erifuli Veneri
Maria Zervou
work description by Katerina Nikou and Yannis Constantinidis:
Christos Apostolakis’s uses the melancholic sound of a shell and connects it to the tragic fires in Peloponnese.
Costas Beveratos compares the three basic colors (red,blue,yellow) to the three biggest parties of Greece. In his series of terrorists portraits he presents Washington who was damned as a terrorist by King George III of England.
Dionissis Christofilogiannis expresses his disappointment about the promises that the politicians give to people. He depicts a man on the top of a rock who attempts to commit suicide.
Katerina Christidi made a paper cut. She comments on the fact that in Greece every year people put in the garbage lots of clothes while others have nothing to wear. Meanwhile, a big percentage of these people prefer to buy expensive cars even though they cannot afford it.
Frank Franzen comments on Bush and the military practices in Iran .Japan, Australia, USA, Singapore and India are practicing with the navy in the Indian Ocean.
Theodoros Giannakis’s work is about the story of a 22-year-old suicide bomber in Bombay, who committed his attack on a bicycle. The episode resulted in 6 casualties. The artist recreates the young man’s log of this lethal day, by putting himself into the young man’s place. He notes on the fact that even though the young man had a certain educational background (the 22-year-old was a student at the local university) he was not enough open-minded to overcome the fanaticism of fundamentalist influence. The artist concurrently intends to explore the “romantic” side of the terrorist using a bicycle and young age’s fragility.
Sophie Hjerl made a video. She calls it “Announcement”. It is based on Pavarotti’s death. and Sophie’s version of the announcement is distinguished from that of the media’s. She attempts to project a less glorious image than the one shown by the media (ex: the memory we have of Pavarotti when he was alive).
Maria Ikonomopoulou was inspired by a news-clipping referring to the fact that a new book of prayers was introduced by the Anglican church. This book is about contemporary practical pray. Ikonomopoulou strongly believes that we should manage our own lives by believing to ourselves and not to any divine help.
Nikos Mantzios’s realistic drawing is about illegal immigration. He comments on the way countries treat the foreign immigrants. But what happens in case of an internal immigration? For example what are the conditions for the people that are homeless after the fires in Greece?
Peter Lind brought in a photo - reportage about yesterday night’s political campaign, that took place at the hotel he was staying in. At his arrival, the hotel was surrounded by heavily armed police forces. What struck him was the staging of the whole arrangement: the image of the police is veiled into a message that politicians are trying to convey, a setup that whispers “we are the important and powerful people”.
Eva Michalaki is quite skeptical about the food poisoning. Nowadays, almost everything is dangerous to eat. Who decides and who acts?
At a first glance, Eva Mitala’s installation reminds us scenes from fairy tales. In fact Eva comments on an ethical issue such as the children slavery. In third world countries children are sold for 15 euros!
Petros Moris’s ironical work is actually a cadastral manual guide for Greek authorities!
Kosmas Nikolaou burnt his favorite pair of jeans in order to feel the pain that a fire can cause. He also comments on the phrase “fire on my trouser”, a very frequent phrase in the Greek slang and daily newspapers.
Philippos Theodorides’s creates his own “Mental Neglection Institute”, thus commenting on the percentage of mentally diseased people which is quite strong but paradoxically neglected.
Maria Zervou synthesized a drawing by collecting words, images and texts from 10 newspapers. Erifuli Veneri noticed, while riffling the paper, that all the news were about bad events: executions, fires, killings etc. Veneri turns a dark grey sheet of paper to a pale grey suggesting an optimistic side of view.
Christos Apostolakis’s uses the melancholic sound of a shell and connects it to the tragic fires in Peloponnese.
Costas Beveratos compares the three basic colors (red,blue,yellow) to the three biggest parties of Greece. In his series of terrorists portraits he presents Washington who was damned as a terrorist by King George III of England.
Dionissis Christofilogiannis expresses his disappointment about the promises that the politicians give to people. He depicts a man on the top of a rock who attempts to commit suicide.
Katerina Christidi made a paper cut. She comments on the fact that in Greece every year people put in the garbage lots of clothes while others have nothing to wear. Meanwhile, a big percentage of these people prefer to buy expensive cars even though they cannot afford it.
Frank Franzen comments on Bush and the military practices in Iran .Japan, Australia, USA, Singapore and India are practicing with the navy in the Indian Ocean.
Theodoros Giannakis’s work is about the story of a 22-year-old suicide bomber in Bombay, who committed his attack on a bicycle. The episode resulted in 6 casualties. The artist recreates the young man’s log of this lethal day, by putting himself into the young man’s place. He notes on the fact that even though the young man had a certain educational background (the 22-year-old was a student at the local university) he was not enough open-minded to overcome the fanaticism of fundamentalist influence. The artist concurrently intends to explore the “romantic” side of the terrorist using a bicycle and young age’s fragility.
Sophie Hjerl made a video. She calls it “Announcement”. It is based on Pavarotti’s death. and Sophie’s version of the announcement is distinguished from that of the media’s. She attempts to project a less glorious image than the one shown by the media (ex: the memory we have of Pavarotti when he was alive).
Maria Ikonomopoulou was inspired by a news-clipping referring to the fact that a new book of prayers was introduced by the Anglican church. This book is about contemporary practical pray. Ikonomopoulou strongly believes that we should manage our own lives by believing to ourselves and not to any divine help.
Nikos Mantzios’s realistic drawing is about illegal immigration. He comments on the way countries treat the foreign immigrants. But what happens in case of an internal immigration? For example what are the conditions for the people that are homeless after the fires in Greece?
Peter Lind brought in a photo - reportage about yesterday night’s political campaign, that took place at the hotel he was staying in. At his arrival, the hotel was surrounded by heavily armed police forces. What struck him was the staging of the whole arrangement: the image of the police is veiled into a message that politicians are trying to convey, a setup that whispers “we are the important and powerful people”.
Eva Michalaki is quite skeptical about the food poisoning. Nowadays, almost everything is dangerous to eat. Who decides and who acts?
At a first glance, Eva Mitala’s installation reminds us scenes from fairy tales. In fact Eva comments on an ethical issue such as the children slavery. In third world countries children are sold for 15 euros!
Petros Moris’s ironical work is actually a cadastral manual guide for Greek authorities!
Kosmas Nikolaou burnt his favorite pair of jeans in order to feel the pain that a fire can cause. He also comments on the phrase “fire on my trouser”, a very frequent phrase in the Greek slang and daily newspapers.
Philippos Theodorides’s creates his own “Mental Neglection Institute”, thus commenting on the percentage of mentally diseased people which is quite strong but paradoxically neglected.
Maria Zervou synthesized a drawing by collecting words, images and texts from 10 newspapers. Erifuli Veneri noticed, while riffling the paper, that all the news were about bad events: executions, fires, killings etc. Veneri turns a dark grey sheet of paper to a pale grey suggesting an optimistic side of view.
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