Glorious Elements-Plastic Kisses
The diptych «Glorious elements-Plastic kisses», 2 modular exhibitions on the unbearable lightness existing in a plastic world, composed of glorious elements in Athens and Vienna.
In times of prosperity and tranquility, simple things and habits are absorbed in the flow of everyday life. Trivial situations and personal concerns ultimately leave no real imprint. Minor issues replace matters of true importance. The ongoing global crises since 2008 has brought about radical changes for humanity resulting in a violent upheaval of everyday life and impact on our way of thinking. What challenges us to handle and overcome difficulties are the glorious elements of human nature and individual qualities.
As global history advances with a profound effect on our national identity, we are called upon to reshape the new landscape, to seek our individuality and acceptance within it. We enter this new world carrying a bulk of old and new thoughts, empathies, desires, beliefs, behaviors, past and present conditions. Social network channels and digital platforms collect and absorb all of these conflicting elements, as they offer freedom of expression to individuals from a diversity of social, educational, cultural, political and religious backgrounds. Our social self-image, both in the real as in the virtual world, provides insight on identity of the personal and political individual of today’s world. Often, we fall into the misconception that through social media we can change the real world into an imaginary habitat, a fake - plastic one.
*The public image as a reflection of oneself, the other - the ideal self-image, the collective understanding of reality and the escape of a fragmented impression of the actual self*, are the issues examined in «Glorious elements». Artists: Marion Fischer, Katerina Kanakakis, Marilia Kolibiri, Eleni Mylonas, Michail Parlamas, Ilias Polychroniadis, Panos Sklavenitis / Mihalis Zaharias, Michaelangelo Vlassis - Ziakas, Eirini Vlavianou.
Glorious elements
June 28 - July 2, 2023
Artists: Marion Fischer, Katerina Kanakakis, Marilia Kolibiri, Eleni Mylonas, Michail Parlamas, Ilias Polychroniadis, Panos Sklavenitis / Mihalis Zaharias, Michaelangelo Vlassis - Ziakas, Eirini Vlavianou.
Curated by: Georg Georgakopoulos
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Isaiah Mansion
Plastic kisses
October 18 - 24, 2023
Artists: Nikos Artemis, Chloe Akrithaki, Kostas Bassanos, Marilia Kolibiri, Katerina Kanakaki, Elio Samaras, Filippos Tsitsopoulos, Giorgos-Ikaros Babasakis.
Curated by: Georg Georgakopoulos
flat1: Karin Maria Pfeifer, Zula Zimmerberger
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RADETZKYSTRASSE 4, 1030 Wien
«Glorious Elements/ Plastic Kisses» presented in Athens and Vienna is realized with the financial support and auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports YPPOA.
Organised by APART Art Research and Applications.
Support/ participation: Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports [Financial support & Auspices for «Glorious Elements/Plastic Kisses»], City of Athens [Auspices], Austrian Embassy in Athens, ZOIA, CHEAPART, ARTmART, Modular expansion, Participation: Athens Intersection Cultural Program, Back to Athens International Art Meeting 2023.