Autofagia
New contemporary artists explore the symbolic and real meaning of autophagy through art. Autophagy, as a biological process, refers to the ability of cells to consume and recycle their own components to survive and renew. However, the term acquires a deeper metaphorical dimension when examined through the lens of art. Here, autophagy functions as a metaphor for internal reflection, self-criticism, and spiritual regeneration. The artists in the exhibition, through different expressive fields, create works that reveal personal dystopias, social, and cultural processes of autophagy, highlighting how internal dissolution and reconstruction can lead to new forms of existence.
Artists: Vicky Achillidou, Melany Constantinou, Εllie Contou, Katerina Dimitriou, Ifigeneia Loizidou, Christos Loizou, Michael Skarparis, Rebecca Taki, Antria Zacharioy.
Curated by: Mama Contemporary / Yioula Chatzigeorgiou
The exhibition is presented as part of Back to Athens 11 International Art Meeting | 2024: Crossroads - knowledge and worldly pleasures – a review
Back to Athens 11 International Art Meeting | 2024
Curated by: Georg Georgakopoulos, Fotini Kapiris, Christian Rupp.
Organised by: APART Art Research and Applications. Under the Auspices of the City of Athens. With the financial support and under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture [Silence of the Sirenes], Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport, Austrian Embassy Athens, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna akbild, ZOIA, Czech Centre Athens in the frame of “Franz Kafka's memorial year 2024”. Participation, athensintersection, ARTmART. Coordinated by CHEAPART.
Back to Athens 11 International Art Meeting | 2024: Crossroads - knowledge and worldly pleasures
Isaiah Megaron
65 Patision, Athens
Opening date: Wednesday, June 26
Duration: 26 - 30.06.2024
Hours: Wed. – Fri. 16:00 - 22:00, Sat. – Sun. 12:00 – 22:00
