Last treat | OpenArtLink 2025 Piraeus
Curated by: Alexandros Ntovoris Kolovos
Artists: Chrisita Dimakopoulou, Foivi Flamboura, Alexandros Ntovoris Kolovos.
In a state suspended between life and “death,” at the threshold of the subconscious, dreams are born. It is an experience we all share, humans and animals alike, every living being. Dreams are an inseparable part of our existence, yet they remain distant from the harshness of everyday reality.
In dreams, the subconscious takes control and defies the rules of society; there is no conscious guidance. It is our parallel life, and often, these very dreams shape our waking days when we recall them.
Dreams are small, timeless tales that overturn all scientific logic. Within them reigns a peculiar realism that doesn’t surprise us, because it comes from within. They are directly linked to age, to experience, to memory. What is real and what is not coexist. The figures, the protagonists, resemble the real, without truly being so. It is a dreamlike illusion, an image not seen with the eyes, but with the mind.
The body participates, though it remains still in the real world, with all senses fully active. Sometimes, these sensations linger even after the dream has ended, which itself may be ominous, even macabre.
The choice to set the work in a bathroom symbolizes purification. The element of water is mutable, just like dreams themselves. It is an act of spiritual cleansing, a ritual of purification accompanied by a “dessert”: the final sweetness before the foreboding end.
The exhibition is presented at OpenArtLink 2025, an initiative that brings together international artists from diverse disciplines to explore innovation and creative exchange.
OpenArtLink 2025
Piraeus-Project
Athinon 8-12, 185 40, Piraeus 185 40
22 - 26 October, 2025
Opening: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Organised by: CHEAPART, keramikos23
Georg Georgakopoulos, Paolo Incarnato, Fotini Kapiris, Thalia Kerouli
https://www.openartlink.com
