Aspra Marmara | Frank Holbein | OpenArtLink 2025 Piraeus
[Available in English]
Video Installation
In this work from 2019, I was mainly interested in the limits of visual perception, as well as questions of authenticity and cultural heritage. long static shots investigate the ancient marble quarries located on the south slope of mount pentelikon. recent scientific studies show that the source material of the Parthenon sculptures was most likely quarried from an area called "aspra marmara". scientists compared isotopic signatures from numerous quarries with the material of the sculptures. by using historical maps, I was able to locate the ancient mining areas. nowadays the extraordinary marble is exclusively used for restoration purposes. the video installation consists of 3 parts. A wall-filling 4k video projection showing various ancient stone quarries and two vertical video screens juxtaposing details of the elgin marbles in london and the plaster casts that are still on display in the acropolis museum today. to this day, it is not entirely clear when or if the historical artefacts will find their way back to greece. For this reason, I find it all the more urgent to show the video installation near the port of Piraeus, from where the artefacts were taken out of the country over 200 years ago.
The exhibition is presented at OpenArtLink 2025 | Piraeus Project, an initiative organised by CHEAPART and keramikos_23, aimed to unite 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, keramikos_23
Georg Georgakopoulos, Paolo Incarnato, Fotini Kapiris, Thalia Kerouli
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