. ...Travelling talismans do not simply translate cultural fragments; rather they offer routes for reflection on roots themselves. They provide a kind of familiar shelter through which to examine the unfamiliar. They animate; they speak in many dialects. To the extent that “speak Greek" they do so in multiple vernaculars, produced out of the habits and dialects of mountain life. But importantly, they speak as a consequence of our migration; had they never left the village, perhaps they would be mute.
....the process is one of whispering, and by this I mean a slow tranquil process: slowly applying the material on the canvas, paired with soft touches. And the whisper slowly develops into voice, finding its tone, gaining confidence in the process. Some pieces reach the volume of everyday speech, while others remain quiet and fade like phantoms.
Final Installation
after 20 years...
all day long
all drawings 2
all drawings...
all talismans together
all...
alll talismans together too...
alone...
archipelago 2
archipelago 3
archipelago
behind the corner
bridging 2
bridging 3
bridging 4
bridging
dock ..
drawings...
fast corner...
first time on the deck..
first view of the port...
glance ...
hi!...
inner exit
island to island
last week ...
lost seats...
lunch brake ...
meeting 1
meeting 2
meeting 3
meeting 4
memory 2
memory 3
memory old...
memory
morning..
night and day...
one day..
other islands ...
remains of a memory..
schools...
the friends...
the light..
the postcard..
this way please...
ticket..
together...
view from the boat..
Paintings and Drawing
I remeber all except the door of my house, ink on paper, ( 30 x 40)cm.
a walk in the forest in search of a glade , Pencil and primer on canvas, (120 x 180)cm. (2)
a walk in the forest in search of a glade , Pencil and primer on canvas, (120 x 180)cm.
flowers, ink on paper ( 30 x 40)cm.
gioumi, ink on paper, ( 30 x 30)cm.
house with two shadows the night , pencil & fabric on canvas, ( 100 x 140)cm.
island 1, chalk on blackboard
island 2, chalk on blackboard
island 3, chalk on blackboard
island 4, chalk on blackboard
island 5, chalk on blackboard
it is more than an effort, i k on paper, (30 x 40)cm
loop, ink on paper ( 30 x 40)cm.
memories in search of conversation, mixed media (120 x 120 ) cm. (2)
memories in search of conversation, mixed media (120 x 120 ) cm.
stool, ink on paper, (20 x 30 )cm.
the hill, ink on paper, ( 30 x 40)cm.
the instrument, ink on paper, (20 x 30 )cm.
the second, ink on paper, (20 x 30 )cm.
the very first, ink on paper, ( 30 x 40)cm.
the very first, ink on paper, (20 x 30 )cm.
these other clouds these same clouds ( detail) , mixed media ( 120 x 120)cm.
these other clouds these same clouds , mixed media ( 120 x 120)cm.
Rehearsal
instrument made from collected wood from the street ( detail)
instrument made from collected wood from the street
rehearsal (2)
rehearsal (3)
rehearsal (4)
rehearsal (5)
rehearsal (6)
rehearsal (7)
rehearsal
the old coffee place in where big part of the thesis journal has been written