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20 & 21 July, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Art installation: until 15 September
Production: ΕRGON – CULTURE
Genre: Visual Arts/Performance
Time: Museum’s Opening Times (08:00)
Duration: Museum’s Visiting Hours (08:00-20:00)
Pre-booking for 20th of July
Pre-booking for 21st of July
An interdisciplinary project by Bill Balaskas, which attempts a poetic reading of the anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe (1922). It revolves around a new large-scale neon installation consisting of the phrases “THERE IS NO SEA WITHOUT A LAND” and “THERE IS NO LAND WITHOUT A SEA”.
The project proposes a more contemplative or –even– optimistic approach to historical trauma, and is accompanied by a bilingual publication, two workshops, a dedicated website, and an international conference co-organised by Kingston University, London.
Through the project, 2291 becomes an imaginary date that refers not only to the universal and timeless nature of refugee disasters, but also to the hope that they will disappear sooner rather than later.
Creative team
Artist, Director of Research, Business and Innovation at the School of Art & Architecture of Kingston University, London: Bill Balaskas
