TRAUMA QUEEN athens GR

EXTRACTS from a video documentary for the art exhibition by the same title.Press ReleaseA contemporary art exhibition that takes up the experience of anguish associated with "Trauma", in juxtaposition with the contrasting overtones of irony, humor and exaggeration which arise from the expression 'Drama Queen'.'TRAUMA QUEEN' traces despair --be it real or an artifice- in connection to mental or physical pain resulting from loss, deformation, constrain, whether they be internal or external in origin. The aim is to have various kinds of social disability take form through art, as possible manifestations of a pathogenic present condition which can lead to literal disability. All this in immediate relation to the consciousness we construct of our personal disability, despair, fear and insecurity as experienced in everyday life.Artists from the United Kingdom, USA, Austria, Cyprus, Iran, Ireland, Germany, Korea, Finland and Greece, expose their "traumas" and in the process of organizing the expression of personal negative experience they come to illuminate its reverse side of social prejudice and collective shortcoming as they stand today; most importantly, their creative work contributes perspectives of human resilience in the face of distress.26 artists from different cultural backgrounds will be exhibiting their work: The variety of artistic media that include sculpture, painting, video, performance, photography and installations, along with the artists' diverse ideological approaches offer a finger-on-the-pulse view of the contemporary scene.We believe that these works which deal with trauma could reflect the possibility for a dialogue beyond frontiers; a dialogue that pertains to the deciphering of human identities in today's world without overlooking the darker side of pain which also constitutes a universal in human experience.Ultimately, it seems that artificial boundaries separating personal from collective experience and responsibility need to be undone and renegotiated for any substantial exchange through art.Opening: September 7, 2007, at 20:30Independent Exhibition Venue: "Mediterranean" Hotel, 28 Veranzerou str., AthensDuration: September 7 -- October 20Opening hours:September 7-15, daily 14:00 - 21:00Sept 17 - Oct 20, Thursday & Friday 16:00 - 21:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00Free EntranceCuratorsHarris Kondosphyris (info@harriskondosphyris.com)Zoi Pappa (zoipappa@yahoo.com)Guest CuratorChristian Rupp (christian@cristian-rupp.com)A tists:Nikolas Arvanitis | Martin Bruch | KyungRan Ban| Alex Charrington | Yiannis Chiotopoulos | FinnFemFel (Albert Braun, Marcus Lerviks, Oskar Lindström) | Karin Frank | Bern Roche Farrelli | Dimitris Halatsis | Ben Jeans Houghton | Richard Jochum | Harris Kondosphyris | Manos Kornelakis | Dong Yeop Lee | Maria Lianou | Ioanna Mirka | Aphrodite Désirée Navab | Maria Nymfiadi | Zoi Pappa | Lea Petrou | Richard Riggs | Christian Rupp | Ioanna Sahini | Dagmar Streicher | Peter Wehinger | Alex ZikaSpecial EventAt 10.45 p.m. on the opening night, a performance will be presented by Dimitris Halatsis and the group LadyBurst (Pavlos Katsivelis, Elias Lavidas, Yannis Golfinopoulos, Anastasia Golemi (Neüya Velvet) [styling], Diana Vardaxi [make up]).The exhibition space is kindly offered by BEFA S.A. Special thanks to Mr. Nikos Lazarou and Mrs. Aggeliki Lazarou.Technical support (audio and video equipment): Compuvideo, Mr Yannis Malatantis.Accommodation of artists sponsored by Art Hotel Athens.Communication sponsored by Highlights magazine.For info contact+306938490897, +306974066236fair-trade exhibition, non-profit

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