DOM  (solo show)

Mixed media, variable dimensions

a.antonopoulou.art Gallery, Athens,2009

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Dom is a site-specific reconstruction of the exhibition's space that includes drawings, paintings and sculptures combined with various suspended materials. The artist creates a  continuous set that runs throughout the entirety  of the space and manages to "take root". The artistic gesture ultimately becomes a meeting point that invites everyone.

The title DOM refers to the dome as a shelter or civil gathering place. The inspiration for the artwork brings together the ancient Athenian agora with archetypical sites from all over the world: structures such as the Haus Tambaran in Oceania or the House of Words in Mali, are meeting places intended for all kinds of communal acts, rituals, rest, initiation, assembly, celebration and war preparations. Eleni Kotsoni is inspired by this exotic atmosphere and the impressive fullness of these public spaces where psychedelia and ancestral spirits coexist with politics, art and science.

DOM focuses on the artwork as an experiential reality and as a form of cohabitation. Musical meetings, educational programs and the performance "What is the question" ( Katia Goulioni, Thalia Protonotariou)  took place during the show.  

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