Kiki Smith: Memory
Kiki Smith: Memory
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In 2019, Kiki Smith created a multipart installation on the island of Hydra, exploring mythic themes of earth and sky. Combining naturalistic and fantastic elements, the project reflects the lived and imagined memory of the slaughterhouse and the Hydra region. The installation includes photographs, texts, and sculpture.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Publisher: Kentro Synchronis
In 2019, the renowned multidisciplinary artist Kiki Smith (born in 1954) was bestowed with the remarkable opportunity to create a site-specific project at the DESTE Foundation Project Space in Hydra, a former slaughterhouse situated on the picturesque shores of the sea. Drawing upon a rich tapestry of maritime history, mythology, astronomy, and site-specific anthropology, Smith skillfully intertwined naturalistic and fantastical elements into a captivating multipart composition that serves as a poignant reflection of the collective memory of both the slaughterhouse, a place of sacrificial rituals, and the enchanting Hydra region itself. Accompanied by captivating photographs of the installation and insightful texts by Maggie Wright and Nadja Argyropoulou, Kiki Smith: Memory offers a comprehensive documentation of Smith's artistic process for this project, which employs a diverse range of mediums such as sculpture, textiles, and drawing.
The DESTE Foundation Project Space in Hydra, a former slaughterhouse perched on the edge of the sea, played host to a captivating site-specific project by the renowned multidisciplinary artist Kiki Smith in 2019. Drawing upon a diverse range of maritime history, mythology, astronomy, and site-specific anthropology, Smith skillfully intertwined naturalistic and fantastical elements into a captivating multipart composition that serves as a poignant reflection of the collective memory of both the slaughterhouse, a place of sacrificial rituals, and the enchanting Hydra region itself. Accompanied by captivating photographs of the installation and insightful texts by Maggie Wright and Nadja Argyropoulou, Kiki Smith: Memory offers a comprehensive documentation of Smith's artistic process for this project, which employs a diverse range of mediums such as sculpture, textiles, and drawing.
The DESTE Foundation Project Space in Hydra, a former slaughterhouse perched on the edge of the sea, played host to a captivating site-specific project by the renowned multidisciplinary artist Kiki Smith in 2019. Drawing upon a diverse range of maritime history, mythology, astronomy, and site-specific anthropology, Smith skillfully intertwined naturalistic and fantastical elements into a captivating multipart composition that serves as a poignant reflection of the collective memory of both the slaughterhouse, a place of sacrificial rituals, and the enchanting Hydra region itself. Accompanied by captivating photographs of the installation and insightful texts by Maggie Wright and Nadja Argyropoulou, Kiki Smith: Memory offers a comprehensive documentation of Smith's artistic process for this project, which employs a diverse range of mediums such as sculpture, textiles, and drawing.
Weight: 408g
Dimension: 246 x 191 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9786185039370
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