kmanou, Author at Doris Hakim

Whispers of Persephone

PerformancesBy kmanou 05/01/2014

Persephone has a double function of chthonic (subterranean) and a vegetation Goddess (as Kore) daughter of Zeus and Dimitra, Kore as Goddess of nature who both produces and destroys.

PLATFORMS@ART-ATHINA 13, the Contemporary Art Fair of Greece. Participation with the I-NODE of the Planetary Collegioum, organized by Katerina Karoussos and Roy Ascott. THE PLATFORM The Planetary Collegium is an international platform that promotes the integration of art, science, technology and consciousness research. Its founding president is Roy Ascott. The platform aims to produce new…

The Treachery of Symbols

Politics & ReligionBy kmanou 06/03/2012

The presence of the Symbols in every human activity is constant throughout the centuries. Their power and meaning always had a decisive contribution for the evolution of human thought and knowledge. The presence of a symbol can determine a certain role in human behavior.

Locus Sacer

VideosBy kmanou 05/02/2012

Jerusalem, the Holy City, has two significant walls – a religious one (the Wailing Wall) and the Separation Wall (between Israel – Palestine).

Wall installation

InstallationsBy kmanou 06/01/2012

Using transparent ballot boxes as a symbol of democracy and freedom of speech, an invisible wall is “built” in front of the projection of the video Lucus Sacer. How clear can we see through this transparent wall?

Invisible Cities

Installations, PerformancesBy kmanou 05/04/2011

Participation at the performance “Invisible Cities” which was presented during the month of April 2011 in TAF Gallery in Athens. The project comprised of performances and installations based on Italo Calvino’s book.

Oriental fountain

InstallationsBy kmanou 06/01/2011

An Arab urinal, a tribute to Marcel Duchamp.

Happening at Syndagma Square

VideosBy kmanou 05/01/2011

The Greek Parliament is seen through a ballot box, citizens are asked to cast their vote and throw it inside, so that the building will eventually disappear. The faces of the voters are not seen. The request was to press an opinion about the current political situation of Greece.

The Sotiria project

PerformancesBy kmanou 06/04/2010

Memory and illness in the language of art. A project of how illness (narrative of the tuberculosis patients) and memory reflect on Art. In one of the hospital rooms, the performer is experiencing the tragedy and paranoia of the disease.

Mystical illusion

PerformancesBy kmanou 05/04/2009

In this performance titled, “Mystical Illusion,” I ”borrow” the Buddhist mandala ritual, using the symbols of the three monotheistic religions of my country: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, to comment on the corrupted influence of the “Divine” on the human perception of the world.

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