The transformation of an encyclopaedia volume to a religious book. Sound by Makis Solomos, whispering words from the encyclopaedia volume combined with payers, speeches of the Pope Fancisco on themes of the abuse caused by the cleric.
In this version, focusing on gender abuse, I use red sand, on verses connected with the theme of women and the (un) equality that exists in the three religious books, the Bible (in Hebrew), the New Testament (in Greek ) and the Koran (in Arabic); creating my own symbolic center of the three religions.
This performance is focused on the abuse against the gypsy women in Andalusia.A “gypsy” man carries a blind “gypsy” woman while a macho-chauvinist flamenco song is in the background. She is wearing a typical pocadots shirt.
In the name of “God” and male domination, abuse against women is a normal phenomenon; women tend to accept their destiny because it is God’s will and they do not even dare to question it.
This project aims to focus on the abuse of power and violence against women, not only on a socio-cultural level, but also on religious-political. Focusing on the so-called “honour crimes” in Israel.
The marble piece (Wash your Sins), is used as an emblem and an order. It is located in the public-space at the patio of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Seville (which was a convent).
The yellow badge was a symbol of shame and humiliation at the second world war against the Jewish nation. The act of using the badge but instead writing the word Arab is to show how the world today is reacting against the Arab nation.
This action, writing on water the word Democracy in different languages refers to the «power» of the meaning of Democracy nowadays, the significance of Democracy is diluted, leaves no sign in the water.
Let’s play is an act of political power game, playing with religious symbols (the Christian Cross and the Islamic semi moon) instead of X vs. O.
This act has to do with gender abuse (women). Using hygienic pads as a reference to the belief that woman’s destination is marriage.
Oceanic feeling is a psychological term of Romain Rolland and popularized by Sigmund Freud to criticize the psychological feeling of religion, the “oceanic” feeling of limitlessness. According to Rolland this feeling is the source of all religious energy in various religious systems.
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.
