by sol
The table is not just a piece of furniture, it is much more. It is a place, a point of reference, a refuge, a gathering place. There we communicate, satisfy our senses, connect, express positive and negative emotions, feel happiness and fulfillment but sometimes bewilderment and confinement. It is the place where we recall the past, understand the present and plan the future. It is a necessary and pivotal place.
Three creators with a common background in architecture and the internal need for free expression through 3 different mediums of experimentation: cyanotype, jewelry, and ceramics, gather around this table and try to converse, connect, or consciously distance themselves.
- On the base of the installation lies the imprinting of life through cyanotype, where the traces of use declare a presence and seal an experience in time. The "freezing" of successive actions on the table invites us to observe and recognize the elements that make up our daily life.
- The raw material of the clay comes to create the literal and metaphorical containers that either hold or highlight miniatures of the various experiences at a table. Through the sculptural shapes and glazing techniques there is a continuous morphological and sensorial play as an interpretation of the fluctuations of life.
- The architectural jewelry on the table functions as a connector on a scale level while symbolizing the existence of the human presence. Each object originates from a labyrinthine and chaotic inner path highlighting the complexity of human existence.
Our intention is to capture memory in the eternal cycle of time and decay, and translate it into a visual stimulus or a tangible element within a tablescape setting, thus activating the visitor's emotions.
The artists
Maria Selkou, "art of the blue"
Maria Melissianou, "studio marmel"
Ioulia Lazou, "mikrotexnima"
Elephant design,
Tatoiou 134, 14671, Nea Erithrea
May 17 - June 2, 2024
Monday-Wednesday and Saturday: 11:00 – 16:00
Tuesday-Thursday and Friday: 11:00 - 20:00
Sunday: closed or by booking
*Sunday closing event: open
CURATED BY: ELEPHANT DESIGN & SOL
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artists
Maria Selkou
I created the “Art of the blue studio” in 2018 in the Netherlands. My goal was to bring the cyanotype technique back to the light and to create tangible memories, in the shades of blue. My need arises from my architectural influences as well as the intense blue hues of the Greek summer.
Cyanotype is a photographic printing technique discovered in 1842 by Sir J. Herschel. It is based on the interaction of a chemical ferrous solution with sunlight. The exposure of the object takes place under sunlight and the printed result has blue tones. Printing can be done on paper, fabric and various materials. The unpredictable nature of this process is what makes it so fascinating, as it lends uniqueness to each project. It is a creative printing game with light.
https://www.instagram.com/artoftheblue_studio/
Maria Melissianou
After 10 years in the UK where I studied architecture and worked in various offices, I returned to Greece and discovered ceramic art. It was a surprising liberation from the doctrine of architecture and the restrictive planning regulations. This hand- crafting medium became a channel to self-expression as I began to create ceramic sculptures and everyday objects.
My innate love for the blue color, which represents life, is evident in my creations. The ceramic object loses all moisture in its final form, which is why I leave a blue imprint in memory of the water using different glazing techniques. The sculptural forms of my ceramics derive from the nature and fluidity of the clay. I also create utilitarian ceramic objects which I incorporate into my architectural projects.
https://www.instagram.com/studio_marmel/
Ioulia Lazou
My professional career begins from my student years and includes graphic design, jewelry, furniture and building construction. My multi-faceted engagement with various forms of expression results from perceiving architecture as the center of an expanded field of experimentation. In my projects I "play" and experiment with scale, materials, end-user and function, adapting each of these elements to the conditions of each study.
As a consequence of my architectural path came my preoccupation with jewelry which completes my search around scale and material as I define jewelry as the minimum architectural matter that can exist in space.
The architectural jewel is the spatial transcription of an incessant, inner drive generated by my wandering around the city and interacting with its people:
it’s the product of an endless process of observation, research and experimentation. It’s a composition of diverse fragments governed by a single geometrical consistency, a consequence of the reading of the built landscape and the personal need to translate this to a tangible, intimate and more human scale.
https://www.instagram.com/mikrotexnima/
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