In their seminal Ecosex Manifesto, Elizabeth M. Stephens and Annie M. Sprinkle propose to see Earth more as a lover than mother. In a metaphor for the relationship between humans and Earth, this series of flags carries messages between two lovers in pain. The imagined exchanges come from edited excerpts by French Emperor, Napoléon Bonaparte’s notorious love letters to his wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. In sentences that are grammatically and syntactically incorrect, a further breakdown of communication becomes evident. The flags vaguely invoke the design language of national flags and are printed in vivid pastel yellows, warm oranges, and icy blues—colors associated with the natural elements. This series is part of the performance “My throat is burning”, a walking procession first presented at Zappeion Megaron.
Type: Visual
Sometimes A Wind Blows
Initially a commission for Talkin’ Heads, a hair salon in Athens, this solo exhibition was turned into an experimental, relational action that lasted for a month. A hair salon is traditionally a private space that people visit to be taken care of. Socialising is an important part of that experience: customers and stylists converse about various topics, while the former often read magazines or books. Recontextualising this intimate setting, the exhibited works were published into a small booklet, placed next to the usual magazines of the salon. The staff handed it out for free and was suggested to initiate a conversation with the customers on the topic of love and loss.
Ubicouture
Ubicouture is a 4-year project consisting of digital collages juxtaposing fashion and art imagery. By the time it was finished in 2016, it counted more than 400 collages, within which Prada models walked in Vincent Van Gogh’s fields and Lara Stone’s head stood side by side with Paul Cézanne’s apples. Upon its completion, with more than 250K followers and commissions by Dior, AnOther Magazine, and Harper’s Bazaar China, the blog was included in New York magazine’s 50 Fashion Social Media Voices to Follow, and featured in various other international publications. The entire archive of collages is available for everyone to download and (re)use, in the hope that the images will continue having a life of their own, outside the folder of a computer. It can be accessed by clicking here.