Kimonos, made of paper using various techniques, in life size, together with the corresponding belts that tie them, are located in a setting of cherry blossoms and mark the “Sakura” season, which is the title of the exhibition.
Air from Japan has been blowing in the street for a few days now Karolo Del in the center of Thessaloniki, since the Art Showcases of OTE host works inspired by Japanese art and culture.
Kimonos, made of paper using various techniques, in life size, together with the corresponding belts that tie them, are located in a setting of cherry blossoms and mark the “Sakura” season, which is the title of the exhibition.
“I like art to come to life through my works and activate other arts together. The kimonos escape from the classic exhibit on the wall and the viewer will stand in front of it. They are life-sized and in a way … they come alive and move between the world, creating an exotic situation, since we are talking about a distant culture like the Japanese“, the visual artist Maria Papatzelou tells the Athenian/Macedonian News Agency.
As she says, she has always been fascinated by Japanese art, something that became even more intense in 2018, when she studied texts by the author Lefkadios Hearn.
“I was inspired by his view of Japan and the myths that come out of his books. My kimonos, have references to them. I really liked the idea of ​​taking traditional Japanese clothing and bringing it into the present, marrying the past through myth with the present.“, points out.
Even the “Sakura” season of cherry blossoms has its symbolism.
“In Japan they really love the flowering of trees and live it intensely. What causes them is the concept of ephemerality, since the trees only bloom for a few days and then drop their blossoms, which they do not sweep away, so that the whole area is dressed in white and pink. It is a beauty that does not last long and you must “steal” it before it leaves your hands”says Ms. Papatzelou.
This is exactly how OTE’s Art Showcases work, which “fight” the unsuspecting viewers who pass by. “Through the OTE Showcases, art goes out into the street and goes to everyone, not just to those who usually go to museums and galleries,” he emphasizes. The exhibition, which will remain in the month of March, is curated by Yiannis Argyriadis.
Source :Skai
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