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Marble and MudExhibition by Eleftheria Apostolidis
Marble and Mud is a creative manifestation of my identify examined under the lens of my Greek whakapapa. Years of exploring my relationship with my heritage and upbringing have brought rise to the same core themes with an undeniable flow, be it in icons, colours, symbols or sound. This exhibition will be a collage of visual art, showing mixed media, textiles, writing, projection and performance art.
My experience of “self” within the Greek diaspora is layered with love and pain, beauty and rejection. My gender, sexuality, purpose and ways of being both clash in conflict and yearn in longing for home. Processing inherited trauma, internalised colonisation and cultural displacement currently sits in a dreamscape of classical pop-art, stories from the village, and where I find myself between the Marble and Mud.
This exhibition speaks to the common experience of “other” and “longing”, what better way to welcome guests to conversation than offering hospitality. Like the good theia (aunty) that I aspire to be, I welcome guests to sit with me over Greek coffee during the opening hours of the exhibition with the intention to engage and connect.
I love teaching and will share my process of creative flow by running 2 workshops; an automatic drawing session based on my Greek Key artworks, and crafting a beaded evil eye protection charm.
Opening Tuesday 22nd April 6pm
Gallery open:
Wed to Sat: 11am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 2pm
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Thistle Hall Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
