Ekdysis is my research project on ancient myths, focusing on the transformation of the ancient Greek seer Tiresias into a woman after disturbing two snakes, on Mount Cyllene – near my birthplace in Greece. The title refers to the process of shedding the external layer of skin in reptiles.
The project explores gender, the feminine and the non-human, drawing a parallel of female subjectivities and nature; both are seen as wild and irrational under patriarchy, and thus have been subjugated and ‘tamed’ throughout history.

Description of live performance and installation:
7 rows of fishing line fixed around two columns or between walls in the space.
A projector opposite the lines, projecting images/video. 
The video shows images of myself performing on mount Cyllene, inside a lake with a soundtrack of field recordings.
A large glass container with water and my diary is on the floor.
A misogynistic epigram (dated 4th century) is handwritten on each page. The text reads in ancient Greek:

Πᾶσαν Ὅμηρος ἔδειξε κακὴν σφαλερὴν τε γυναῖκα, 
σώφρονα καὶ πόρνην, ἀμφοτέρας ὄλεθρον.

"Homer showed that every woman is bad and dangerous,
chaste and harlot, both are destruction”.
I tear pages off the diary, I immerse them in the water and wash the ink off. Traces are left on the pages. The water in the container changes colour.
I hang the washed pages on the lines, gradually creating a surface, where the video is projected on.
The pages eventually dry. The traces of the ink are visible.