{"uid":"u5MQOxCocbNgCeQv","type":"artist","tags":["performance","videoinstallation","instalation"],"group":"no","group_name":null,"project_title":"Ekdysis","summary":"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 \u2013 near my birthplace in Greece. The title refers to the process of shedding the external layer of skin in reptiles.\nThe 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 \u2018tamed\u2019 throughout history.\n\nDescription of live performance and installation:\n7 rows of fishing line fixed around two columns or between walls in the space.\nA projector opposite the lines, projecting images\/video. \nThe video shows images of myself performing on mount Cyllene, inside a lake with a soundtrack of field recordings.\nA large glass container with water and my diary is on the floor.\nA misogynistic epigram (dated 4th century) is handwritten on each page. The text reads in ancient Greek:\n\n\u03a0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f4d\u03bc\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f14\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03be\u03b5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1f74\u03bd \u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03c1\u1f74\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u1fd6\u03ba\u03b1, \n\u03c3\u03ce\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd, \u1f00\u03bc\u03c6\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f44\u03bb\u03b5\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd.\n\n\"Homer showed that every woman is bad and dangerous,\nchaste and harlot, both are destruction\u201d.\nI 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.\nI hang the washed pages on the lines, gradually creating a surface, where the video is projected on.\nThe pages eventually dry. The traces of the ink are visible.","space":"Gallery space (white cube), min. size 4 x 4m.\n\nThis piece will be partly installed prior to the performance. During the performance (approx. 2-3 hours) I will complete the installation. The performance will not be repeated. The installation will remain in the space and can be visited for the whole duration of the exhibition.\nI am keen to discuss with the curatorial and production team and adapt the installation to the structure of the specific space.","artists_proposal":null,"members":[],"lang":"en","status":"ok","video_link_password":null,"video_link":null,"audio_link_password":null,"audio_link":null,"images_link_password":null,"images_link":null,"cellphone":null,"description":null,"estimated_budget":null,"complementary_info":null,"fileCount":9,"names":"Niya","surname":"B.","email":"hello@niyab.com","dni_type":"PASAPORTE","dni":"AN2389463","address":"Flat 62, Texryte House, Southgate Road","city":"London","nacionality":"Greek","country_id":"81","birthdate":"1976-04-15T23:00:00.000Z","birthdate_2":"1976-04-15T23:00:00.000Z","telephone":"0044 795 1754610","web":"https:\/\/www.niyab.com\/"}