{"uid":"C2hMo3CJHNDhXpo8","type":"artist","tags":["videoinstallation"],"group":"no","group_name":null,"project_title":"A (quatre) table(s)","summary":"A (4) table(s)  revisits the definition of Xenia (hospitality) in the light of the current refugee situation while actualizing the practice of Ancient Greek hospitality and French Savoir-Vivre in contemporary society. In this reciprocal relation, the host has to show respect to the guest by providing him\/her with food, drink, bath and gifts and treating him\/her as if potentially a disguised divinity without never asking any question about his\/her identity. In return, the guest has to show respect to the host by being courteous and, when ready, reveal his\/her identity and share his\/her story.\n\nFor this project, the artist recreates the ancient guest-host relationship by inviting in a traditional Greek home, small groups of Greek locals, refugees and expats to share anonymously a home-made dinner, reactualizing along the way the guest-host relationship described in the Odyssey.  The video uses the unedited uncut footage taken from four different tables during four different dinner performances to explore the physical interactions and non-verbal communication that occur between the strangers\/guests of the table.  The work explores how the same gestures, patterns and rituals keep on repeating among strangers within a table but also between the tables themselves. The layered videos take on different days during different performances seem to continuously respond and interact with each other as all guest were part of one single table.","space":"The video (with no sound) is ideally projected on a large wall.","artists_proposal":null,"members":[],"lang":"en","status":"ok","video_link_password":null,"video_link":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/270271044","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":0,"names":"Esmeralda","surname":"Kosmatopoulos","email":"ek@esmeraldakosmatopoulos.com","dni_type":"PASAPORTE","dni":"AB12351532","address":"501 w 29th st","city":"New York","nacionality":"Greek","country_id":"236","birthdate":"1985-09-16T21:00:00.000Z","birthdate_2":"1985-09-16T21:00:00.000Z","telephone":"0019174065810","web":null}