The geographical location of the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica (Dafni, Athens) is situated on the axis of the ancient Sacred Way that connects the city of Athens with Eleusis. This is where the ritual and procession of the Eleusinian Mysteries used to take place in antiquity. Just across the road from the hospital, one could find the temple of God Apollo (Dafnaios Apollo), above which the Byzantine Monastery of Dafni was later built. The sanctuary of Aphrodite (Aphaia Skaramanga – Haidari) was also located on the same axis. It incorporated carvings and niches on the natural bedrock, where the pilgrims used to place votive offerings to the goddess praying for personal uplift, fulfillment of desires and catharsis. In this exhibition, we ask: does a future exist and, if so, how close is it?
Curated by KOSTAS PRAPOGLOU
Artists: LYDIA ANDRIOTI (GR) CHRISTINA ANID (FR/GR/LE) ZEINA BARAKEH (PS/LB/USA) ORIT BEN SHITRIT (IL/MA/USA) ROBERT CAHEN (FR) YANNOULIS CHALEPAS (GR) EVANGELOS CHATZIS (GR) LYDIA DAMBASSINA (GR) ANGIE DRAKOPOULOS (USA) GUILLERMO GALINDO (MX/USA) AIKATERINI GEGISIAN (UK/GR) MICHAL HEIMAN (IL) DANIEL HILL (USA) ELIA ILIADI (GR) NIKOS KOKKALIS (GR) NATALIA MANTA (GR) STELLA MELETOPOULOU (GR) GISELLA MEO (IT) ANDREAS MNIESTRIS (GR) NOEMI NIEDERHAUSER (CH) VANA NTATSOULI (GR) STEFANOS PAPADAS (GR) PIPILOTTI RIST (CH) EVI SAVVAIDI (GR) ARIANE SEVERIN (DE/GR) DIMITRA SKANDALI (GR) NADIA SKORDOPOULOU (GR) DIMITRIS SKOUROGIANNIS (GR) CONSTANTINOS TALIOTIS (CY) TOLIS TA TOLAS (GR) NIKOS TRANOS (GR) IAKOVOS VOLKOV (GR) TORI WRANES (NO) GIL YEFMAN (IL) KATERINA ZACHAROPOULOU (GR) ELENI ZOUNI (GR)