#ARTISTS/PERFORMANCES# fenia kotsopoulou “(dis)remembering:
an archive of me and my father”
studio 1 // 1800-2100 participatory experience eirini atmatzidis “in dialogue with william wegman” studio 2 // 1800-2100 ongoing installation vagia kapousidou “the ethics of apathy: a performance lecture”
lpac auditorium // 1930-2015 performance lecture
usually archives are made to keep artefacts safe, preserved and many times secret. this archive demands the opposite from you. this archive documents my troubled yet intimate relationship with my father. you are allowed steal, destroy, eradicate or erase all the data and information in this very private archive.
this new media installation foolishly aims to restore to the human what was lost when they passed from the state of an ape to the “intelligent” state of humanity: truthfulness in simplicity. playing between the margins of reconstruction and transcription, this installation just might put a smile on your face.
vagia kapousidou, a psychoanalytic counselor and a live artist, comes on stage to marry her two professions in a refreshing format. this scientific(ist) performance is the product of experiments, bizarre experiences and circumstances. an unexpected journey, one performer, one camera and a disappointing outcome…