Pafos2017 Weaving Europe: the World as Meditation

Being one of the oldest art forms in the world, this project refers to the art of weaving, its history and its semiotics. What can the historical language of weaving offer to modern visual art practices, like digital technology, new media and Internet art? Art History has neglected weaving, knitting and embroidery as well as other domestic forms of art, classifying them as feminine and not equal in value compared to the Fine Arts. This exhibition explores female labour and the role of women in the history of art.

Comparing weaving to Plato’s political philosophy, the metaphor of “Weaving Europe” poses the issue of European identity and its construction and the need to examine the threads that “weave” Europe. The project includes an exhibition of contemporary art by Cypriot and international artists whose work involves the use of new media and digital technologies. It also includes lectures and discussions, workshops about knitting as a form of therapy, film and documentary screenings and a journal publication. Curated by Efi Kyprianidou.

Participating Artists: Cat Mazza (Usa), Sabrina Gschwandtner (Usa), Inci Eviner (Turkey), Johan Grimonprez (Belgium), Fernando Sánchez Castillo (Spain), Francesca Fini (Italy), Eva Borner (Switzerland), Stefanos Tsivopoulos (Greece), Loukia Alavanou (Gr/Ger), Anne Wilson (Uk/Usa), Janis Jefferis (Pol/Uk), Diane Wood Conroy (Australia), Yannis Sakellis (Cyprus), Kyriacos Kousoulides (Cyprus), Nikos Gyftakis &Christos Avraam (Gr/Cy), Anastasia Mina (Cyprus), Cemal Gürsel Soyel (Cyprus), Erato Hadjisavva (Cyprus).

Start: 16:00

End: 19:00