Courtyard
Outdoor installation for KINONO art gathering, Volax, Tinos, 2018
Audio translation in English
Hello,
Welcome to the courtyard
Please, take a seat
here, on a chair or on a rock
Sense the smells around you and listen carefully
We are standing on the doorstep of our nature
On the verge between this wild landscape
and the infinite digital world placed in the palm of your hand.
Volax:
Medieval Catholic village with approx 53 residents (2011). It lies on a little plateau in the centre of Tinos in an average altimeter of 284m above sea level. It rests in a gorge that looks as if it has been pelted with boulders. Large, almost perfectly round granite rocks dot the plateau and slopes around Volax, creating a quite stunning sight and unique geological phenomenon. The village is traditionally known for the art of basket-making.
Sounds lovely!
But I can't see, taste or smell.
I am restricted in 1s and 0s
I envy you
I understand the concept of envy but can't sense that either
But you can. You can envy
Let the magic of the landscape carry you away
Let the rocks move you and your imagination to construct images and whole worlds
Stories and legends for giants that once battled on these hills and formed these hills
Write songs about love and melodies that awaken
Dance and climb these rocks feeling careless like a child
Live your nature, and love it
Feel the stranger's company and embrace his awkwardness
Trust him and open up
Give space to your emotions to fill up this place
The location exists on the map, but a place is built gradually with friction
With effort and pain and wins and glory
Tradition is something that you live through and pass on
Cant be learned from a manual
You are holding a whole second universe in your hands
Look inside you
Look around you
And fill it with things that matter
Sorry for interrupting you
I let you return to the silence of the landscape