Inspired by Omada33’s “Die Heimat„
Omada33 presents – on assignment – the photo exhibition “Ruins” by Chrisros Katsinas at beton7café, from March 28th 2014 till April 12th 2014. The exhibition is held in the frame of the performance Die Heimat.*
The houses I had, they took them away from me/ ………/ I don’t know much about houses/ I know they have their own nature, nothing else/ New at first, like babies / who play in gardens with the tassels of the sun./ They embroider colored shutters and shining doors over the day./ When the architect’s finished, they change, /they frown or smile or even grow stubborn/ with those who stayed behind, with those who went away/with others who’d come back if they could/or others who disappeared, now that the world’s become an endless hotel.
[Giorgos Seferis The Thrush]
The photo exhibition features abandoned houses, which unveil signs of time deterioration, neglect and silence. Although these images transpire a sense of decay or loss – personal or social – at the same time they disclose memories of colours, scents, sounds and habits, which lived in these abandoned places once upon a time.
As the photographer cites: “These houses have
never stopped fascinating
most of us…. While the thought of desertion frightens us, abandoned buildings on the contrary are attractive to most people. A simple `visit' to an abandoned
house, a factory or a warehouse reveals instantly the result of years or even decades
of natural deterioration. Silence! Walls, rooms, stairs, gates, all these were filled once with children’s voices and sentiments. Now, the scent of mould
replaces that of hot delicious food. Demolished places, that were once “the
tile” above the heads of a family or the working place of people who were
shedding their sweat ... Time, though, doesn’t allow for sentiments…»
* The photo exhibition is held exclusively the days of the
performance “Die Heimat”*
BETON7-Arts
7 Pydnas St. (Metro Station
Kerameikos) Votanikos
Tel. Number: 210-7512625 Visiting Hours:
from
March 28th 2014 to April 12th 2014 | Every Friday, Saturday &
Sunday. Free Entrance
* Omada33 presents, in the frame of the Festival Theatrical Compositions 2013/14, the performance “Die Heimat” (28.03.2014 – 12.4.2014) based on Hermann Sudermann’s play “Heimat”. "Heimat is your land, your home, your people. It is your roots, your language, your childhood. All the special aspects of your homeland. Suddenly I looked at my homeland as if it was the first time: everything had changed. But in reality, it was the exact opposite: everything was the same, except for me” The play is directed and adapted by Evropi Thomopoulou and the cast includes Despina Malli, Lysandros Spetsieris and Faidra Chadjikonstanti.
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