
Kiki Smith: Memory
Kiki Smith(Artist)
Kentro Synchronis (Publisher)
Published on 17. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-618-5039-37-0 (ISBN)
Description
A multipart installation on the island of Hydra exploring mythic themes of earth and sky
In 2019, multidisciplinary artist Kiki Smith (born 1954) was invited to present a site-specific project at the DESTE Foundation Project Space in Hydra, a former slaughterhouse perched on the edge of the sea. Drawing on maritime history, mythology, astronomy and site-specific anthropology, Smith combined naturalistic and fantastic elements into a multipiece composition that reflects the lived and imagined memory of both the slaughterhouse-a stage for sacrifices-and the Hydra region itself.
Alongside photographs of the installation and texts by Maggie Wright and Nadja Argyropoulou, Kiki Smith: Memory presents documentation of Smith's process for this project, which draws on a variety of mediums including sculpture, textiles and drawing.
In 2019, multidisciplinary artist Kiki Smith (born 1954) was invited to present a site-specific project at the DESTE Foundation Project Space in Hydra, a former slaughterhouse perched on the edge of the sea. Drawing on maritime history, mythology, astronomy and site-specific anthropology, Smith combined naturalistic and fantastic elements into a multipiece composition that reflects the lived and imagined memory of both the slaughterhouse-a stage for sacrifices-and the Hydra region itself.
Alongside photographs of the installation and texts by Maggie Wright and Nadja Argyropoulou, Kiki Smith: Memory presents documentation of Smith's process for this project, which draws on a variety of mediums including sculpture, textiles and drawing.
Reviews / Votes
Conveys a vivid sense of the cloistral space. -- Max Pearl * New York Times: T Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Greece
Illustrations
119 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 195 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
407 gr
ISBN-13
978-618-5039-37-0 (9786185039370)
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