Singing to the Land
Large-format drawings, writings read aloud, and musical compositions sung by the artist form a score that questions the aléas of existence between several territories: Greece, France, and the United States. In this project, the artist draws on qualitative research conducted by herself in northern Greece, studies by other researchers, and archives from family and national collections, such as the Library of Congress.
Birth (2024) / graphite, watercolors, oil pastels on blue-backed poster paper 3m x 2m
The Afterlife (2025) / graphite, sanguine, watercolor inks, oil pastels on blue-backed poster paper 3m x 2m
The Fates (2024-2025) / graphite, sanguine, watercolor inks, oil pastels on blue-backed poster paper 3,5m x 2m
The Scroll (2024-2025) graphite, sanguine, oil pastels on blue-backed poster paper 7m x 1m
The Scroll (Detail 1) / Originally a series of individual drawings created over the course of a year, The Scroll was created via the meticulous joining of the drawings to one another, resulting in one single work.
The Scroll (Detail 2) / Pulling from both the imaginary, archival images, and present day photos taken by the artist, The Scroll is a palimpsest of landscapes from France, Greece, and the United States. The fresque itself is purposely folded and wrinkled as a means to echo the paper of the archival photos the work was based on; thus questioning origins, belonging, and transmission.