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Backstage: The making-of

 

Who is who

Maria Loizidou is a visual artist, educated in Lyon, France and settled in Nicosia, Cyprus. 

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Who is who

She has taken part in exhibitions (Documenta 14, 2017, Venice Biennale of Art, Cyprus National participation, Arsenal 1986 and Architecture, Cyprus and Greek National group participation, 2016, 2006, 2004), she created public projects (Kerameikos, Athens, Fatima, Portugal, Futuroscope, Poitier) and gave lectures in various institutions. Relevant collaborations with museums (MAMC, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Saint Etienne, Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon, Benaki Museum, Athens, EMST, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Sungkok Museum, Seoul, Bozar: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels) keep renewing her work’ s perspective enriching it with social and political concerns giving emphasis to “the power of fragility”. Her collaboration with AA & U For Architecture, Art and Urbanism has given her the possibility to address such issues on an interdisciplinary level.

An interview with the artist

Read the artist’s interview in Welcome Magazine.

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An interview with the artist

What is the value of an exhibition in public places?

First of all, I appreciate the fact that an exhibition in a public place does not speak to all artists as a concept. A prerequisite for this is a genuine interest in public affairs. At the same time, when exhibiting in a public space, you need to be concerned with who uses it, how light travels through it, and the history behind it. The biggest difference between an exhibit in a gallery and one in a museum is that, in a public space, the passer-by will see it in front of them, all of a sudden. Encountering it won’t be a matter of choice.

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The Sense of place project

                      Since 2008, Hermes airports introduced the concept "Sense of Place." The principal objective was for both Larnaka kai Pafos airports to express

and promote the rich cultural identity of Cyprus through a modern interpretation that would be reflected with artwork created by local artists.

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The sense of place project

Hermes Airports, following its successful commitment to operate state-of-the-art airports and drive traffic to its peak, took on the promise to enhance the Sense of Place concept and broaden the idea beyond art.  With the guidance of a curator, research was carried out based on a long process of material collection related to Cyprus, which considered all the characteristics that signify today's life on the island through its evolution in history. 

The birds and the features

Each season has a main feature therefore whenever anyone looks at it, they will say farewell to Cyprus with a vision of something supremely Cypriot. 

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Something supremely Cypriot

1. Spring: a. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia), b. Swallow (Hirundo rustica), c. Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus),

2. Summer: a. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus), b. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), c. Eurasian Ηoopoe (Upupa epops)

3. Autumn: a. Kingfisher (Alceo attis), b. Robin (Erithacus rubecula), c. Greylag Goose (Anser anser), d. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica),

e. Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) 4. Winter: a. Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus), b. Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

The artwork

                               Since October 2020, the artwork “Volant Migrants” by Maria Loizidou, is the handmade grid under which visitors travelling through Larnaka

International Airport get the chance to pass under on their way to their journey.

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Winter

"Volant Migrants artwork is an installation characterised by intense and joyful permeability that converses with travellers before boarding their flight". Iosif Hadjikyriakos, Curator 

 

The concept

                           Departing, migrating, travelling, and flying: meanings are interpreted by the flocks of migratory birds weaved through a receptive process

in the artwork, which interact with the viewer's emotions.

 

The four seasons

               Four surfaces, four seasons, four points on the horizon, mark the airport area and transform it into an emblematic point of refence when departing

towards an eternal voyage both for birds and people who have as a common journey their passage through Cyprus.

The technique

                                   The research conducted by the artist highlights the variety of migratory birds found on the island, which also surround the natura

habitat nearby the airport premises.

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Autumn

"Through this research, Maria Loizidou is referring to the phenomenon of people travelling for reasons and causes that vary, while the flow remains constant and timeless. Through her skilful work, the artist meditates on the Cypriot creative heritage alongside the islands’ nature, by reconstructing both with the practice of crocheting sewing with metal threads and sheets. The result is a synthesis of nets, forms, and colours of flying and flora elements, which are reflected on the visitors, calling them to reflect on their journey, the journey of others, as well as the cycle of nature". Iosif Hadjikyriakos, Curator 

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Larnaka International Airport 
P.O. Box 43027 P.C. 6650
Larnaka, Cyprus

Local landline: 7777883377778833 / 2400803824008038
International landline: +357 25 123022+357 25 123022
Fax: +357 24 008117

Pafos International Airport
P.O. Box 62320 P.C. 8063
Pafos, Cyprus

Local landline: 7777883377778833 / 2400803824008038
International landline: +357 25123022+357 25123022
Fax: +357 26 007100

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