UNITS OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Athens Design Forum invites visitors to an exhibition curated by Founder and Creative Director Katerina Papanikolopoulos, bringing together contemporary artists melding design principles in modular art forms such as tile and carpet production.

A theme of translatability is the guiding thread - shown through the adaptations of humble materials. Holly Lueders' watercolors of Patmian interiors reveal the making of a home and sheds new light on Greek craftsmanship; the audience may encounter the effect of tradition in a multitude of dimensions. Zoë Paul’s tiles, made to be installed as a fireplace, breathe a new vitality when seen displaced from their functional role. Kleopatra Tsali’s hand-casted and fired melon lamps become totems, living amongst her series of plaster disassembled houses. Elena Demetra Chantzis prompts viewers to question ceramic production and its place in Greek history as a tool of domestic use.