The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that on Saturday, 16 April 2022 at 19:30, an exhibition of contemporary art by the artist Andreas Kallis entitled HAPPY FEW will be inaugurated at the Archaeological Site of Amathus. The exhibition is part of the events for the International Day of Monuments and Sites 2022.
The Archaeological Site of Amathus is hosting for the first time a very interesting exhibition of contemporary art in terms of artistic conception. Using a natural material, the bush, Andreas Kallis transcribes the ancient columns into the present day. Driven by the search for the inseparable relationship of the human creator with the social environment and with his visual and conceptual quests, the concepts of evolution, life, consciousness, collective memory and the trace at its core, Andreas Kallis creates the sculptural installation HAPPY FEW.
The encounter of contemporary art with antiquity in the public sphere activates and highlights the perpetual and rich dialogue around issues of history, memory, identity, culture and environment. The exhibition is promoted as a field of communication and reflection. The viewer is invited to a new encounter with ancient civilisation, motivating us all to reconnect with the past in order to re-understand our relationship with the space and time that surrounds us.
The exhibition is organized in collaboration between the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) - Cyprus Section and is accompanied by a catalogue in Greek and English.
On the opening night, the musician Freedom Candlemaker, with his compositions and songs, will present the musical version of the thoughts and reflections common to the artwork.
Curriculum vitae: Andreas Kalli was born in Larnaca in 1987. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (2007-2012), while studying at the Central Saint Martin School of Art and Design, London (2010-2011). In October 2021, he presented his third solo exhibition The Gestalt of a Mystic at "the O gallery", in Larnaca. In 2015 he was the first to launch the exhibition series at the Leventis Gallery entitled Young Cypriot Artists. In the same year he represented Cyprus at the Young Artists Biennale in Milan with the title No Food's Land. He participated in many group exhibitions in Greece, France, Italy, England and elsewhere. She lives and works in Cyprus.
Exhibition curators. Easter Sunday (24/4/22) closed
Contact phone: +357 25635226
Ticket: Entrance to the site requires the price of the Archaeological Site ticket (€2.50). Entrance on the opening night will be free of charge.
Parking: On the opening night, visitors are kindly requested to park in the area in front of the entrance to the Archaeological Site to the west and in the parking area of the church of Agia Varvara to the east.
Parking: On the opening night, visitors are requested to park in the area in front of the entrance to the Archaeological Site to the west and in the parking area of the church of Agia Varvara to the east. Entrance to the exhibition will be from both the west and the east.
The provisions of the current Ordinances of the Ministry of Health regarding coronavirus will be observed.
The opening ceremony will be performed by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works.
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