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In the context of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of 1974, the Deputy Ministry of Culture announces the launch of the Participatory Art Project NIMATA.
The whole action will travel to all provinces in material form and in parallel on the digital website https:/nemata.cyens.org.cy/ with free access and public participation in its creation and completion, from 16 to 21 July 2024.
Specifically, the public is invited to participate in the creation of a map of Cyprus, where the names of all the villages and towns will be engraved, on which they will mark with threads their personal journey from 1974 until today. The thread will pass through all the places where the participant has settled as a refugee with any changes that may occur in between (change of town, village, etc.) and will end at his/her current place of residence. Each participant's path will be combined with the paths of other refugees on our island while at the same time, in the digital version of the project, the threads will be automatically linked on the screen map.
This is an interactive artistic installation consisting of an embossed wooden map of Cyprus, which will be placed in public spaces in five urban centres and will be available for 50 hours for interaction with the public as follows:
| Date | Province | Venue |
| 16/7/2024 | Larnaca | Europe Square |
| 17/7/2024 | Paphos | Kennedy Square |
| 18/7/2024 | Famagusta | Thalassa Museum Courtyard - Ayia Napa |
| 19/7/2024 | Nicosia | Eleftherias Square |
| [TD] 21/7/2024 | Limassol | Molos - Epochasis Square |
Thread as an artistic medium marks the individual and collective journey of the people of Cyprus through the history and shared geography of the island, connecting us to the past and symbolizing the umbilical cord that feeds our contemporary identity. The thread connects us to our traditions, such as the traditional "threading" of churches to exorcise evil, or the cloth prayer vows. It also refers to our intangible cultural heritage, where textiles adorn and charge rituals and everyday objects with meaning. Thus the thread becomes the trace we leave on the map so that we, or perhaps our children, can find our way back to the land of our ancestors.
The disaster of 1974 remains the unshakable reference point for every citizen of our country. That is why all Cypriots are invited to participate in the launch of the action in any city and date they wish and, if they are refugees, to draw their own thread by charting the course of their personal history.
The path of each participant can also be marked on the digital version of the project by scanning the code below:
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