Maro Avrabou & Dimitri Xenakis
Settlement.
Trace‐Delimit‐Inhabit
Thorny bushes, Rebars and Welded mesh
For millennia the installation of man has resulted in the layout of an area. It is a founding act; it is an establishment. The layout defines an orientation in the landscape, it creates the notions of interior and exterior. We chose the square, it is a stable form, a diagram which symbolizes the field, the cardinal points. It is also the basic module of the family home whose repetition forms a village, a city. Its geometry contrasts with the chaotic appearance of nature, like a sign of civilization. We work with materials related to the landscape and society of the Cyclades. Thorny bushes (4‐5 species) are ubiquitous plants. Rebar and welded mesh are modern construction materials used by the inhabitants to delimit and protect crops. At a certain distance, with the play of shadow and light, our installation merges with the small agricultural refuges in the mountain.
BIO Maro & Dimitris
Maro Avrabou, visual artist and light designer works in both the field of
visual arts and those of theater, dance, and opera.
Dimitri Xenakis, visual artist, is working in and with the landscape,
constantly renewing his artistic language to interact with the environment.
They live in France and work in Europe, Asia, and South America.
The two collaborate on works co-signed that question living spaces, points
of view, forms and light.
They work on all kind of projects dealing with urban and natural
landscape.
Their projects deal with the landscape, the built and the light.
Their installations, often monumental in size, are a dialogue with the sites,
their morphology, their history, their identity.
The social and environmental aspect and the human dimension are
important elements of this approach: the consideration of the specificity of
a site and the look that one can wear on it.
Based on this, Maro Avrabou and Dimitri Xenakis work to create the link
between the existing and the artistic intervention.
