Mortality

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Title: Mortality
Type: Installation
Subject: works of art; canes (walking sticks); caves; shamans; rituals (events); human (culture)
Format: en JPG; 130cm X 15cm
Date: 2021
Description: Artwork created and submitted in the context of the ECHO II project which was dedicated to inviting artists in residence to create original artworks, inspired by selected local traditions
Location: Sofia
Identifier: https://echo-heritage.eu/myomekas/s/repository/item/1519
Webpage of digital resource presentation: https://echo-heritage.eu/myomekas/s/repository/item/1519
Preview image URL: d
Original digital file: d
Type EDM: en Image
Rights EDM: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode.en CC BY-SA 4.13
Rights: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Language: English
Creator: Ennios Eros Giogos (artist)
Contributor: Biennale of Western Balkans
Publisher: Inter Alia
Rights Holder: Ennios Eros Giogos (artist)
Medium: woodcarvings (visual works)
Relation: Open Space Foundation
Is Part Of: Sofia Art Residency (ECHO II)
Collection Name: ECHO II: Traditions in Transition
Digitisation equipment: Equipment used: Cameras: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 6D | Camera Type: DSLR | Lenses: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM. Image processing software: Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Windows). Digitisation of artwork: Panagiotis Diapoulis
Bibliographic Citation: “Mortality”. 2021. Artist: Ennios Eros Giogos. Source: https://echo-heritage.eu/myomekas/s/repository/item/1519. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Statement of Responsibility: The art residency has been co-funded by the European Union and is part of the project ECHO II - Traditions in Transition, Creative Europe Programme. The artwork was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of its creators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
Abstract: "This piece is a sculptural installation of a handmade wooden stick for hiking, which was collected from a cave in the Mount Vitosha. The stick is placed in a horizontal position on a base, symbolising mortality. It balances the composition, while activating the space as a central part of the installation. Back in the studio, I used this stick as an extension of my brush. With this practice, I imagined that the mountain added its own energy to the paintings of the wishes and intentions of the people. With this “Mortality” stick, I performed a magic ritual, while I was painting, like the Shamans. But in my case, I was praying for the lost harmony between human and nature." Ennios Eros Giogos

Item sets: ECHO II: Traditions in Transition; Sofia Art Residency

Media: Mortality