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Penelope Vlassopoulou

  • Greece (b. 1977 in Athens)
  • Currently in Athens, Greece.
  • Multidisciplinary artist exploring the poetic potential of urban elements and the city as a link to common human experience.

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  • 2015
  • 420 min
  • In a seven hour intervention along the usual route of demonstrations through downtown Athens, wall carvings of detainees at the 1941-44 Nazi detention facilities in Athens were transferred onto the city pavements and squares. Photos: Christina Georgiadou
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    Metamorphosis/Athens | 2014 - 2015

Metamorphosis/Athens is the first installment of the project Metamorphosis, as well as its most recent. It explores the poetic potential of urban architectural elements, like manhole covers and pavement tiles, and the way memory is embodied in the city.


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