'Murdered civilian I, Red Cross Nurse Killed by a Sniper, Athens 1944', DOLL
Date: 2010
Width: 7.5 cm, lenght: 37.5 cm
Material: Cotton and acrylic threads, textile, wool, paint. Wood for the doll's bed.
Technique: Embroidery, sewing.
'Murdered civilian II, Girl with Red Beret, Athens 1944', DOLL
Date: 2010
Width: 10 cm, lenght: 27 cm
Material: Cotton and acrylic threads, textile, wool, paint. Wood, plastic and cotton for the doll's bed.
Technique: Embroidery, sewing.
"A few weeks ago I read the obituary of a Red Cross nurse who died long before I was born.She was murdered by a sniper during the communist uprising of December 1944 in Athens.The obituary praised her dedication, generosity, sacrifice.It was a solace to read that in times of inhumanity such qualities still persisted.
Following the street riots of December 2008 and the lynch justice of May 2009, horrible stories about the 'December Days of '44', stories told by our grandparents that were hard to believe, were reawaken as a deja vu in the Athenians' collective consciousness.
The series 'Murdered Civilians, Athens 1944' (2010) question the immortality of love versus ideologically motivated hate.Dolls were originally funereal objects, but also objects invested with love by those who carry them.Dolls are toys but also an effective means of socialization.
Depictions of the dead range from Cycladic figurines to the fin du siecle stylisized photographs; they testify that the phenomenon of death never stopped fascinating us"
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