Ten comic book artists and four scriptwriters from the contemporary Greek comic scene introduce themselves while opening an interactive dialogue with the public at the exhibition which is held at the metamatic:taf space until Saturday November 15.
The artists and scriptwriters stand against the present social condition and choose a word, which according to them reflects contemporary life, in order to produce a work based on it. All the words arising have a negative connotation: Dissension (Διαίρεση), Fanaticism (Iδεοληψία), Low Spirit (Ακεφιά), Lie (Ψέμα), Egoism (Εγωισμός), Hypocrisy (Υποκρισία), Decay (Σήψη), Obsession (Εμμονή), Humiliation (Ταπείνωση) and Rage (Οργή). Their negativity will be reversed soon; the first letter of each word in Greek eventually forms an acrostic which constitutes the title of the exhibition, while being a direct challenge to the public: REFUTE IT (ΔΙΑΨΕΥΣΕ ΤΟ).
According to the official metamatic:taf site, drawing inspiration from John Dewey’s popular quote claiming that “a problem well defined is half solved”, the participating artists compel the visitor to a full consciousness of reality.
Each of the words and by extension their semantic content is presented in a raw, divested or even pretentiously harsh way both in their meaning and in their consequences and extensions.
Through the multilevel art of comics that combines the undeniable influence of the image with a minimal yet substantial text, the artists are trying to provoke emotional reactions and ultimately transform them into thoughts, concerns, ideals and above all actions which will go beyond the limited grounds of metamatic:taf’s exhibition space.
On Saturday 15 November at 19:00, on the occasion of the exhibition closing, metamatic:taf will host a live music show by the band Happy Dog Project.
Paricipating artistis: Katerina Bakagianni, Manolis Frangidis, Valia Kapadai, Vera Kartalou, Eugenia Koumaki, Giannis Monogyios, Kostas Pantoulas, Pavlos Pavlidis, Fotis Pehlivanidis, Thanasis Petrou, Konstantinos Sklavenitis, Sophia Spirliadou, Panagiotis Tsaousis, Angeliki Tzortzakaki, Kostis Tzortzakakis, Dimitris Vanellis, Martha Vosdou, Klio Xenidou
Curated by: Vera Kartalou
Exhibition duration: 23.10 – 15.11.2014
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-19:00
Happy Dog Project live: Saturday 15.11.2014, 19:00
Admission Free
Address: 5 Normanou str. 105 55 Athens, Monastiraki
