Mystery 183 Apothéri Project
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Description
Mystery 183 Apothéri was a project - assortment of contemporary art, gastronomy and traditional festival, that was presented at the Megara Railway Station by contemporary artists and other creators, having as a starting point the production of the primary sector (agriculture, poultry, fishing, etc.), of the city but also of the wider region. The project examined how the dipoles of traditional/modern, rural/urban and coexistence/interaction in that specific place could bring together contemporary art with the imprint of the past. Visual artists were invited to discover and clarify these ambiguous concepts in collaboration with distinguished cooks/chefs.
This Mystery was the fruit of some artists-in-residence / workshops organized during the summer and the September of 2023, during which edible raw materials as a medium for the creation of works of art were chosen by exploring the identity and tradition of the primary sector of Megara. The local residents and producers told some stories, shared traditional recipes and presented the customs and the excellent quality of their products. The artists and the chefs did some research, were inspired and worked with this cultural material, creatively utilized the raw materials of the region and thus produced edible works of art (performances and installations), which the visitors enjoyed in a celebration where the food, as the biological fuel of the human body, recalled memories. At the same time, individuals and local folklore associations of Megara and Nea Peramos, who love and study local cuisine, have been invited to cook. The evening reached its peak with an all-night feast accompanied by traditional music by a live orchestra.
The aim of the action was for the Apothéri Project not to be the end of an era but to be a pioneering field of innovative discussions, as well as a landmark for the place and the creative management of the cultural heritage to foster further connections, to symbolically and practically reorganize the relations between the inhabitants of the community and to decisively contribute to the development of the wider area of Megara.
The project was implemented with the financing of the Region of Attica and the support of the Municipality of Megara, traditional associations and private local sponsors. A short video-documentary of the project was presented during the IN SITU REALITIES: Eleusis Documentary Festival in December 2023.
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Artists
Δημήτρης Μιχάλαρος (Dimitris Michalaros), Λάζαρος Γραικός (Lazaros Graikos), Αντώνης Βολανάκης (Antonis Volanakis), Μανώλης Παπουτσάκης (Manolis Papoutsakis), Lydia Matthews, Άννα Παγκάλου (Anna Pangalou), Αντιγόνη Γρηγοροπούλου (Antigoni Grigoropoulou), Δήμητρα Ταρούση (Dimitra Tarousi), Ηλέκτρα Φραγκιαδάκη (Electra Fragiadaki), Σωτηρία Ινετζή (Sotiria Inetzi), Κατερίνα Κατάκη (Katerina Kataki), Έλενα Τσαβδάρη (Elena Tsavdari), Θεόδωρος Ζαφειρόπουλος (Theodoros Zafeiropoulos), Ελένη Ψυχούλη (Eleni Psychouli), Ιωάννα Σταμπούλου (Ioanna Stamboulou), Γιώργος Μπουλασίδης (Giorgos Boulasidis), Γεώργιος Σπύρος Μπερδελής (Georgios Spyros Berdelis), Σεμίνα Μανέτα (Semina Maneta), Θοδωρής Τασούλας (Thodoris Tasoulas), Μπάμπης Χατζόπουλος (Babis Hatzopoulos), Ντίνος Μήτσος (Dinos Mitsos), Σωτήρης Κουντεμάνης (Sotiris Koundemanis), Ιωάννα Μουρτζούκου (Ioanna Mourtzoukou), Δέσποινα Παντελάκη (Despina Pantelaki), Χρήστος Τσιούνης (Christos Tsiounis), Αντιγόνη Παπαηλία (Antigone Papailia), Μπάμπης Οικονομόπουλος (Babis Economopoulos), Γιάννης Σταμέλος (Yiannis Stamelos)
Stages of Implementation
Artists-in-residence / workshops: June - September 2023
Presentation: 15-09-2023 Time: 19:30
Video-documentary screening: 15-12-2023 Time: 20:00-00:00 and 16-12-2023 to 19-12-2023 Time: 15:00-23:00
Partners
katArt-e_Art & Technology Lab, Λαογραφικό Συγκρότημα Μεγάρων (Megara Folklore Ensemble), Λύκειον των Ελληνίδων Μεγάρων (Megara Hellenic High School), Σύλλογος Φίλων Βυζαντινής και παραδοσιακής μουσικής (Association of Friends of Byzantine and Traditional Music), Χορευτικός Όμιλος Μεγάρων (Megara Dance Club), Χορευτικός Όμιλος Νέας Περάμου Αττικής (Nea Peramou Attica Dance Club), Αθανάσιος Μήτσου (Athanasios Mitsou), Δήμος Μεγαρέων (Municipality of Megara), Περιφέρεια Αττικής (Region of Attica)
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Διεύθυνση Πολιτιστικής Ανάπτυξης/Department of Cultural Development, Περιβάλλον/Environment, Εμπλοκή Κοινότητας/Community Involvement, Σύνθετη Δράση Τέχνης/Interdisciplinary art project, Εικαστικές Τέχνες/Visual Arts, Περιφέρεια Αττικής/Region of Attica, Όπερα στον δημόσιο χώρο/Opera in the public space, Μουσική/Music, Παραδοσιακές κουλτούρες/Traditional cultures, Περφόρμανς/Performance, Γαστρονομία/Gastronomy
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