my part for Art Athina

At Zappeio from 14- 18 September

There is No Place Like Home ( Santorini ) on going series, found sponges on wood, 97x67x6cm 2023

Upon the Burning of Our House, found sponges on wood, 82x82cm. 1/3 + 1ΑΡ 2023

Man on Earth, on going series, plastic food wraps, plastic bags and silicone tubes on laminated map Greece 89x120cm 2023

will never give up no matter what...

                          

I have been collecting used kitchen sponges from short term apartments for the last 5 years. It is a pity that this kind of material ends up in the rubbish. When you wash your dishes with a sponge, it sheds tiny fibers. These fibers, a type of microplastics, can’t be filtered out by water treatment plants. These end up in the ocean where they join the millions of metric tons of plastic dumped there every year. Τhe synthetic materials that they’re composed of continue to release dioxins and formaldehyde into soil and the atmosphere. Every sponge has its unique color from its use by different people that stayed in each apartment. I did a part of Oia in Santorini. One of the most visited place in Greece. If you have been to the island you know they have a problem with waste management.

are you trying to say something...

I have been collecting used kitchen sponges from short term apartments for the last 3 years. It is a pity that this kind of material ends up in the rubbish. When you wash your dishes with a sponge, it sheds tiny fibers. These fibers, a type of microplastics, can’t be filtered out by water treatment plants. These end up in the ocean where they join the millions of metric tons of plastic dumped there every year. Τhe synthetic materials that they’re composed of continue to release dioxins and formaldehyde into soil and the atmosphere. Every sponge has its unique color from its use by different people that stayed in each apartment. I did Spongebob for the obvious reasons.

temporary castles...

I have been collecting used kitchen sponges from short term apartments for the last 1,5 years. It is a pity that this kind of material ends up in the rubbish. Τhe synthetic materials that they’re composed of continue to release dioxins and formaldehyde into soil and the atmosphere. Every sponge has its unique color from its use by different people that stayed in each apartment. These are the results of few experiments I did during our stay of the lockdown.