Vita Zita Studio | Artist run project space
Zoë Sklepa
No Rush
curated by Vasilis Zografos
The artistic practice of Zoë Sklepa often begins with a desire, an emotion, or the intention to articulate a statement. At other times, however, its point of departure is something simpler yet decisive: an encounter with a material. The material functions not only as a medium, but also as a stimulus and interlocutor. It activates intuition, memories, emotions, and associations that emerge from everyday experiences, notes, and moments of observation.
She usually employs heterogeneous
materials to construct her own objects, while at other times she incorporates
ready-made elements, which she reframes through processes of assemblage, thus
shaping a personal visual vocabulary in which each material carries its own
references. Plastic, for example, evokes an aesthetic associated with pop
culture, while fabric recalls memories of intimacy and craftsmanship.
In her works, objects remain
recognizable while simultaneously undergoing transformation, opening up space
for multiple interpretations. They often appear as fragmentary or hybrid forms,
balancing between the familiar and the unexpected.
In the exhibition No Rush, at
Vita Zita Studio, Sklepa approaches the exhibition space as a field of
wandering. Everyday objects and their details are recomposed on a larger scale,
shifting the experience from the familiar to the contemplative. Enlargement
functions as a way of seeing things differently and lingering on them longer,
discovering new aspects of them.
Through this shift in scale, the
intensity of lived experience is transferred into the works themselves. At the
same time, there emerges a tendency toward a return to childhood — to a state
in which imagination, play, and the freedom of association become essential
tools for understanding the world.
Within the installation space, the
works are organized into a network of relationships that forms an open-ended
narrative. In this way, a peculiar mythology takes shape, where each element
functions as a point of reference.
The journey here is not only
experiential but also literal. The viewer’s movement through the space becomes
part of the experience itself. No Rush proposes a different mode of
viewing: set against the fast pace of life, the exhibition invites the viewers
to slow down, observe, and surrender to the process of discovery, navigating
the space according to their own rhythm.
Σχόλια
Δημοσίευση σχολίου