Ο τόπος μου (My place)
2014, Ο Tόπος μου (My place), performance taken place in various Cypriot landscapes, video still
The human being is one with space, it is space. Τoπoς (Topos) in Greek is the space that obtains and occupies a body. This space takes shape only thanks to the body and is its place. Space does not exist in itself but is a subjective form of human perception.
A performance based on the basic human need of having a shelter, a place where you can return to. This object has many names : cave, tent, shelter, home. Regardless its material, it is a temporary home, a form that provides protection to the body and to the self. It is a portable and automatic housing. The place where it is placed ( private, public, occupied, cultivated land,''forbidden'' zone, on the hill, near the sea, in the street ) has no significance.
A performance based on the basic human need of having a shelter, a place where you can return to. This object has many names : cave, tent, shelter, home. Regardless its material, it is a temporary home, a form that provides protection to the body and to the self. It is a portable and automatic housing. The place where it is placed ( private, public, occupied, cultivated land,''forbidden'' zone, on the hill, near the sea, in the street ) has no significance.
