Alkinois Project Space, Art Athina 2023
It turns out my pots have arrived safely to Athens! and I will be flying out there soon to be with them when they launch at Art Athina.
Alkinois is run by wonderful ALix Janta and supported by Romain Britton. They have selected my work to be part of the two-person presentation as part of their booth at Project Space section at Art Athina 2023.
A couple of days before I leave to Athens, we have a mentoring session with Susan Bright.
I tell her about the women's stories and narratives behind each of the pots, how they came about. We talk about naming. There's one pot - which I have called Frothy since the beginning. It is a name that isn't quite a name that I am not sure about. I have re-named her Charlotte. After discussing with Susan and the expert advice of her daughter, unanimously Frothy is voted to stay. 🏺💕
The journey to Art Athina begins like all contemporary art fair journeys, at an airport. This time it is Gatwick on a grey and overcast day. I leave Hackney (Clapton Pond) first thing in the morning in order to get to Gatwick on time. Whilst my pots have arrived safely to Athens, not all is going smoothly on the ground as Alix and Romain are setting up the booth. You can't take out the stress of art fairs.
Eileen is a bit tricky and may have a chip on her shoulder, but I think she definitely deserves to be shown since she has travelled so far to be there. I take my flight and arrive very late on the night of 13th September into Athens airport. I can't wait to see the install!
Booth C5 is a two-person presentation together with the paintings of Marco Villard.
After the stress of installing and last minute touches, the venue is flooded by journalists and visitors. It has been a while since I've seen so many people congregating in one space at once. I am overwhelmed.
The fair is a huge success and the ladies get a lot of attention! So much that I hadn't quite anticipated. It is great to show them at my home in Greece, amongst friends who came by to visit and see them up close and in person.
Eileen is definitely the star of the show, stealing a lot of support for her leaning structure.
With many thanks to Alkinois, Art Athina, the curatorial team & Olympia Tzortzi & all the fellow artists and visitors who came by.