Alexandros Simopoulos @ Eleusi, Greece

Title: Monument to the stray dogs
Location: Eleusi, Greece
Artist: Alexandros Simopoulos
For: 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture
Size: 5x20m
Year: 2023

Photo credits: Alexandros Simopoulos

“MYSTERY 69
Greekies
The cinematic depiction of unknown and invisible places, stories, and characters serves as the starting point for a multimedia project that actuates key social issues through in situ multi-disciplinary arts events (the visual arts, music, dance, and video art) held in hard-to-reach spaces, with screenings and public actions that provide a platform for the voices of vulnerable social groups. This Mystery focuses on the abandoned and traumatised strays found across the wider area of the Thriasian Plain, animals that are extremely popular for adoption outside Greece despite their clear disabilities: the Greekies. This term takes on an allegorical dimension to also include anyone who feels isolated or abandoned. The leads of this work – the Greekies – live within the broader urban fabric of a capital city expanding haphazardly at a dizzying pace, with little regard for the ecological footprint this development brings, creating pariahs and isolated individuals living on its margins. Audiences of the work are made eye-witnesses of unfamiliar landscapes and themes; as a result, further interactions are activated, creative public discourse with different population groups is mobilised, critical social issues are spotlighted, and inventive and innovative educational programmes are created.”
Alexandros Simopoulos

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