Inside and outside spaces, and women

A Limassol contemporary art gallery will welcome a new Cypriot artist to its grounds next week as Georgia Christou presents The Labyrinth of the Very Big and Deafening Nothingness from February 9, her first solo showcase.

“Christou’s work examines the politics associated with inside and outside spaces in an attempt to expose the ways in which women operate within them,” organisers say. “In this process, the inner and outer worlds of the artist are exposed, in a parallel and at times conflicting conversation. An essentially introverted personality is turned into a hyper-extrovert persona, seeking intimacy and connection in an increasingly noisy world. Using herself as a medium of research, she enters public spaces and her immediate social circles to observe how expressive, feminist, activist, queer forces are being suppressed or silenced by the deafening noise of patriarchal and colonial undercurrents.”

Also influencing her work are childhood memories and growing up in a busy environment that was predominantly comprised of women. Past connections and reflections, feelings and aesthetics make up her work. “By recalling practices and habits from her childhood,” add organisers, “she finds that even in the most chaotic or loud environments there can be space for creative, gentle outputs, on which her practice is built.”

Following studies at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, graduating in Fine Arts in 2022, Christou is an artist and curator now living in Limassol. For the past few years she has been organising and participating in off-site exhibitions in Cyprus and the Netherlands and now, her latest project is about to open its doors.

The Labyrinth of the Very Big and Deafening Nothingness

First solo exhibition of Georgia Christou. February 9-March 22. Eins Gallery, Limassol. Opening night: 7pm-10pm. Wednesday-Friday: 4pm-8pm. Saturday: 11am-2pm. Or by appointment. Tel: 99-522977