Christina Skarpari’s exhibition, ‘sympraxis’, opens on March 29, presenting films and photographs created between 2022 and 2025. The exhibition will be held at Sic. Contemporary Culture, a non-profit organisation founded in 2024 by Panayiotis Michael and Evagoras Vanezis.

The exhibited pieces highlight long-term engagements with individuals and communities who sustain cultural heritage, with emphasis around themes of co-belonging, trust, and the connection between humans and the environment. The focus is on the handicrafts of ‘calamotes’ and ‘psatharka’ cane weaving in Livadia, red clay in Kornos, as well as other techniques from artisans who have worked or are working at the Cyprus Handicraft Centre.

Skarpari’s interdisciplinary, practice-based research examines the complex notions of identity, subjectivity and working conditions, through ethnographic study and simultaneous active community engagement. Grounded in feminist ethics of care and solidarity, her work captures images with unexpected juxtapositions and details, revealing unseen facets of the worlds these communities inhabit and the intricate dynamics of their everyday lives.

Sympraxis

Exhibition by Christina Skarpari. March 29-April 25. Sic. Contemporary Culture, Nicosia. Opening night: 6pm. Tuesday-Friday: 4pm-7pm. Saturday: 11am-2pm. https://www.siccontemporary.com/