Ak Unfulfilled Journey 22.4.24
The House of Cyprus presents the exhibition Unfulfilled Journey by Andreas Kalli, curated by art historian Niki Papaspyrou and coordinated by Maria Ragia.
The exhibition opens on Monday 22 April 2024, 20:00 – 22:00 and will run until Friday 24 May 2024.
The audiovisual exhibition/installation presents thirteen kinetic sculptures of three different dimensions.
Andreas Kalli uses the archetypal symbol of a bird in flight to speak about the concepts of travel, existence, unfulfillment, the position of the individual in the historical context of his time.
Those concepts are core pursuits of his visual work. The wings flap loudly and rhythmically, transcribing the singularity of the sense of ascension, of heading towards the sky, away from the earth.
They transcribe the journey, the escape, the liberation, the movement towards the new, the human desire for the new and unexplored. The concept of travel is multifaceted. It includes the agony and joy of the unknown, freedom, change, but also the violence of forced movement that thousands of people in the world are subjected to, uprooting, loss of place and identity.
The staging of the space, with the use of light and sound, creates for each individual a subjective experience and understanding of the “journey”.
In human history, birds have always had multiple symbolisms. If each era gives its own interpretations of its symbols, Andreas Kallis’ installation Unfulfilled Journey could make us ask ourselves how we “see” and interpret “birds” in an enduring present.
The exhibition is supported by the Deputy Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cyprus.
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Andreas Kalli was born in Larnaca, Cyprus in 1987. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (2007-2012) and studied at the Central Saint Martin School of Art and Design (2010-2011).
During his studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts, he attended special courses in the Printmaking Workshop (2009-2010), the Graphic Arts Workshop (2009-2010) as well as the Sculpture Workshop (2007- 2009).
In November 2023 he participated in the interdisciplinary exhibition entitled Post tenebras lux, at the O gallery, in October 2023 he participated in the parallel exhibition of the Larnaca Biennale entitled Home Hope, in April 2023 entitled The Lot, he presented his fifth solo exhibition at Alpha C.K. gallery in Nicosia.
In February 2023 he participated in a group exhibition entitled BESTIARY at Crux Gallery in Athens. In September 2022 he participated in the exhibition at Pedion to Areos entitled Pedion, Meeting Place.
In May 2022, he presented his sculptural installation ‘Happy Few’ at the
archaeological site of Amathus in Limassol.
In October 2021 he presented his third solo exhibition The Instinct of a Secret at the O gallery in Larnaca.
In 2015, he was the first to launch the exhibition series at the Leventis Gallery entitled Young Cypriot Artists.
In the same year in Milan, he represented Cyprus in the Young Artists Biennale, No Food’s Land.
He has participated in many group exhibitions in Greece, France, Italy, England, Italy, Greece, France, Italy and the UK. He lives and works in Cyprus.
