please enter.
a study on perception in a liminal space
please enter. is an invitation and a blueprint to explore a liminal space through the senses and without judgement. It becomes a transcendental experience of opening the self to the possibilities and becoming one with the surroundings. The goal is to recenter, open up the senses, to be one with the other and incite wonder through simple means of noticing spatial elements existing in an otherwise culturally charged space. A transcendental experience of a ritual transformed.
Developed in the context of the St. Spyridon chapel in Kato Verga, Greece, it is an interactive guided experience allowing for a freeform exploration and perception of the space through the senses. The visitor becomes an active participant of the space becoming one with the environment around them and momentarily transforming it through their presence. At its core it is a set of sensory observation instructions written by the artist after spending hours in the chapel examining the space. By utilizing absurd qualities and harnessing the power of imagination the instructions allow one to explore the space through their senses on a subconscious level rather than through conscious thought processes. There is no time limit, no set way of engaging with the piece, it is left entirely to the user whether they choose to engage with one, several, or all of the instructions. A uniquely individual experience for the person experiencing it.
The instruction cards themselves are crafted out of locally sourced materials from around the immediate surroundings of Kato Verga - local newspapers, flowers, sea water, and Saharan sand particles which covered all of the area on April 23rd, 2024 in a sandstorm event. All blended and reformed by the artist into unique hand painted paper cards, with the instructions in both English and Greek. Physically connecting the project to the area through its materiality and adding an additional sublime layer to the piece.
please enter. was developed during SPYRO art residency at Karoussos Archive, Verga, Greece