Artia Gallery

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I pause at a phrase written by this latter artist, (George Kazazis) who wonders whether, after all the decades that have passed, those missing in action should truly come amongst us. He himself notes that, for the missing in action - people we know solely through their photographs - to enter our everyday life, the current generation should get to know them and become familiar with them using its own language and more so.

I assume that George Kazazis means a language that is globalised and related to the aesthetics of digital imagery and naturally open to the vertiginous prospect of virtual realities. Something, in other words, similar to the truly charming and interesting artistic quests he himself undertakes. However, the problem is not language, i.e. the medium artists use to express themselves, but instead artists' genuine or not participation in what they wish to convey. You cannot convincingly convey a message to a generation, if you yourself are not a true communicant of that message. Moreover, allow me to remind you that experiences such as death, the loss of a loved one, or being uprooted do not constitute the bitter prerogative of a single generation: they are instead constant, repeated and insurmountable trials that beset humanity. If following generations fail to realize the errors or misfortunes of the past, then sooner or later they will be obliged to live them out again.

Art Historian
Niki Loizidi

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