OTHONI - Public Intervention #2, 30.11.2024 & 1.12.2024
''THE WANDERER ABOVE THE EU BORDERS'' by Yiannis Pappas (Greece - Germany)
Providing a window into the sea landscape, Yiannis Pappa’s moving image is centered upon a dark still figure, reminiscent of folklore wise men, holding onto a cane. This ‘wanderer’ is tasked with the quest of life, of displacement, the search of home, away from home. Gazing forward, the waves move unnaturally backwards into an unseen horizon, or, in this case, into the endless possibilities of an uncertain future. The figure contemplates all frustrations and pain transcribed upon the sea, borderless by nature, forcefully fixed into limits and edges by countries and governing authorities.
More information: bit.ly/Website_NIF2024, www.pashias.art/othoni
Festival identity
Organisers: Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia For Art
Institutional Sponsor: Ministry of Culture, Republic of Cyprus
Bronze sponsor: Onassis Stegi
Communication sponsors: DIAS Publishing House, SIGMA TV, Love Radio