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HRISTINA MITRENTSE
Interview by Loukia Richards
SMCK: How should we imagine the Metalibrary project?
CM: I was honored with an invitation to perform this on- going international initiative at Tate Modern, London, in late 2019. An interactive, participatory ephemeral, site- specific performance, experienced by a diverse audience of approximately 10,000 people who visited the museum over the course of one week. This project is part of ‘Add To My Library’ #ATML, which has has been exhibited in European countries, including Greece.
Visual artist, performer, cu- rator, and educator Christina Mitrentse discusses the Metalibrary, the Greek inde- pendence revolt’s internatio- nal appeal, Helen of Sparta, London, and artists' war against Covid-19.
The core material: favorite books, selected and added by art specialists and the general public, construct the floor Emblem of this universe. People sharing their stories read and exchange belief systems. Metalibrary explores, amongst other discourses, the ways in which the human body shifts between The Book and vice versa.
SMCK: What do you see as the meaning of the Greek War of Independence?
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"Totem I", 2021. Handcrafted / altered book collection. Courtesy of a.antonopoulou.art