2022-2023
Daphne Klagkou's body of work is rooted in a deep fascination with objects, artifacts, and tangible elements that have shaped art history and embody stories of human experience. Through the transformation of traditional materials into contemporary artworks, her practice establishes a dialogue between past and present. By combining historical references with modern approaches, Klagkou (Κλάγκου) explores the continuity of human experience and examines how collective histories inform present-day realities. The use of older iconography as a lens for contemporary commentary enriches the conceptual framework, while the symbolic associations of specific objects and materials serve as central vehicles for meaning and interpretation.
Power Relations
POWER PLAY:
"an attempt by a person, group or organization to use power in a forceful and direct way to get or do something".
The cubes consist an oversized puzzle game of fragmented images, with references to historical iconography that express power relations. Images can be completed or interrelated , by create new connections when repositioning the cubes. The size and weight of the cubes makes the game difficult for an ordinary person. So do the power relations that govern the interiors and external mechanisms of our society are difficult to change.
Power Play 2022
Ceramic cubes, stonewere paper clay
43x43x43 cm each cube
Rabbit 2022
ceramic sculpture and velvet fiber
60cm
"But he was calm, like a hunter who is sure that he will catch his prey in the end, however confusing and trial”
Αrturo Perez-Reverte
Balance 2023
Diptych of glazed ceramics
installation 35x80 cm