Taking Part

Last night, we headed out to ATHICA (Athens Institute of Contemporary Art) to attend the opening of their new exhibition called TAKING PART. The theme of the show was "PARTICIPATION" and each of the works or concepts required participation from co-conspiritors and/or the gallery viewer and audience itself...



The highlight of the show is a piece orchestrated by MICHAEL LEASE called "SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON". The artist asked 42 individuals to send him photos from their high school years, along with photos of their pillows, photos featuring a view out the window of their current home, and finally, photos of themselves as they appear now. It was fun matching up the photos in the glass cases and on the walls - especially fun was matching those current photos of each person with the photos of their former selves. It was fascinating to see how much people change/don't change in appearance over the years...







Missy participated in one of the pieces that asked for people to share what some of their favorite "WALKS" were in Athens. People are asked to write about their favorite "walk" and then post their experiences up on a magnetic bulletin board. Missy drew a little four-panel comic illustrating her ideal "walk" in town. We didn't take a photo of the comic...rather, for now, we'd like to encourage everyone to go to ATHICA (everyone close enough to visit, at least) to take a look, experience, and maybe even participate, in the pieces themselves...for more information on this exhibit and ATHICA, clickity click right HERE.