We Met-Love, Death and Meta
Exhibition Design
‘The installation titled WE MET - LOVE, DEATH AND META approaches three fundamental existential conditions that have been a focal point of human creation and thinking, inviting us to reflect on their realisation in the present time.
Ancient artefacts from the Department of Antiquities’ collections and contemporary artworks by Michalis Charalambous co-inhabit a timeless and labyrinthine environment. Clay, metal, stone, glazes, prints, 3D printing materials and algorithmic entities, which carry semiotics that are aesthetically accessible to young generations, are combined within this hybrid universe. Love and death represent successive transitions in the immersive journey of the (META)human toward the virtual realms, beyond reality.’
The exhibition will be taking place in the temporary exhibition space at the Cyprus Museum between 30th of June to the 31st of October 2024.
General Supervision: Eftychia Zachariou
Exhibition Curators: Efthymia Alphas & Demetra Ignatiou
Exhibition Design and Supervision: Elston Alphas Ltd
Graphic Design: Studio Nikos Stephou
Photography: Mirka Koutsouri
Conservation of Antiquities: Eleni Loizides
Vr Development: Panayiotis Kyriakou (ITICA, CYENS)
3D Printing and Engraving of Texts: Stratis Pantelides, Alexis Charalambous, (Thinker Maker Space, CYENS)
Text Editing: Efthymios Shaftacolas
Photographic Archive: Aspasia Georgiadou
Carpentry: Department of Antiquities Carpentry Workshop. Christakis Symeou, Christakis Loizou, Leontios Onisiforou, Andreas Achilleos, Christodoulos Leonidou, Georgios Hadjigeorgiou.
Exhibition Space Maintenance: Department of Antiquities construction team. Demos Hadjistephanou, Sotiris Petrides, Tasos Christodoulou, Theodosis Bourkas.
Metal Structures for Exhibition space: Nicos Nicolaou
Technical Support for VR Structure: Thomas Deenmamode
Supports and Mounts for Antiquities: The Camassa Touch Ltd
*All photographs are property of the Department of Antiquity, Cyprus