fenna
2023
Oil on pillowcase
38 x 29 cm
Exhibited at Georg Kargl Fine Arts, as part of the exhibition Bringing Owls from Athens
08 March – 27 April 2024
Nicole Economides’s family history is marked by relocations across continents, highlighting the challenges of language and knowledge accessibility in unfamiliar places. In her artistic exploration of the Greek-American vocabulary, she crafts a narrative akin to childhood language cards. Drawing from the rich tapestry of the Greek-American dialect, she finds inspiration in her grandmother’s spoken words and the sheets that enveloped her. Carefully chosen, these sheets become vessels of memory, carrying the nuanced interplay of presence and absence within their fibers. Rooted in her grandmother’s home, subsequent sheets are curated from friends’ dwellings and flea markets, each holding a distinct narrative. Within Nicole’s artistic endeavor, domestic objects on these sheets reveal societal class distinctions and echo the journey of economic migration.
2023
Oil on pillowcase
38 x 29 cm
Exhibited at Georg Kargl Fine Arts, as part of the exhibition Bringing Owls from Athens
08 March – 27 April 2024
Nicole Economides’s family history is marked by relocations across continents, highlighting the challenges of language and knowledge accessibility in unfamiliar places. In her artistic exploration of the Greek-American vocabulary, she crafts a narrative akin to childhood language cards. Drawing from the rich tapestry of the Greek-American dialect, she finds inspiration in her grandmother’s spoken words and the sheets that enveloped her. Carefully chosen, these sheets become vessels of memory, carrying the nuanced interplay of presence and absence within their fibers. Rooted in her grandmother’s home, subsequent sheets are curated from friends’ dwellings and flea markets, each holding a distinct narrative. Within Nicole’s artistic endeavor, domestic objects on these sheets reveal societal class distinctions and echo the journey of economic migration.
Installation shot © kunstdokumentation.com / Georg Kargl Fine Arts