Demosthenes Agrafiotis


THE ABECEDARY OF INO

Α! Βοή Γη Δράση Εχει Ζωή Ηβη Θεάρεστη (Ινώ) Καταστροφή Λευκή Μαντήλι Νωπό Ξύπνημα Ομορφιάς Π όταση Ρ Στοιχήματος Ταξίδι Υφασμα Φλοίσβος Χάρη υΨίστη Ω!

blAnche       Beauté     aCtion       Donc       Eternelle       Fertilité       Grâce       Humide      (Ino)       Jubilation       Knack subLime       Mouchoir       Noué       Oh !       Pari       Que    elle       R       Splendeur       Terre       Union       Voyage   wWw.i     eXpress    mYthe       Zélé

A! B    hubbub Γ    earth Δ    action Ε    has Ζ    life Η    adolescence Θ    loved by Gods Ιno Κ    catastrophy Λ    white Μ    handkerchief Ν    fresh Ξ    waking Οf   beauty Π    p Ρ    rojection Σ    wager Τrip Υ    textile Φ    water lapping Χ    grace Ψ    highest Ω!

A!             huBbub                  Clod                  Does                  Effect               liFe loved by Gods         youtHful                  Ιno              inJury        handKerchief                bLood                  Morning      awakeNing                lOvely                  Proposes                  Quick        wageR                 Sails on                 Trip          beaUtiful                 Voyage                 Wonderful                eXotic                hYpnotic                  Zzzzzz

A!            Buzz            Clump of earth            Dreams            Enjoys          liFe            Goodness            Happy            Ιno            Jingles   her Keys            Lovely            Morning            New            Op            Portunity  with Quaint       paRasol            Sails to the Tropics        boUntiful            Voyage            Waterfalls           eXcellent          hYenas            Zebras

Author's Note: The French translation is by Michele Valley. The English translations are by Angelos Sakkis. Technical support is by the group fixers.gr. The objects in the visuals are by an as yet unnamed 3D printer.

Ino was, as mortal, a Queen of Thebes who, after her death and transformation, became the goddess Leucothea who later offered aid to Odysseus during his journey home.

Demosthenes Agrafiotis is active in the fields of poetry/painting/photography/intermedia/ installations and their interactions, with books of poetry and essays, and exhibitions of photography, paintings, drawings and installations, in both Greece and abroad. He has a special interest for the relations between art and new technologies, for multimedia or intermedia projects and also for performances.

His essays are dedicated to analysis of different forms of art as cultural phenomenon. He has participated in different type of artistic activities: publications, small press initiatives and mail - art / alternative - action art projects.

His anthology-formatted magazine ‘Clinamen’ (1980-90), co-published by Erato Publications in Athens (1991-94), has been active for over a decade as an amalgam of Greek poetry and art with work from Europe, Asia and America. 7 artists books were published based on 'Clinamen' (1980-1995). After 1996, ‘Clinamen’ is centered on production of artists books (18). 'Clinamen' on the web (2001-).

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