In this two-man exhibition organized at Rodeo Gallery, Istanbul, new works by Eftihis Patsourakis are accompanied by a new series of objects designed especially for Rodeo by designer Michael Anastassiades. Inspired by the classic pinball, Anastassiades’ General Illuminations is a group of new lights, which combine mirror surfaces that reflect the light and create endless depth. The impossibility for one to see one’s reflection, the dematerialization of the elements, the mirror that one can’t look inside, the static ball, the wooden elements on the walls, all join the mythology that Anastassiades has been building slowly but meticulously through his collections over time. Eftihis Patsourakis’s Headless paintings are a time game. Originally found in collected family albums, these photos are the unsuccessful results taken with the high popularization of the handycam in the 70s and 80s. Too expensive to throw away, they ended up in the albums along with the rest of the family history. The paintings, developed overa very slow and laborious process, reintroduce time to these snapshots, touching upon questions of the spread of social media like Instagram, speed and contemporary representation.
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