Second Life
At first glance, Second Life means:
- Fixing a broken / worn out item as a metaphor for embracing your flaws and imperfections.
- Healing through mending / transforming surfaces
The intention of this workshop is to elevate / add layers of meaning and symbolism to an everyday object by turning it into something more valuable through handmade intervention with the use of yarn, thread, beads a.o..
Objects / surfaces to “revive” could be, for example, a ping pong net, beach chair fabric, nets, strainer, sieve, rabbit wire, window net, tennis & badminton racket, pre-loved clothes with holes.
Another objective of this project is to become familiar with the term “Upcycling” as an effort to support a circular economy that raises sustainability awareness for future generations.
Iliodora Margellos
She was born in Minneapolis, USA in 1985. She graduated from Yale University in 2006. Between 2007 and 2009, she further expanded her artistic practice with studies in drawing at the Salzburg Academy of Fine Arts in Austria and photography at Columbia University. Among others, her work has been exhibited at the Parnassos Literary Society, Athens, Greece; the Museum of Greek Modern Culture, Athens, Greece; Dio Horia Gallery, Mykonos, Greece; Casa Internazionale delle Donne, Rome, Italy; and Louise Bourgeois’ Sunday Salons, New York, NY. The artist lives and works in Athens, Greece.
