3/31/2024 0 Comments Instal Return to Abyss freeThe means to accomplish this transition is inspired by Nietzsche’s concept of “superman”, that is by discarding every illusion so as to have a real chance of transcending the abyss, or ‘Flying over the Abyss’ as is the title, as well as the subject, of the exhibition developed by NEON Organisation for Culture and Development in collaboration with the Thessaloniki Centre of Contemporary Art. “As soon as we are born the return begins, at once the setting forth and the coming back we die in every moment.” According to the Cretan thinker, the purpose of this journey from womb to tomb is to turn matter into spirit. “We come from a dark abyss, we end in a dark abyss, and we call the luminous interval life”, writes Nikos Kazantzakis in the introduction of his book ‘Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises’. Title : Installation view of Flying over the Abyss, 2016 Website : Credit : Copyright: Ioanna Fotiadouįlying over the Abyss Contemporary Art Centre of Thessaloniki, Project developed by NEON 7 November - 29 February 2016 Review by Ioanna Maneta.
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