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Artworks
The MotherWound
Production Farm Cultural Park
Category Art Residency, Durational Performance, Embroidery
Filter installation, performance, research-based practice, residency, art prize
Venue Palazzo Miccichè
Year 2022
Introduction

This three-day performance and embroidery installation explore trauma and memory through the lens of Greek immigrant families in post-WWII Germany.

Result

Fifteen handkerchiefs, representing train stops on immigrant journeys, were embroidered with symbols and texts narrating the "Kofferkinder" (suitcase children) phenomenon. Mothers left their children in Greece to work abroad, creating lasting emotional and social scars.

The performance incorporated live singing of nostalgic songs associated with Greek immigrants, deepening audience engagement. This personal exploration also draws on my family's history, examining how societal and patriarchal pressures shape identity and family structures.