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Daniel

My Portfolio

Of Traces and Matter, Fabrica Hill Pafos - Archaelogical Park

Of Traces and Matter, Fabrica Hill Pafos - Archaelogical Park

Embroidery Works - Identity and collective memory

Embroidery Works - Identity and collective memory

Pyroi, 2024

Pyroi, 2024

Unquestioned Assumptions, .Cy Traditional Art & Design Exhibiton

Unquestioned Assumptions, .Cy Traditional Art & Design Exhibiton

This artwork was created for my participation in the exhibition “The
thresholds of life”. It is based on the short film “Gomsu” of Iranian
artist Sholeh Zahraei and Turkish Cypriot Kamil Saldun and on the
true story of Efie Hadjicharalambous and AKile Siefki from Tochni.
The film reflects the trauma created by the violent rupture of
everyday contact between friends and neighbours, people that used
to spend their everyday lives side by side. This ruptured bond is often
never repaired.
After wars, many people do not see their neighbours ever again.
The film was created in loving memory of women that developed the
culture of leaving flowers at the door of their neighbours and loved
ones when they were unable to find them at home.
Creating this artwork gave me the chance to express all those
friendship stories, good memories, and sense of nostalgia I was
shared with the ladies of Peace2peace. Peace2peace is a bi-
communal project where a group of women from all over Cyprus,
cooperate and create open air crochet installations in public spaces.
Crochet as a widespread craft art acts as a connecting point for
everyone involved.
I started searching for photos that captured moments from life in
Cyprus that depicted this bond, focusing around 1950s as then,
relationships between the two communities were calmer. It did not
take long to find the photo of Effie and Akile and their story shared
by Constantinos Emmanuel (creator/writer of “Tales of Cyprus”).
By looking at the photo of Efie and Akile outside their house in 1952,
what stroke me the most is the happiness in their faces.
In this artwork, Efie and Akile stand as the memory of the bond they
shared, like so many other people after wars.
The flowers on Effie’s dress keep their friendships memory alive
through time.
Link to the film: https://vimeo.com/70235105

This artwork was created for my participation in the exhibition “The
thresholds of life”. It is based on the short film “Gomsu” of Iranian
artist Sholeh Zahraei and Turkish Cypriot Kamil Saldun and on the
true story of Efie Hadjicharalambous and AKile Siefki from Tochni.
The film reflects the trauma created by the violent rupture of
everyday contact between friends and neighbours, people that used
to spend their everyday lives side by side. This ruptured bond is often
never repaired.
After wars, many people do not see their neighbours ever again.
The film was created in loving memory of women that developed the
culture of leaving flowers at the door of their neighbours and loved
ones when they were unable to find them at home.
Creating this artwork gave me the chance to express all those
friendship stories, good memories, and sense of nostalgia I was
shared with the ladies of Peace2peace. Peace2peace is a bi-
communal project where a group of women from all over Cyprus,
cooperate and create open air crochet installations in public spaces.
Crochet as a widespread craft art acts as a connecting point for
everyone involved.
I started searching for photos that captured moments from life in
Cyprus that depicted this bond, focusing around 1950s as then,
relationships between the two communities were calmer. It did not
take long to find the photo of Effie and Akile and their story shared
by Constantinos Emmanuel (creator/writer of “Tales of Cyprus”).
By looking at the photo of Efie and Akile outside their house in 1952,
what stroke me the most is the happiness in their faces.
In this artwork, Efie and Akile stand as the memory of the bond they
shared, like so many other people after wars.
The flowers on Effie’s dress keep their friendships memory alive
through time.
Link to the film: https://vimeo.com/70235105

BreadMatters IV, "Crossing Boundaries Intersecting the Grain," Paphos 2014

BreadMatters IV, "Crossing Boundaries Intersecting the Grain," Paphos 2014

EcoArt Installations, Gerokipou Beach

EcoArt Installations, Gerokipou Beach

Early Works

Early Works

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