Eirini Vourloumis: In Waiting
Benaki Museum, Athens, 2018
First museum exhibition of Greek-Indonesian photographer Eirini Vourloumis. In Waiting is an examination of the city of Athens and its role as a physical stage for the economic crisis. Primarily, Vourloumis is exploring interiors of government buildings and schools to question how these spaces reflect modern Greek culture and character. The locations she choses are familiar microcosms for Athenians that have now become the public stage for a forced re-negotiation of Greek identity. Like the people of Greece, these places exist -as the title of the exhibition suggests- in anticipation of their future.
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Photo by Nicholas Knight, courtesy of Public Art Fund, NY
Birth Registry, Athens City Hall ©Eirini Vourloumis
Office, Ministry of Development ©Eirini Vourloumis
Tax Man’s Shoes, Central Tax Office ©Eirini Vourloumis