Von Zart bis Hart

Von Zart bis Hart (installation)


In our era of perpetual information bombardment and pervasive attention-span-distraction mechanisms, this artwork encapsulates a modern Kafkaesque narrative. The artist, akin to a Kafkaesque protagonist, strives to maintain focus within the confines of his "Raum" (room). Outside, running parallel to the sanctioned realms of mass consumption shaped by formidable entities, we construct an analog collage by navigating the intricate patterns of social media.

In a landscape where everyone has a stake in art, yet the powerful dominate its expression and promotion to influential spheres, we turn into metaphorical cockroaches. This transformation extends even to those within our immediate circles. In the realm of contemplation and exploration, we navigate a Berlin-esque terrain—hovering between treasures and detritus. The point is, as with any insect, to remain hidden but be able to enter every house and disturb, as Socrates once said, the resting - bored horse like horse breeders do.

In his work, Leandros creates a kind-of-map that navigates his experience as an immigrant in Berlin. A seemingly chaotic collage that includes different aspects of life with pieces that the artist started collecting from the very first day he arrived in Germany is presented. The outcome is a personal yet universally relatable exploration that comments on issues like overexposure to information, politics as a part of our identity, AI, mainstream ‘sellable’ art, and all that through the prism of the artist. Makes us wonder, what is art after all, and what is the role of the artist in it?

Part of XENOS exhibition at Alte Muenze
Exhibition Writer: Sophia Papageorgiou