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Syndrome de Laocoon | Efi Birba

24.06.2020

A native acanthus (Acanthus mollis L.) is torn apart. Laocoon’s Group and the allegory of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos. Arvo Pärt's “Triodion” begins with Trisagion and ends with it. Every beginning of Spring, Aris suppresses the momentum of weeds in the garden.

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Artist: Efi Birba

Title of the work: Syndrome de Laocoon

Year: 2020

Medium: Video

Photo of Laocoon’s Group: Marie-Lan Nguyen

Duration: 16΄12΄΄

Language: French (written text)

People appearing: Aris Servetalis

Music: Arvo Pärt, “Triodion”, performed by the Latvian Radio Choir, dir. Sigvards Klava (1998)

This artwork was created in the context of ENTER project, an initiative of Onassis Foundation. Onassis Stegi and Onassis USA give artists from all around the world 120 hours to create from home a series of new original commissions; sharing their new reality. Let’s ENTER.

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