“ANIMALIA” : The result of a Performance by the visual artists MATINA STAYROPOULOS and NIKOS KANOGLOU at Gallery 7 ΑΤΗΕNS INFO Exhibition curator: Margarita Kataga A short performance will take place , in the presence of an audience, drawing mythical beings from different cultures: Prehistory, Ancient Babylon, Minoan Crete, Homeric era, and Asian folklore. The beings are brought to life through their writing and reconstructed for the audience on a 6m long paper surface. The action will be accompanied by the electronic band Incirrina. The whole performance will culminate with the in situ placement of the finished work in the exhibition space where the audience will be able to observe it as a tangible result of the performance. M.Stavropoulou is a visual artist, a graduate of the A.S.F.A., of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.She has held 18 solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Her collaboration with Gallery 7, has continued uninterrupted since 1994. She lives and works in Athens. N.Kanoglou, with studies in architecture and performing arts, is a visual artist, with an emphasis on drawing and painting, he creates large-scale, museum installation works with pencil and paper. He has participated in many group exhibitions in Greece and abroad, mainly in museums. She lives and works in Athens. Gallery 7 Address: Σόλωνος 20, Αθήνα 106 73 Tel. 210 3612050 EXHIBITION DURATION : 16 – 27.05.23 HOURS : Tuesday, Thursday, Friday : 12pm -8pm μ.μ. Wednesday, Saturday : 12pm- 4pm EVENT NAME: “ANIMALIA” CONFERENCE CENTRE: Gallery 7 START DATE: May 16 2023 END DATE: May 27 2023