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Panos Charalampidis + Mary Chairetaki

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Panos Charalampidis + Mary Chairetaki

Inherently Unpredictable and Reassuringly Expectable

“1866 Sisyphus” is the name of a near-Earth asteroid. Measuring 6-9 km in diameter, in the unlike occasion of ever colliding with earth, it will bring life to an end. In an imaginary scenario, we bring Sisyphus down on earth during its nearest crossing on November 24, 2071.
The end of the world is used as the core to form a layered body of work. The imagery of this on-going project seems to be part of a non-indexed collection of evidence that leads to a future accident.
Although photography is central to our approach, we apply a broader arsenal of types, by collecting printed material, and by incorporating found images and texts, video stills, readymade objects, sounds, etc. On a more functional level, we challenge the evidential nature of images by concealing history, recontextualizing material, and blending facts with fiction. Our purpose is to engage the viewer into pondering on the meaning of existence, by visualising a Sisyphean condition, a hypothetical certainty.

Panos Charalampidis + Mary Chairetaki

Panos Charalampidis and Mary Chairetaki are a Greek artist duo, living in Crete. They are intrigued by the potential of photographic art to act as a research tool that integrates the inherent evidential nature of the medium, with emotions and the human perspective. Their artistic work combines a strong personal approach with that of documentary and conceptual practices. They like to be committed to long-term projects, immersing in their subject’s world. They practice photography in order to understand. More at: www.panos-mary.com/about