MARIA NYMFIADI

Site-specific installation

 

Motel Xenios Zeus was a hotel created by the architect Aris Constandinides in Olympia. It is now an abandoned and forgotten place on the main road leading to the village. From the mid-60s until the early 90s, it was one of the Xenia hotels in Greece that was distinct for its modern architectural design as well as for the simplicity and comfort it offered.

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Orange attracted me close to the motel; it is my favourite colour, and I needed to leave the orange colour there. In the room, I restored two of the shelves, presented a collection of clothes, toys, papers, photos, tools, and all sorts of personal items, and found materials in orange. During the show's setting, I inhabited the room wearing clothes that became part of the exhibit and painted one wall in the bathroom.

 

 

Exhibition: To the MOTEL Life vessels, August 2007

Venue: Motel Xenios Zeus in Ancient Olympia, Greece

Curators: Panagiota Apostolopoulou and Alexandros Apostolides