Linear_A speaks through a primal, original language based on strict lines and familiar geometric shapes without volume as the scratches of the letters on Phaistos Disc. Linear_A builds upon Aumorfia’s characteristic geometry, putting emphasis on structure and shape. Slim leather stripes work as outlines in this archetypal geometric narration in the most minimal and fine …
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Aumorfia : archetypes of Linear_A
Eireen : at peace with the Trojan Horse
In Greek mythology the Trojan Horse was a construction inspired by Odysseus. It was a horse which served as a hiding-place, with the view to deceiving the Trojans who regarded it as a present from the ancient Greeks. In reality, it was a construction bearing the most prominent Greek heroes. With the advent of the …
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Korai ♀ in the Hēlios
Under the summer sun of Andros island, a young English tourist, Annabel, meets a shepherd and a sincere, innocent love is born. The cult movie Girls in the Sun [Κορίτσια στον Ήλιο, 1968] directed by Vasilis Georgiadis was nominated as Foreign Film – Foreign Language Film [1970] in Golden Globe Awards and won three awards in Thessaloniki Film …
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Drama Masks: Thalia + Melpomene
The two masks are associated with ancient greek drama with the smiling and frowning faces. They are the Comedy and Tragedy masks that were worn in ancient Greece during the golden age, around 500 – 300 BC, and are paired together to show the two extremes of the human psyche. The Comedy mask is known …
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The Grecian Sandal
Greek sandálion, diminutive of sandalon ‘sandal’. The winged sandals were a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes. They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird. Following the exhibition ‘Shoes: Pleasure and Pain’ at the V&A Museum curated by Helen …
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