«…Traveler there is no road, you make the road by walking…» – Antonio Machado
THE Annual Art Exhibition of Elefsina , for the 9th year this year, calls the creators, where they live, originate from or are inspired by Eleusis, to narrate their experiences through visual language, with individual or group works of art of any kind. THE deadline for submitting the participation file in the report is up to Thursday 11 May . Detailed conditions of participation and more information can be found on the website of the exhibition .
The objective of the Municipality of Elefsina is "…T’ nice trip…», even if reality does not come close to places of mythical and poetic utopia, let art itself become the way, the adventure, the shelter and the destination. The need to travel, both as movement, as well as a mental shift in space and time, it seems to be passed down in our genetic material, as the myth of Odysseus .
In a time of domestic hardship and international turmoil, so far from that of Homer, the desire to escape from the relentless everyday life, the hope for something better, but also the nostalgia for the other "homeland" of memory , they remain universal and relevant. Wandering either for reasons for survival, either for recreation and spiritual pursuit, offers experiences and stimuli, while satisfying our curiosity about the unknown and the expectation of attractiveness new worlds.
And we don't always have to go far: sometimes thought becomes a vehicle, bringing into the closed room allegories, fantasies, scam countries. Art is also a "travel" medium par excellence, enough to act as an antidote to mental laziness, expanding our horizons towards a deeper understanding of the essence of the world.