8’24’’

HD

2023

UNIVERSAL RIGHTS I.E. NAKED STATELESSNESS

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A stray dog that has been given a name has a far greater chance of survival.— Hannah Arendt

The core themes of this performance for the camera are the problem of moral principles and the relationship of the body to citizenship from the perspective of Stoic philosophy. Stoicism (a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in Ancient Greece) focuses on human nature as part of universal nature and cosmic sympathy: the sense that the universe is an indivisible living organism, always in flux. Concurrently, the video is accompanied by an evocative depiction of an individual’s distress, serving as a poignant reminder that rights are achieved through united efforts and resilience during periods of oppression, devastation, and lamentation. Pappas’s artistic endeavour seeks to capture the essence of existential unease within today’s civilization. By weaving together individual and collective human and non-human connections with concepts encompassing the body, citizenship, space, time, mysteries, and the opposition utopia/dystopia, Universal Rights i.e. Naked Statelessness, deploys the camera as a vehicle for testimony and documentation. It deciphers a contagious and symbolic discourse, functioning as a mechanism to challenge the prevailing inclination towards the uniformity of thought and behaviour.

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Yiannis Pappas is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses a range of mediums, including video work, photography, performance, and installation. His visually captivating creations reflect his anthropological and phenomenological approach to his subjects. Throughout his oeuvre runs a deep fascination for the relation between space and the human body placed in natural and urban environments. Underscored by a critical interest in the concept of space and as a site of physical and symbolic enactment, his artistic work and research explore how different places are sustained collectively and individually throughout history.

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