PastPresentFuture. Installation view PastPresentFuture CONCEPT by Alessandra Dimitra

PastPresentFuture

Installation view

PastPresentFuture

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by Alessandra Dimitra

PastPresentFuture

The time project

The project is about life and considers human life beyond lifetime.

This artwork is exploring the topic of reincarnation and visualizes a “series of incarnations” of the artist.


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The final space required for installation is approx. (ca. 36-15 m x 2-3 m).The artwork contains 12 black and white and one colored, large, white and translucent chiffon banners, each printed on one side with a realistic drawing of a life - sized figure (print measures ca. 200 cm x 90 cm, fixed size).which is visible from both sides of banner. All the banners are connected with a “red thread” made of textile garnets and hanged with wooden clothespins on clotheslines stretched through the room.

All drawings are available also as 1/10 limited edition of fine art prints.

2011, Berlin


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What is the meaning of life and what is hereafter? These constant and basic questions of mankind are being philosophically analyzed in a very personal and artistic manner, without subjecting to any dogmas.


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Philosophical systems and religions formulate suitable answers, but those still remain a matter of confidence and belief.

For the numberless followers of the Hinduistic and Buddhistic teachings, of mystic groups and pagan or shamanic cults, of the Gnostic teachings as well as for several ancient religions including early Christianity, reincarnation has been a meaningful fact in this universal cycle of becoming and passing.


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Although many cases from all over the world are known, where people hold strange memories that do not correspond to their current existence, in some of that cases the traces even lead to the data of historical persons, science still does not accept this as evidences proofing the existence of reincarnation.


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Yet science in the fields of astrophysics and quantum mechanics is lately asking a lot more of fascinating questions about that topic.


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This artwork suggests a controversial discussion.


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I was socialized in Greek, German and European culture as a whole. As a positive and creative person, I began very early to show interest in art.

That led me directly to history of art and culture, to religious studies and philosophy.


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Over time I developed several obsessions, like the irrational enthusiasm for certain places or cultural eras, as well as the apparent naturalness of some ideologies.

Felt convictions and absurd aversions join with fragments of memories, from the slightest presentiment to visions in movie quality.


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The question about the nature of personal identity is being asked by this project. The research looks for the origins of these “memories” and explores the possibility of reincarnation being a fact.


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For a certain period of my childhood I was continuously drawing particular scenes and I was experiencing them over and over again. For years to come I held the confidence that it was all a product of an active childish imagination. Until I gained some knowledge of history of arts and suddenly realized that specific details could not be traced to any of my childhood.

So how did I know about them?


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Then I started the still ongoing process to work out all those information fragments that I had collected through memories and different kinds of past life regressions and I began to compare them systematically with historic facts.


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On that basis I created 13 visualized individuals to represent “my incarnations”.

They are all 12 connected together as well as with the 13.th figure which is visualizing my current lifetime, through a red “life thread” which is the entity, the consciousness or the soul.


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The hanging in series suggests our sense of time being linear and continuous and is questioning “truth” from another point of view.

The clotheslines from which the artworks are hanging are marking the time and space coordinates of the particular lifetimes.


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The images of these individuals on the chiffon banners are referring to the bodies that the person changes as he or she would do with an old piece of clothing.

The textile factor is also used to communicate the feeling of an era to the exhibition visitors by showing the visualized persons wearing historical correct clothing.


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The incarnations Profiles

1. Egyptabout 2000 - 1800 B.C.male Egyptianname unknown,wealthy merchant and warriorability to write and readreferring to the Egyptian gods reached nearly the age of 60


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2. Nubiaabout 1800 - 1700 B.C.male Nubian from the Noba tribename unknownsolder, salesman sea trade enterprisesinitiated to the mysteries of the Bastet cultreached nearly the age of 55


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3. TheraSantorini, Greeceabout 1700 - 1600 B.Cfemale Minoanname unknownwife and mothersuccessful sea trade enterprisestextile merchantreferring to the great goddess Qerasija/Rhea


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4. Ithaki / Ithaca, Malanion / Melanion Island in the Ionian sea, Greeceabout 1550 - 1450 B.C.late Minoan period, female Minoanname unknown priestess of Artemis the goddess Rea/Qerasijalives in the area of the temple among the priesthood


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5. OlympiaGreeceabout 800 - 700 B.C.male Mycenaeanname unknownwarriorcreative production of goodsinitiated to the mysteries of local cults, Zeus/Hera


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6. DelosGreeceabout 700 - 600 B.C.female Ionianname unknownpriestess of Artemisdiplomatic missions for the military authorities


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7. EleusisGreeceabout 600 - 500 B.C.female Ionianname unknownwife and mother, early widownoble backgroundsuffered a great lossinitiated to the mysteries of Demeter at Eleusis


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8. AthensGreeceabout 500 - 400 B.C.female Athenianname unknownwife and motherdiplomatic backstage activities due to family position in societyinitiated to the mysteries of Demeter at Eleusis


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9. DionGreeceabout 360 - 310 B.C.male Macedonianname Kalinikoswarrior by professionbackground with strongfamily position in societydiplomatic missions artistic interestsinitiated to the Orphic and Kabbiric mysteries


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10. BurgundyFranceabout 1360 - 1420female from Burgundyname ElisabethDame, conventional life on courtwife and mothergood social contacts due to family position in societyChristianwidow by 30reached nearly the age of 45


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11. BeaumontBeaumont-sur-Oise, near Paris, Franceabout 1707 - 1765female from Francename Augustine , born as de Beaumont family is old nobility, still privileged but lack of powerlives a happy, secure and quiet life in the house she was bornwife and mother of two childrenmastering the matters of the Household and gardenprofound Botanic knowledge applications of healing herbs and perfumesreached nearly the age of 55


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12. ParisFranceabout 1840 - 1890female from Francename Constancewife and motherhouse wifelived in a neoclassical apartment in Paris Christianwriting poems and performing music for family and guest in private, The house was destroyed suddenly by the gas pipe explosion


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13. CorinthGreeceborn 1966female Greek and German citizenname Alessandraliving and working in Berlin and Athens as Visual Artist


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Born 1966, in Corinth - GR Lives and works in Berlin and Athens, as Fine Artist and Communication Designer

Studies 96-97 J. G. University Mainz, further studies inPhilosophy, Education Science, Ethnology91-95 Institute of Fine Arts at J. Gutenberg University Mainz,studies of Painting, Dipl. Fine Arts87-91 University of Applied Science Wiesbaden,studies of Communication Design85-87 University of Applied Science Wiesbaden,Studies of Interior Architecture84-85 T.E.I. Athens, Graphics82-84 K.E.T.E. Athens, Dipl. Interior Decoration

MembershipSince 10 El - Drac, European Contemporary ArtSince 99 Member of BBK,German National Association of Artists, IAA95 - 96 Member of AULERS MÜHLE art_design, Rhein-MainSince 1996 Foundation of ORPHEAS art & design GbR, Berlin94-95 Member of GESTALTER, Wiesbaden

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Art Instruction11 Media Academy Berlin, Dpt. Media-technology,instructor for Visual Communication and Colour 10 University Paderborn, Faculty of Arts and Humanities,Dpt. of Art Studies, Music & Textile Design, instructor for Painting08-10 Silicon Studio Berlin at ITW Institute, Dpt. Graphic-design,instructor for Visual Communication and Colour99-07 Design Academy Berlin, Dpt. Communication Management,instructor for Visual Communication99-03 BBW Institute of Berlin, Dpt. Media Design,instructor for Visual Communication and History of Arts98-02 Design Academy Berlin, Dpt. Visual Communication,instructor for Colour and Design Methodology98-02 Berlin, Alessandra Dimitra Fine Art Studio,Art Instructor for Painting and Drawing88-89 Wiesbaden, Art Instructor


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Exhibitions 12 Kythera, Follow your Art Gallery, Ravenna, Battaglia Project;11 Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art; Seoul, National Museum of Contemporary Art; Basse Rentgen – Lorraine, Château de Preisch; Toulouse, Val Ceravolo Project;Athens, Melanithros; Thessaloniki, IFA Gallery; Düsseldorf, Ballhaus; Bonn, Frauenmuseum;10 Jena, Gallery Pack of Patches;Santiago de Compostella, Galician Centre of Contemporary Art;London, ICA & Chelsea College of Art and Design; Penang - USM,Penang State Art Gallery & Tuanku Fauziah Museum and Gallery /09 Baltimore, Arts for Global Development & PACOJC;09 - 02 Florence, Creativa /08 Austin, Americas Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Prints;Mount Clemens-MI, Anton Art Center;Washington, 9th Street Gallery;Santiago de Compostella, Roteiro de Creacion Contemporanea;Washington, Artomatic 2008 & Sewall-Belmont Museum;Den Haag, Marcello’s Art Factory; Beijing, Red Man Art Competition /07 Metz, Gallery Faux Mouvement;Völklingen, Cultural World Heritage Centre;Luxemburg, Forum dárt contemporain;San Francisco, The International Museum of Women;Beijing, Master Cup International Cartoon and Illustration Biennial /06 Chicago, NAG Society; Chicago, Marx-Saunders Gallery;Chaves, Festival Festimage; Iowa, Biennial Exhibition;San Francisco, Ethical Metalsmiths;San Francisco, The International Museum of Women;London, Association for Contemporary Jewellery conference /


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Exhibitions 05 Beijing: Jianluan Art House, Natural Culture Centre;Nisyros, Rhea-Land-Art-Projects /04 Milan, Project room /03 New York, N.Y.B. Centre Gallery; Healdsburg, Plaza Arts Gallery;Stuttgart, Stuttgarter Kunstverein /02 Santa Rosa, Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts /00 Berlin, OP Project room/99 Bad Homburg, Art Gallery Artlantis /98 Idar-Oberstein, Art in Barracks;Rüdesheim-on-Rhine, Rathaus;Cottbus, Technical University /97 Frankfurt-on-Main, Greek National Bank;London, S. Mumberson School of Fine Arts;Darmstadt, Heag Hall;Bingen-on-Rhine, Art Hall;Rastatt, Barracks /95 Mainz: IfBK; Mainz, Land - Art Exhibition;House of Parliament of Rhineland Palatinate /94 Mainz, Old Brick Factory;Mainz, Cultural Festival Rhineland Palatinate /93 Mainz, IfBK;Mainz, Institute for Nuclear Physics;Mainz, Cultural Festival Rhineland Palatinate /92 Mainz, Institute for Fine Arts /90 Mainz, Kirschgarten Gallery /


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Alessandra DimitraDipl. Fine Artist & Communication Designer Fehrbelliner Straße 50 D - 10119 Berlin - Mitte Fon: 030 44 050 979 Fax: 030 644 92 789 E-Mail: [email protected]: www.alessandradimitra.de

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PastPresentFuture. Installation view PastPresentFuture CONCEPT by Alessandra Dimitra