The potential stored in ordinary things

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The potential stored in ordinary things2025Single channel video, HD and Super 8 film, 23 minSpetses, GR

Description

In 'The potential stored in ordinary things' Konstanza Kapsali focuses on the multiple aspects of death and memory and explores their complex and often contradictory place in life. Through a multi-level narrative that mixes the personal with the collective, the tangible with the distant, and the ritualistic with the spontaneous, the artist approaches death both institutionally—from the viewpoint of tradition and organized religion—and through personal testimonies. Her research was triggered by the discovery of a recorded account of the death of a beloved person and the visit to their library. The research then evolves on how we tell our stories, on modes of narrativity and the fabulation of everyday events. The artist combines elements of archaeological theory with ethnographic and artistic practices and hybrid filmmaking to focus on what remains. Kapsali’s video is a dense composition of images, words, and sound which immerses us into the materiality of loss and the existential need for narration. The title of the film is inspired by Kathleen Stewart’s work. Created within the context of Anargyros Art Residency, Spetses, Greece.

Shown
  • School of Transitions, 20 June – 20 July 2025, Curated by Eva Vaslamatzi, Participating Artists: Konstanza Kapsali, Rowena Hughes, Natalia Manta, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
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