Navel of the World Ι / Navel of the World ΙΙ
The artwork is a symbolic connection to the nucleus of the earth and its birth matter. Created with clay, wedged with soil and rocks from the serifian land, it bears the traces of the island not only as a reference but as a literal incorporation. The same minerals were also used to make ash glazes, adding a natural palette to the piece that highlights the roughness and authenticity of the land. The artwork opens a dialogue with the idea of roots, of grounding, of origin, focusing on the “navel” as a point of union between heaven and earth, man and landscape.
- Two wall sculptures
- Technique: coiling
- Underglazes and ash glazes made with soil and minerals from Serifos
- Firing at 1240°C
Zargklis Stratos
Zargklis Stratos
Stratos Zarglis was born in Athens in 1986. He studied Mathematics and, then, attended ceramics courses and numerous seminars in Greece and Italy.
He won the second prize at a Panhellenic Exhibition of Artistic Ceramics and the second prize in a sculpture exhibition. He has participated in Biennale and international exhibitions in France, Italy, Spain, and Poland. Stratos has also participated in group exhibitions in Greece and he has also held one solo exhibition.
Stratos runs his own ceramics workshop since 2022.
Contact number: +306977016516
E-mail: apokope.art@yahoo.com
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