“The sky is the path of the sun, the course of the moon, the wandering glitter of the stars, the seasons of the year and their changes, the light and dusk of the day, the gloom and glow of the night, the favor and disfavor of the weather, the drifting clouds and the blue depth of the ether.”
Martin Heidegger, Building, Dwelling, Thinking
English translation by Albert Hofstadter in Poetry, Language, Thought, 1971
Coordinates: 36°8′58.81″N 22°59′16.45″E
Kythera, August 2025
"In Kythera, time died centuries ago. Comets are sneakily approaching, and we, hiding behind the sun, beyond the galactic cloud, we are laughing out loud at how we’ve deceived them.
Two kilometers from where we are now, under a startled fig tree, lies the studio of Manolis and Katerina Charos. In their small hideout with the glass ceiling, they discuss - not in low tones - about fate and the absurdity of immensity. What if, after all, the planets rule us with invisible threads and we merely dance to the rhythm of the stars? Could it be that Earth itself is the true mystery? Celestial oppositions and worldviews, magical forces of the deep, open up like cracks in the walls, and the gallery overflows with symbols and colors.
Manolis Charos, twirling his brushes, traces the dust of space and observes the tonal colours of the stars. With his feet on the ground and his gaze turned to the sky, he paints oaths into the flawless darkness. Stars shine and the sky shakes as Katerina Charou breaks open the shell and jumps into dream-time. With a swift motion she photographs the map of the sea-bed while simultaneously printing stellar algorithms. Father and daughter send messages to each other to meet somewhere in between. A tender dialogue which reminds us that life on Earth is a miniature of the universe.
This is the third exhibition by Manolis and Katerina Charos, titled Codex caelestis — Celestial Code, at the follow your art gallery in Kythera."
Maria Kasimati Tsoutsia
