All materials are self-determining,
each with their own singular capacities.
My desire is always to discover
a material’s simplest functions,
and to work with the possibilities it offers up
in and of itself.
All ⋮ in and of itself.
Niki Kanagini on desire (date unknown)
Κάθε υλικό είναι αυτόνομο,
με τις αποκλειστικά δικές του δυνατότητες.
Επιθυμία μου ήταν πάντα η ανακάλυψη
της απλής λειτουργίας του υλικού
και η επεξεργασία της δυνατότητας που έχει
αυτό καθεαυτό.
Niki Kanagini (1933–2008) on her work as an artist.
Translated for (and taken from) an exhibition of the artist’s work – “An Ode to Things. Niki Kanagini. Retrospective” – held at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) in 2026 and curated by Tina Pandi.
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An opportunity ⋮ precedes syntax.
I find a plaque ⋮ fascinating.
The migratory moves ⋮ immense.
arkhæio
ODE TO THINGS
dubitanda
neon ⋮ hieroglyphics
