The migratory moves made by my mother’s side of the family were traumatic. The culture they carried with them was boundless. The stories my grandmother and mother told always began with the words: ‘Back where we come from…’ Their longing for all they once had, for all they had lost was immense.
The migratory moves ⋮ immense.
Niki Kanagini on longing (date unknown)
Οι μετακινήσεις της οικογένειας από τη μεριά της μητέρας μου ήταν τραυματικές. Ο πολιτισμός που μετέφεραν απεριόριστος. Οι ιστορίες της γιαγιάς μου και της μητέρας μου άρχιζαν πάντα με τις λέξεις «Στα μέρη μας…» και ο καημός για το τί είχαν και το τί έχασαν ήταν μεγάλος.
Niki Kanagini (born 1933 in Alexandroupoli, Greece) on the generational trauma and nostalgia that inspired her Displacement series.
Translated for (and taken from) an exhibition of her 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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All ⋮ in and of itself.
An opportunity ⋮ precedes syntax.
I find a plaque ⋮ fascinating.
arkhæio
ODE TO THINGS
dubitanda
neon ⋮ hieroglyphics
