Premio Combat Prize

Artwork description:
Shadow sculpture installation. The abstract forms of the sculptures are lit and cast the shadow of the figures on the wall. The lips of the two figures are moving, whispering the words ’’Agapa me, Parata me’’ (in greek Αγάπα με- Παράτα με) which means ’’Love me - Leave me’’ creating a continuous dialogue between them. Exploring the contrasts in human relationships, the work presents a vicious circle, a loop of demands between people. The resemblance of the two figures suggests an inner dialogue but also shows that beyond matter, all people’s needs are identical. Everyone wants to be loved, and everyone wants to be left alone. (https://vimeo.com/162337092)
Biography:
Simoni Symeonidou is a Cypriot artist born in Toronto, Canada in 1983. She grew up in Nicosia, Cyprus where she stays until the age of eighteen. Her encounter with the visual arts begins from a very young age. She studies painting, drawing, etching and sculpture at Christos Symeonides - CHRISIMOS’ studio. In 2001 she moves to Athens where she stays until 2003 pursuing artistic, technical and intellectual refinement in various art studios. After, she moves to Bristol, UK where she studies Fine Art at Bristol School of Creative Arts and acquires Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Today she lives and works in Nicosia where she keeps an art studio. She has participated in various group exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad and has two solo exhibitions in Cyprus and one in Berlin, Germany. Currently showing works in public spaces: ’’Dulcinea’’ in Vassiliko Theater, National Theater of Northen Greece, (Thessaloniki, Greece) and ’’Flashback’’ in Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, (Nicosia, Cyprus)