MYTH AND ACHITECTURE
The project “Myth and Architecture” was created during the 12th
Levka Ori Creative encounter in Crete, an interdisciplinary international
artists meeting -07.
It is an individual piece but is meant to correspond with other artist’s
work/art at the location.
CONCEPT AND MATERIAL
In the western literature the Greek myth about the Minotaur (being imprisoned
in a labyrinth on Crete) is one of the oldest written stories giving a visual
sense of the labyrinth as an architectural creation.
This art piece”Myth and architecture” plays with this particular
story and drama in the Greek mythology. With simple methods this work examines
how a labyrinth may be designed for this particular environment. All characteristic
paths leading to the middle of a labyrinth has been reduced and remaining
is only the outer circular form made by smaller stones as well as nine boulders
in the entrance area. These nine larger stones can be seen as “focal
points” in constructing this type of labyrinths.
This art piece is meant to be experienced as a “draft” of how
this environment may connect to a mythological idea.
SITE: Crete, Asilakias.
SIZE: 12m. In diameter