Maria Karystinou

PUBLIC AWARD @ JELO6 PROJECT ATHENS 2024

Artist Statement

Violence, war, climate change. The sense of security is being eroded in our fast-moving times. Fear forces us to shield ourselves as we numbly stare at the news. Anger is not expressed. We feel powerless to react, continuing in our lives. The pain is intense, conscious or not, as the records of the events are engraved in our psyche and become open wounds that steadily integrate into us.

Curriculum Vitae

Maria Karystinou was born in Athens in 1980. She graduated in 2002 from Vakalo Art & Design College in Applied Arts and Visual Communication, where she first encountered jewelry as an elective. In 2015, she began studying jewelry at Anamma Studio and continued her education through seminars with distinguished instructors. Her work has been exhibited both in Greece and abroad. Alongside her jewelry practice, she works as a graphic designer. She explores the experiential relationship with jewelry through making and wearing, utilizing symbolism, repetition, and emotion. Her inspiration is drawn from organic forms in nature, mechanical components, and ancient art.

Title: Is it beating?

Kind: Bracelet

Materials: Iron, Leather