Joy Stathopoulou

Lighting Echoes connects the prehistoric cross-shaped figurine of Pomos, from the Chalcolithic period, discovered in the district of Paphos, with the traditional female costume of Paphos—a dialogue between “before” and “now” within the same mold. The abstract seated form of the figurine, a symbol of fertility and Cypriot cultural heritage, with open arms evokes a ritual dance. On the reverse, an upright woman in Paphian costume—vraka, colorful skirt, vest, and headscarf—dances, expressing living tradition and the “rituals” of today. Through minimal materials—iron, light, and threads—light itself becomes an artistic language, symbolically illuminating the passage from prehistory and tradition to the present, from the abstract to the expressive, where forms and memories coexist within the same work.

LIGHTING ECHOES: FROM PREHISTORY TO TRADITION

Light-based sculptural Object Iron, Threads, Light