Kafeneia / Utopia and Maltopia ”If I were… I would” - Kyriaki Spanou
Through fierce opposition to the state company that is currently selling the former airport ELLINIKO, which sits on a huge piece of land, we – the artists (visual arts, theatre, music) – will enter a deserted building on the site. Our purpose is to assert the potential for this to be a space for art. By creating a collective platform where artists make ‘visible’ and designate through the medium of their artwork, they demonstrate an alternative and artistic use of the space; a Utopia amidst the present Maltopia. The ironic motto “If I were... I would” is taken from an expression heard every day in Greek coffee-shops: “If I were prime minister... I would do that”. The artists involved create interlocking events that connect the history of the site to its imminent destruction in favour of a corporate entertainment industry.
