What is Eros?

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

What is Eros?

44 artists from Greece and abroad participate in this exhibition, which is part of the Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

The artists use different expressive media, such as painting, sculpture, photography, video, installation and performance in order to examine fluidity and freedom, to pose questions about identity, sex and sexuality in art.

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

The selection of artists happened through an open call that was announced in December 2018. The over 400 applications by individual artists and collectives that were received brought the  demand for immediate and disruptive dialogue to the forefront.

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival 2019 (2019) by Photos: Sofia SpyrouMOMus - Experimental Center for the Arts

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