Twenty international artists explore the notion of ME/YOU, US/THEM on various scales: from national border politics to migratory patterns in nature, from the influence of algorithms on our online behaviour to physical interactions between individuals. By valuing and embracing diversity, societies can unlock their potential for innovation, creativity, and social progress. Ultimately, it all starts with our willingness, or unwillingness, to live together in a world full of contradictions. The inauguration will take place on Friday 12 April, the exhibition ME/YOU, US/THEM, curated by Renny Ramakers and Yev Kravt will open @droog, Staalstraat 7B, Amsterdam.
Danae Stratou, participates with the work Cut – 7 dividing lines. A mixed-media photographic installation, the work comprises seven pairs of photographs printed on large transparencies set opposite each other in order to create a visual pathway, as well as a soundscape and text. The artist traveled in seven fault lines around the world capturing on photographic stills the two sides of each division. The trips were realized in the year of 2006 at the following places: Cyprus: Green Line, Kosovo: North- South Mitrovica, Northern Ireland: Belfast, Ethiopia- Eritrea: Badme, West Bank- Palestine: Wall, Indian – Pakistani Administered Kashmir: Line of Control, Mexico- US : Border Fence.
