This is an exhibition of works by Turkish Cypriot, Greek Cypriot, Syrian Cypriot and Italian Cypriot artists, brought together by "Together we can" Association - the Bicommunal Initiative of Relatives of Missing Persons and Victims of Massacres and War and the Nilgun Guney Art Studio.
Artists met relatives of "missing persons" from both communities, visited exhumation sites and spots where massacres took place in both parts of the island in 1963 and 1974.
Investigative journalist Sevgul Uludag co-facilitated the coming together of artists from the two sides of the island in a series of workshops together with artist Nilgun Guney. The workshops included testimonies from relatives of "missing persons" and victims of massacres, visits to the homes of victims of war and site visits to mass graves in both parts of the island.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Goethe-Institut in Cyprus.
The exhibition will be opened on the 15th of March 2013 at 6.30 p.m. in the gallery of the Goethe-Institut Cyprus (next to Ledra Palace hotel) in the presence of the artists.
Artists participating in the art exhibition:
Adi Atassi
Aydan Lisaniler
Christa Antoniou
Deniz Tevfik
Eda Gökçe
Ferah Kaya
Gaia Zaccagni
Mehtap Önem
Nilgün Güney
Simoni Symeonidou
Sophia Hadjipapa
Zalihe Şakir
Zeynep Uzun
Works of Cypriot artists on the subject Missing Persons
Exhibition
15th until 22nd March 2013
Goethe-Institut Cyprus gallery / hall in Nicosia
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
