Liana Pattihis: Chained

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Liana Pattihis

Αλυσοδεμένο- Alysodeméno meaning ‘Chained’, represents a body of work, a journey in time which links pieces created from 2005 to today, from my early experimentations with enamel, through to the ‘knitted chain’ and ‘Istos’- ‘Webb’ series, which are inspired by the intricate lace and embroidery of traditional
Greek and Cypriot costumes.

The title Alysodeméno is used here primarily as a metaphor. The work not only involves enamel which is ‘chain bound’, but also reflects a personal visual language. As the future is inexorably linked to the past
and the traditional is tied to the contemporary, so is the strong undivided link between what represents me as an artist and my Greek-Cypriot heritage.