The work draws inspiration from all refugee stories from the city of Ioannina. From the moment the war sirens sounded until it’s end. The work consists of wooden toys composing a monument. The wooden toys function as objects of memory of an alternative past, for those who were forced to leave them behind.
Stratos Serafeimidis is a pre-graduate student at the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Ioannina. He was raised in Prosotsani, Drama and currently lives in Ioannina. He has presented his works in various group exhibitions and participated in projects such as Interreg Palimpsest and Diaplasis 202. His work consists of video and sound installations and films.