Sunlight Shadows: Dance on Eyelids | by Sophia Hatzikos
January 30 - March 9
Artist Statement
visible patterns link systems.
we rely on:
raw - manipulated - produced - transformed - extracted
resources / draw connections
materials whisper,
questioning consumption
connects unsuspecting lines
signs of decay absent.
habits habitually present in a plateau of unawareness.
Biography
Sophia Hatzikos is a Greek/American multidisciplinary artist from Portland, Oregon, currently based in St. Louis, MO. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts and Economics at Wheaton College (MA) in 2020 and is working toward a Master of Fine Arts degree at Washington University in St. Louis.
Hatzikos' work is rooted in environmental concerns, looking closely at material usage from raw materials to consumable products. She intentionally seeks out materials with a potency that can add to her narrative. She searches for ways to stretch a material’s use well past expiration or planned obsolescence – often envisioning possibilities for raw materials beyond their predisposed purposes. Hatzikos’ investigates the harm caused by humans to our ecosystem, as her concern for the inevitable environmental collapse is evident in her site reactive research and exploration. Resulting in mixed media installations that attempt to encourage conversations around excessive consumption, circularity in our economy and alternative material possibilities.
Her work has been shown at the Blue Sky Gallery, Dalles Arts Center, and the Attleboro Arts Museum, among others. She was the recipient of the Projects for Peace Grant (2018), Davis International Fellowship (2019), Miriam F. Carpenter Prize (2020), Kimberly Gales Emerging Artist (2021), and The Spencer T and Ann W. Olin Fellowship (2022). She was selected for a variety of residencies including Norton Island Art Residency for Writers and Artists (2021), Alta Community Enrichment Artist Residency (2021), and Sustainable Bolivia Artist in Residence (2019). Her Reincarnated Series was published in The Oregon Humanities Magazine (January 2022).
Reception
Monday, January 30, from 2:00 - 3:00: The artist will be present to give an artist's talk and take questions. Refreshments will be provided.