Sea. Sand. Love. My first personal performative practice was launched in the beginning of 2019 on Cyprus on the sea shore of Mediterranean sea, on the island of Love, the motherland of the Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty Aphrodite.
This performance could be the renewal of the ancient custom of bringing gifts to the Gods.
Since my childhood I was in love with Greek myths and legends, I was excited about all these stories about the Gods, heroes and magical creatures, in which people of ancient Greece tried to explain natural phenomena and the origin of existing things.
SEA. SAND. LOVE.The story of Eros and Psyche has caught my attention when
I've seen the amazing painting by Francois Gerard in the Instagram of Le Louvre. I realized that I remember the heroes but couldn't memorize the whole story.SEA. SAND. LOVE.The God of love and desire Eros married the human princess Psyche (the soul), therefore she became immortal and joined the Olympic Gods. The happy couple have the only child Hedone (the Goddess of pleasure, enjoyment, and delight).
The legend of Eros and Psyche may be one of few happy love stories in Greek mythology. Of course, it wasn't that easy and they went through the envy and jealousy of their relatives, who threw obstacles in their way.
The symbols of the images are very meaningful.Could it be the ancient formula of immortality and delight, when love and soul create the alliance?
