Artwork
Υπόκλιση
Υπόκλιση is a photography by Kyriakos Katzourakis. It dates from 1996 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.
About this work
Overview
Υπόκλιση is part of a multidisciplinary work, 'The Road to the West', which explores the migrant experience through various art forms.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a naked woman bowing, highlighting the degradation and exploitation faced by migrants, particularly women, in their new environment.
Technique & Style
The use of chiaroscuro creates a dramatic effect, with light falling on the subject's back, drawing attention to her submissive posture.
Context
The piece is one of eleven in a series, combining painting, theatre, photography, and cinema to convey the narrative of migration and its associated hardships.
Artist & collection
Museum
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus
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