The Gap is an interdisciplinary and artistic project stemming from academic research on anthropogenic gaps. At the core of The Gap is the cultural technique of bladed weapon cuts on *byzantine murals throughout East Europe and Turkey: their material-forensic analysis and a review of their instrumentalization in national identity discourses. Collaborating artists will recreate, document, and exhibit the gaps in a contemporary fresco.
The project, spanning over two years, is divided into four phases: The Fresco, The Cut, The Detachment, and The Exhibition. It will begin in Athens in April 2025 with the painting of a 30m fresco on the terrace of the bookshop Literature House (Kypseli) and will conclude with an exhibition in Tokyo in Autumn 2026.
Differently from the classical norm and in opposition to the segregation of disciplines, The Gap is a natural mélange of theory and practice, art and scientific research. Aligned with feminist, anti-Cartesian thought, it embraces the idea that thinking does not occur solely in the armchair but also through action.