GRAVY PLANET
A world Drawing by Konstantia Sofokleous
and Panayiotis Michael

The Cyprus pavilion for this year's Venice Biennale presents Konstantia Sofokleous (1974) and Panayiotis Michael (1966), two artists whose works for the pavilion comprise drawings on paper, wall interventions and animations. Both artists research how every one of us is a rational actor carrying subjective rights and private inclinations in societies transformed into a Gravy Planet - a place were you are not allowed to miss the gravy train.

Although the exhibition is based on two individual presentations, the full project must be seen from the viewpoint of a shared aim: to investigate mechanisms that allow us to locate our universe of private worries within the public sphere. By working in a very personal manner and based on the study of how each of us perceives and acts in socio-political and geographical situations that define our daily lives, both artists have striven to find meaningful resources in order to create a space where new values acquire form.

Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland and a Popular Children's Poem are the two animated pieces on which Konstantia Sofokleous' installation is based, together with a large series of wall drawings.

Panayiotis Michael - under the general title of I promise, You Will Love me Forever- has chosen different works on paper and murals that combine many issues, primarily focusing on how collective action produces public good.