“In her exhibition The Deeper I Go, The More I Reveal at The Blender Gallery, Maria Fragoudaki follows a thematic axis which combines issues of different nature – social, environmental and experiential. It may not be readily obvious that her themes touch upon the interwined concepts of life and home. Although they were created over a ten-year period (2015-2024), during which much changed in both the life of the artist and in the whole planet, the chromatic economy of a palette limited almost exclusively to tones of blue, black and white and the extensive use of discarded materials or used objects reflect the artist’s long research into color and form and gives these works the character of a series. […]
Maria Fragoudaki emphasizes the process of turning industrial materials into the ‘body’ of the artwork. The material is taken out of recycling or environmental pollution to become part of the universal, silent but powerful language of art. Through the mobilisation of the audience and the quest for another condition, new ways appear, and new ‘paths’ emerge to confirm the link between our inner and outer worlds. And this is the magic and the power of art; It poetically suggests creative ways of respecting and taking care of life, which will find a way, be it good or bad, largely at our responsibility. It can also reconcile us with the idea that we, like everything else, are headed towards recycling in one way or another”.
Katerina Koskina, International Curator & Museologist
