Idiosyncrasies.cy

Idiosyncrasies.cy investigates a selection of distinctive features, thoughts, oddities or modes of behaviour that we all have assumed are particular to Cyprus and its social landscape. These local, so called truisms, are often humorous confessions of the unconventional. However, in many cases, these commonplace phrases have become enmeshed in our social fabric revealing apathy, prejudice and stereotypic racism, intolerance of difference and discrimination, self censorship and the willingness to passively accept many forms of injustice, such as corruption, repression and cruelty.

Eleven artists participated in a three week workshop, co-organised by NeMe and the Rialto Theatre, for the creation of eight banners that reveal the contradictions described above. Appropriately, the exhibition space for these banners is the theatre’s two side exits which provide a generous public spectatorship, engagement with and hopefully reflection from this public art.