Walk. Stop. Recite [Vasileios Mangos]

2022
Digital prints on paper
Street action, Volos, Greece

I stand on the street, between the Court House entrance and “Eleftherias” [Liberty] square, in the city centre of Volos, handing out a series of cards to passers-by. On the front, the cards feature photographs of wildflowers I encountered while walking the trail “Vasileios Mangos”. Opened and maintained by Giannis in memory of his son, the trail links the city with the village of Stagiates. On the back, each card has an address and a quote. The cement factory, hospital, police station and courthouse are where the Greek state’s repression forces brutally attacked the protestors and Vasileios Mangos on the 13th and 14th of June 2020, as they demanded an end to ecological plunder and waste burning in the city. Once one has reached those locations, they may recite excerpts from Vasileios’ testimony published from the hospital on social media.

Download, post, print and distribute the derivative works; a poster and flower bundles in English & Greek.

Wildflowers [Vasileios Mangos]

2022
Digital image files

A series of photos I took on the trail “Vasileios Mangos” in Volos accompany Vasileios’ social media post he published from the hospital in June 2020 and the description of the torture he suffered at the hands of the Greek police.

Κοίτα να δεις [Βασίλειος Μάγγος]

2022
Ψηφιακά αρχεία εικόνας

Μια σειρά φωτογραφιών που τράβηξα στο μονοπάτι “Βασίλειος Μάγγος” στον Βόλο συνοδεύουν την ανάρτηση του Βασίλειου στα μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης που δημοσίευσε από το νοσοκομείο τον Ιούνιο του 2020 και την περιγραφή των βασανιστηρίων που υπέστη στα χέρια της ελληνικής αστυνομίας.