Saturday, 21 March 2015

Downhill Classroom by Zafos Xagorakis




Downhill Classroom by Zafos Xagorakis




 
at the Benaki Museum, Pireos.
 
 



An installation in the form of an outdoor classroom consisting of 18 desks, 36 chairs as well as a teacher's desk, cut in a 5-10 degree angle. 

According to the museum's website, the artist is making a statement on the teaching methods which are used in conditions of crisis (war, earthquake, concentration camp, etc.) when indoor teaching becomes impossible.


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