Charalampos Kourkoulis

What did the magpie see?

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Pica (py-kə) is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (e.g., metal, clay, coal, sand, dirt, soil, feces, chalk, pens and pencils, paper, batteries, spoons, toothbrushes, soap, mucus, latex gloves, ash, gum, lip balm, tacks and other office supplies, etc.)[1][2] For these actions to be considered pica, they must persist for more than one month at an age where eating such objects is considered developmentally inappropriate. The name of the condition originates from the Latin word for magpie, a bird that is reputed to eat almost anything.[3] Pica is seen in all ages, particularly in pregnant women, small children, and those with developmental disabilities.

Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, “to kill oneself ”) is the act of an organism intentionally causing its own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair, or attributed to some underlying mental disorder which includes depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism and drug abuse.[1] Pressures or misfortunes such as financial difficulties or troubles with interpersonal relationships may play a significant role.

W | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder)

W | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide

Alterity is a philosophical term meaning “otherness”, strictly being in the sense of the other of two (Latin alter). In the phenomenological tradition it is usually understood as the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed, and it implies the ability to distinguish between self and not-self, and consequently to assume the existence of an alternative viewpoint. The concept was established by Emmanuel Lévinas in a series of essays, collected under the title Alterity and Transcendence (1999[1970]).The term is also deployed outside of philosophy, notably in anthropology by scholars such as Nicholas Dirks, Johannes Fabian, Michael Taussig and Pauline Turner Strong to refer to the construction of “cultural others”. The term has gained further use in seemingly somewhat remote disciplines, e. g. historical musicology where it is effectively employed by John Michael Cooper in a study of Goethe and Mendelssohn

W | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alterity

Andy Warhol Eats a Hamburger

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PHOTOPHAGIA no.1

PHOTOPHAGIA no.1Performance_Kourkoulis CharalambosMusic_EttenVideo_Dimitris TsatsoulisCreative Art_Thomas Damtsios

Under the aegis ofPhotoharrie Foundation

The following people contributedfor the implementation of this project:

Natassa MarkidouPanagiotis KourkoulisNoémi Koxarakis