bio:

Dimitra Papamerkouri was born in Athens.  She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts & Technology from AKTO Art and Design College. She studied fashion and costume design in private schools in Athens. She studied contemporary jewelry and she attended workshops with Greek and foreign jewelers at Anamma Art Jewelry school. She has participated in various exhibitions. Through her work she explores her connection with space; the outer and the inner; of memory and imagination; the inside and outside. She creates tools-jewelry that become a new space, an extension, an interaction between environment and self.   Lives and works in Athens.

statement:

I am fascinated about airplanes. Airplanes symbolize freedom and transformation. Flight is a metaphor for our imagination and gives us a sense of changes in our boundaries and perspective. Taking off expresses the desire for liberation and the beginning of a new era. On the other hand landing indicates the need for grounding and presence. Airplanes create an imaginary state of presence and absence. I create a series of jewelry using the shape of an airplane. The materials I use are steel, leather and thread. I cut steel by hand and sew it with thread to leather. I repeat the same shape to emphasize and explore the meaning of mobility and change.