LUMA Arles, Arles May 26, 2023 – June 21, 2024 One year Christodoulos Panayiotou Fantasy, desire, theatrics of disillusionment and manifold political histories are key thematics of the exhibition which, for the first time, will bring together elements from the artist’s entire career. Bodies of work encapsulating two decades of artistic production will circulate in the exhibition space for one year, rotating with the calendar and solar seasons. Their arrival and departure will mark specific moments, creating an intriguing network of performative gestures and associations.Combining legacies of vernacular art and architecture with Byzantine painting traditions, meticulously precise glass sculptures, time-measuring devices, theatrical backdrops and objects charged with historical meaning, One Year evolves as an ephemeral temporal and spatial composition. The desire to experiment with the exhibition space as a constantly changing landscape manifests through radical transformations which blur the boundaries of narration and experience. Opening with a prologue in May 2023, the exhibition will unfold into the seasons of Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring, concluding with an epilogue in June 2024.Text by: LUMA, Arles