The group art exhibition "About Health", curated by art historian Iris Kritikou, was presented in September 2016 in Epidaurus and in May 2017 is transferred to the Diachronic Museum of Larissa, in the occasion of the celebration of the International Museum Day, which for 2017 has the title "Museums and Controversial Stories. Museums talk about what they do not say."

The participating artists reflect the way of the human body from health to illness, and the way from illness in the hope of healing. Through their work they express both physical and mental health, as reflected historically and socially throughout the ages, summing up the endless battle of man against perish-ability and non-existence.

With the exhibition of these works in the interior and exterior of the Diachronic Museum of Larissa and in close proximity to the Medical School, there are automatically created associations with the worship of Asclepius and the work of Hippocrates, which was widely disseminated in Thessaly.

Artists:
Costas Ananidas, Angelos Antonopoulos, Alexis Veroukas, Marios Voutsinas, Paraskevi Gavriel, Irene Gkonou, Maria Grigoriou, Georgia Damopoulou, Dikaia Despotaki, George Zongolopoulos, Stavroula Kaziale, Tina Karageorgi, Voula Karabatzaki, Kyriaki Kouniari, Elena Kyrkilis, Maria Kotsou, Aphroditi Liti, Panagiotis Marinis, Barbara Mavrakaki, Kyriaki Mavrogeorgi, Chariton Bekiaris, Panagiotis Brendas, Danae Nikolaidi-Kotsaki, Vana Xenou, Christina Papageorgiou, Panagiotis Pasantas, Dimitra Siliali, Eleni Soumi, Christos Stergiopoulos,  Praxitelis Tzanoulinos, Giorgos Houliaras

At the exhibition is also presented the bronze sculpture "Hands", that George Zongolopoulos created in 1992.

Curator: Iris Kritikou

There is also a group participation of students of the Athens School of Fine Arts, from the plaster and copper laboratory of professor Markos Georgilakis: Olga Vlassis, Penelope Merkouri, Andreas Tsourovits, Anna Tzortzi, Athanasia Tsatsou, Dafni Fikiori.

Organizers:

Ephorate of Antiquities of Larissa, the Pulmonary Clinic of the University of Thessaly, the Association of respiratory disorders and severe diseases, the Association "Diazoma" and the Municipality of Larissa.

Opening: Saturday, May 13, 19:30
Duration of exhibition: May 13 - June 30, 2017

Diachronic Museum of Larissa: Peripheriakos of Trikala, Mezourlo, Larissa 41500
Hours of operation: Every day 8.00 am - 20.00 pm, tel. 2413 508242