In Transition Cyprus 2006

Overview

The book accompanies the In Transition Cyprus 2006 exhibition and provides a comprehensive overview of the project’s exploration of displacement, migration, and border realities through an interdisciplinary lens. It traces the conceptual development of the exhibition, emphasising how diverse artistic practices—such as photography, video, installation, and textual testimony—investigate personal and collective experiences of exile, loss, and identity amidst global and local political turmoil. By situating Cyprus’s unique history as a borderland and a site of ongoing geopolitical conflicts within broader debates on migration, globalization, and cultural memory, the book contextualises the artworks within a multidisciplinary framework that includes cultural studies, sociology, and political science.

Furthermore, the publication highlights the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of the project, referencing key thinkers on borders, mobility, and displacement such as Homi Bhabha, Nikos Papastergiadis, and Edward Said. It emphasises the importance of storytelling, memory, and imagination in understanding the fluid and often traumatic processes of border crossing and identity reconstruction. Overall, the book serves as an analytical and visual companion to the exhibition, reflecting on how art functions as a means of witnessing, documenting, and critically engaging with the ongoing realities of displacement and the complex notions of belonging in a globalised world.