“On Cloud Seven” a solo exhibition by Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis k presented by the Embassy of to Australia in cooperation with the Consulate of Greece in Perth to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Sister City Relationship between Perth and Kastellorizo k Catalogue k 6-14 June 2014 Perth Town Hall Foyer The artist is opening the 20 L high-temperature supercritical drying reactor after a 48 h run. The vessel was installed in Greece, September 2005, and all the aerosculptures are created since then in it (photograph and copyright: Massimo Pizzocaro 2/2008).

Perth, 26 May 2014

Message from the Lord Mayor of Perth

On behalf of the City of Perth it is an honour to host the “On Cloud Seven” exhibition of Dr Ioannis Michaloudis, an outstanding Greek - Australian artist in cooperation with the Embassy of Greece to Australia and the Greek Consulate in Perth. It is particularly poignant during the 30th anniversary year of the sister city relationship between Kastellorizo and Perth. Dr Ioannis Michaloudis's exhibition will resonate with those who view it. I recognise the positive impact his artwork will have on not only in the international stage but especially here in Western Australia.

The Sister City relationship with Kastellorizo is one of the longest in Perth. This relationship was built initially on migration but more recently on social and cultural links while fostering international goodwill and tourism between the many generations of descendants of these early migrants. The City's former Lord Mayor Mick Michael himself a Greek of Kastellorizian origin instigated this sister city relationship in 1984.

It is estimated that there are thousands of residents with Kastellorizian ancestry living in Western Australia. The City of Perth is proud of its role in assisting to keep its Kastellorizian residents, with ancestry and connections, informed about cultural traditions that are part of their heritage. This sister city partnership has been energised in recent years with the establishment of an annual reciprocal student exchange program with the community organisation; the Australian Friends of Kastellorizo. This program has been a huge success allowing students to immersing themselves in their cultural heritage through language, educational and cultural programs.

This “On Cloud Seven” exhibition provides an opportunity to further engage with our local Greek community as well as to showcase the talents of Dr Ioannis Michaloudis to the greater Perth community and coincides with the official visit to Western Australia of Their Excellencies the Ambassador of Greece Mr. Haris Dafaranos and Mrs. Eva T. Dafaranos, who has curated this wonderful exhibition, designed and prepared artistically the brochure at hand.

Dr.Lisa Scaffidi Lord Mayor

Canberra, 26 May 2014

Message from the Ambassador of Greece to Australia

It gives me great pleasure to felicitate you all on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Perth and Kastellorizo, a milestone of particular significance coinciding with our official visit to Western Australia.

Eva and I wish wholeheartedly to congratulate Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis for the artistry of the works of the solo exhibition “On Cloud Seven” he so kindly agreed to display honouring the historic occasion. A Greek – Australian cultural expression of the dynamism and the aesthetics of this segment of the Greek presence in Australia.

This is a major cultural event which promotes in terms of artistry and excellence the Greek – Australian Community of Western Australia and is an expression of the esteem and appreciation from the part of the Embassy to the Greeks and Australians of Perth. We hope to have the opportunity to organise more cultural events cooperating with you in the near future.

Haris D. Dafaranos Ambassador

Canberra, 26 May 2014

Message from the Curator of the exhibition

For the Ancient Greeks, science is the quest for truth as well as knowledge and art is the human effort to imitate the divine. It was not, consequently, a surprise to me when an eminent Greek – Australian artist, researcher and lecturer agreed to present a variety of his works where art and science collide in the “On Cloud Seven” exhibition presented to you at the Foyer of the Perth Town Hall. A charismatic and most talented mind like that of Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis expands the horizons of our aesthetics through the pioneering artistic use of silica aerogel. Ioannis’ motivation for all his artwork and research derives from his deep sentiments for the preservation of the environment. He feels strongly about the sky, the “last layer of Earth”, as he says emphatically, “which, being the breath of our planet, is in real danger”. Every sculpture of his, each one of his research papers are expressing the need for attention towards our wounded sky. Silica aerogel has in the hands of Ioannis unique aeshetics and visual qualities expressing in the best possible way the blue and orange tints of our sky because of their nanostructure. Silica aerogel is indeed an ethereal and beautifull material, an avant-guarde product of our space era used by NASA to catch stardust. In the hands of Dr. Michaloudis is the artistic means to remind us of the sky element while in space. A futuristic element with so much ancestral and perennial beauty. I was very happy to cooperate with Dr. Michaloudis in curating this exhibition and I strongly felt his advanced artistic charisma and the beauty of his themes, where the hellenic spirit and the humanist angle prevail. It is an honour to have an artist of hellenic origin, of such a caliber, in Western Australia. Eyvah T. Dafaranos Art curator

Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis

BIO

Visual artist Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis was born in 1965, Anavra-Karditsas and raised in , Greece. Graduated in 1989 from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design (TEI of Athens), he continued his studies in , where he received a Master in Product Design from the Ecole Normale Superieure des Arts Décoratifs. In 1992 he raised his Master's degree in Visual Arts from Sorbonne University. In the same university he completed his Doctorate research in 1998, where Dr. Michaloudis develops his thesis on the “elastic arts” by analyzing the relationship between visual and applied arts, through the presentation of his works of land art and in situ projects. From 2001 to 2003 he carried out a postdoctoral research in Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the (Nephele)3, the Cubed Cloud project. In MIT, Michaloudis met silica aerogel, a nanomaterial used by NASA to collect stardust. For the reason that this ethereal material looks like our threatened sky, Michaloudis transferred it -worldwide first- in Art and Design. Dr. Michaloudis had received fellowships from the Greek government (IKY), the Leventis, Kostopoulos, A.S. Onassis Foundations and the University of Sorbonne. Has been awarded by the Dean of Arts at MIT, the MIT Arts Council and the Dean MIT School of Architecture. In 2001 he was awarded the “Fulbright Price for Greek Artists”. In 2007 he won the “Golden Lighthouse” in the XXIV Biennial of Alexandria, Egypt. Artworks of Michaloudis are in private and public collections such as the A.S Onassis Foundation. He realized projects in Greece and France such as In the Circulation of Red Trees, in City University of Paris. In November 2012 he had participated at “The Art&Science International Exhibition and Symposium” in Science and Technology Museum in Beijing, China. In November 2013 he had presented his interactive installation Talking with the Rusted Cloud in Siggraph Asia 2013. He is married to the cellist Mariliza Papadouri and has two daughters, Teresa and Romylia. Since July 2012 they live in Mount Pleasant, Western Australia, where Dr. Michaloudis has a Teaching & Research position in the School of Design and Art (SoDA), Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University. website: http://www.michalous.com portfolio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michalous/ paper: http://www.olats.org/space/13avril/2005/te_iMichaloudis.html contact: [email protected] address: 2A, David street, Mount Pleasant, 6153 WA

ART & SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS

SOLO 2010 Sky on sale, Gallery Ionos, Mars 20 – April 20, Karditsa, Greece, EU 2008 ( )topia, Aithousa Technis Athinon, January 26 – February 25, Greece, EU http://www.athensartgallery.gr/artists/michaloudis/topia/press-release.html 2007 Athens’ Soul, Telecommunications’ Museum, Mars 23-26, St. Petersburg, Russia. 2006 1 aer( )sculptures, October 3-21,2006, Museum of Cycladic Art, Greece, EU, http://www.cycladic.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=resource&cresrc=99& cnode=77&clang=0 2005 First International Astronautical Academy’s (IAA) International Conference, “Impact of Space on Society”, Mars 16-19, 2005, Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary, EU 2004 7th ESG Conference on Glass Science & Technology, April 25-28, 2004, Athens Greece, EU 2003 7th Intern.Symposium on Aerogels, November 2-5, Alexandria, VA, USA 2003 (Nob)Odyssey's, theater installation, La Mama theater, New York, N.Y, U.S.A 1995 (L)egaux & l’ego, retrospective, City University of Paris, France, EU 1994 In the Circulation of Red Trees, project in situ, CIUP, France, EU

COLLECTIVE (selection) 2013 Design Shanghai 2013, Aesthetics City, Power Station of Art, Shanghai China, 3 Dec. 2013 till 30 Mar. 2014, interactive installation: “Touch Your Cloud”, invited artist 2013 6th ACM Siggraph Asia 2013, Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong, China, 20-22 Nov. interactive installation: “Talking with the Rusted Cloud” (peer reviewed), ACM ISBN: 978-1-4503-2511-0 2012 3rd International Art and Science International Exhibition and Symposium 2012, China Science and Technology Museum, Beijing, China, Nov.2012, invited artist, ISBN 978-7-112-14756-4 2011 Amber festival, Next ecology, Istambul, 4-13 November 2011 Kinetica Art Fair 2011, P3, London, England, EU 2010 A Fluxmuseum International Art Exhibition @ http://fluxfaceinspace.blogspot.com/2010/07/tis-michalous-65.html 2010 Terra Nova, Galerie Wedding, Berlin, Germany, EU 2009 A paler Shade of White, Found.Bellonia, Santorini, Greece, EU 2007 Trilogie Mediterraneenne, Athens, Marseille, Cairo, February to April, Palais des Arts, Marseille, France, EU 2007 XXIV Alexandria’s Biennale of Art, Egypt. 2005 Space Art @ 56th International Astronautical Congress, IAC2005, October 16-21, Fukuoka, Japan 2005 Space Artists: the Cultural Frontiers of Space Travel, SETI Institute, February 12, Mountain View, CA, USA 2002 Sky Art conference 2002, European Cultural Center of Delphi & Icaria, Greece, EU 2002 Pulses of Art, 17 artists scholars @ Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece, EU 1999 Bonds of Art, 21 artists-scholars of the A.S.Onassis Foundation, Greece, EU. 1996 Salon de Jeune Peinture ’96, Espace Quai Branly, Paris, France, EU. 1994 Greek Painters & Sculptors in Paris, House of Europe, Paris, EU 1993 4th biennale of Academies of Visual Arts, Maastricht, Holland, EU 1992 Portrait of ENS. Arts Decos School, Museum of Monuments, Paris, France, EU Musical Programme Presentation of the artists performing

Cellist: Mrs Mariliza Papadouri

With postgraduate studies in Cello and Chamber Music, a degree in Communication and Mass Media, she has had a rich and diverse international carreer as cellist, musical composer and artistic director of concerts. She has cooperated with eminent Greek composers such as Christos Leontis, Stefanos Korkolis, , Mimis Plessas, Thanassis Polykandriotis, Notis Mavroudis, Elias Andriopoulos, Nikos Kypourgos and Stamatis Kraounakis as well as with the singer .

Harpist: Mrs Michelle Smith

She gradually made her way to the harp after years of piano, guitar and cello playing, writing original scores for independent films which landed her a WAS nomination for “Best Original Score”. She first received classical tuition with Brownyn Wallis and had studies in Boston where she lived with and was mentored by Deborah Henson – Conant, a Grammy Award nominated jazz harpist and composer with worldwide recognition. She performed twice with Deborah in the U.S. and attended rythm classes at the Berkley College of Music.

Greek songs repertoire

(for harp and cello)

- “Tzivaeri” ( a Greek traditional folk song on migration) - “Ferte mou ena mandolino” (bring me a mandolin), music composed by Manos Hadjidakis - “Odos Oneiron” (Dream Street), music composed by Manos Hadjidakis - “Magnus Eroticus”, music composed by Manos Hadjidakis - “Gioconda’s Smile”, music composed by Manos Hadjidakis

Holding with Dr. Steven Jones the model of the stardust trap. Training at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory back in 2005. Photo by: Dan Goods.

Preparing the supercritical drying of silica aerogel Training at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory back in 2005. Photo by: Dan Goods.

Presentation of Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis artworks

and

“His 23 aerosculptures in a poetic interpretation ”

Haiku poetry by

Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Sky Aegis (M)other Earth silica aerogel, ready-made mannequin bird cage, fabric silica aerogel, golden leaf, hands, road painting, fabric, metal, acrylic 22x12x13cm, Athens 2010 display box, 116x44x16, Athens 2011

“Ready made mannequin hands holding “(M)other Earth caged; her ethereal spirit tender the Aegean Sky; Hellenic Spirit dwells strong in the rhythmic silence of prevails in the clear blue sky her tormented body.” inspiring the matter.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos Eyvah T. Dafaranos

E(r )gonomia There is No Smoke Without Fire silica aerogel, C-clamp, 60x60x10cm, wood, silica aerogel, fabric, sand paper, acrylic display box, aluminum, 30x30x5cm, Athens 2010 Athens 2007

“Framed black and blue sky with a staircase; “The human ego, the blue sky, the red we felt the impact of the smoke on our instrument; bow to the blue sky, abolish the red bodies …No reaction then … instrument and the “I” ego, embrace the Now, we have to be prepared for the divine nature and the “We”.” consequences of the fire …” Eyvah T. Dafaranos Eyvah T. Dafaranos

15 Bottled Skies Sky-view silica aerogel, glass, silica aerogel, golden rubber, aluminum, leaf, metal, fabric, Athens 2008 acrylic display box, 51x51x9cm, Athens 2011

“15 bottled skies of Love are being “Round sky view; your higher self created “in vitro”; admires from above the beautiful I can make you love me even if you don’t …” sample of sky.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Double Nike silica aerogel, slumped glass, tinted film, acrylic base, 68x26x6 cm, Athens-Perth, 2007-2014

“Double Nike and the angels walking in the crowd; I saw an angel smiling at me … He showed me the path and I followed ...” Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Double Icarus silica aerogel, slumped glass, tinted film, LED panel, 60x60x8cm, Perth, 2014

“Two shapes, two Icaruses; One left wavering in the past, the other dwells in the present in agony for the future.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Liquid Sky silica aerogel, slumped glass, tinted film, 27x12x7cm, Perth 2014

“Two different skies, one blue and clear, black orange the other; the abuse of nature continues unless Divine Providence stops us from destroying the environment.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Liquid Cloud silica aerogel, slumped glass, tinted film, 20x20x9cm, Perth 2014

“Blue liquid cloud, orange black liquid cloud; light and darkness, Life and death, are an unending cycle directing human soul to eternity.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Cycladic Head Cycladic Head 2 silica aerogel, brass, acrylic silica aerogel, acrylic display box, 20X20X6cm, display box, Athens 2006 Athens 2006

“Wire on the face; the silent knowledge “The wire on your face is your identity; of the beyond will show you the way.” follow the marks of your destiny, the body of Eyvah T. Dafaranos life is your compass.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos

- Icare, I care… Dove’s Soul framed photo print, 90x88cm, silica aerogel, wood, Alexandria, VA, 2003 byzantine golden leaf, 47x47x7cm, Athens 2009

“This time, Icarus used the right “Black shadow of white dove and his soul; material for his wings, silica aerogel; dove’s soul will keep the truth of your heart we all have wings, but very few immaculate.” of us use them.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Cycladic Idol Cycladic Idol 2 silica aerogel, acrylic display silica aerogel, box, Athens, 2006 acrylic display box, Athens, 2006

“Balancing into your past, the Cycladic Idol “Mesmerising your future, the Cycladic Idol 2 emerges from the hidden sea of your ancestors moves regally into the world beaming out the creating stoically your contemporary legacy.” grandeur of your ancestry, Hellas.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Stairway to Heaven Stairway to Black Cloud wood, byzantine golden silica aerogel, fabric, leaf, silica aerogel, iron, acrylic display aluminum, 35x25x8cm, box, 47x47x7cm, Athens 2012 Athens 2011

“Dark abyss and the stairway to Heaven; “Starry night and the reflection of the frameless portrait engraved on the dark stairway to black cloud; as long as corridors of your mind.” you are with me, I’m O.K.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Econographia Mnemonic Ethanol silica aerogel, metal, framed photo print, wood, glass, acrylic, 91x69cm, Athens 2006 50x39x8cm, Athens 2010

“The absolute faith; “Bubbles, memory, head; on our knees we praise your All Holiness In the perishable matter of the world we have with a hope for a miracle.” ephemeral memory, few dreams and rare Eyvah T. Dafaranos hopes, unless we change course of life to the ethereal direction.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Erocycladic Kore photo print in silica aerogel, aluminum, 90x179cm, brass, iron, Athens 2006 190x70x25cm, Athens 2008

“The shape of a musical instrument; it has “Red colour in her innocent naked body; the magic of Eros in every point of its figure.” once upon a time, I fell in love with a divine Eyvah T. Dafaranos creature, beautiful as you.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos

My First Time I Touch a Cloud interactive video installation, silica aerogel, candid camera, 2011

“My finger is touching the cloud; it is the moment I felt the Godly side of my humanself.” Eyvah T. Dafaranos

Acknowledgements

We wish to express our sincere thanks to:

- the Perth Town Hall, the Lord Mayor Dr. Lisa Scaffidi and Counsellor Mr. James Limnios for providing the Foyer Venue for the exhibition.

- the Kastellorizian Association of Western Australia as well as to its Chairman Mr. Alan Cresswell for the catering facilities provided.

- Curtin University, Faculty of Humanities, for the provision of an HD monitor.

- Curtin University, School of Design and Art for their collaboration.

- Mr. George and Mrs. Marina Georgiou for assisting with the printing of the catalogue of the exhibition.

- Nikias Diamond Co Canberra for the hiring of the harpist as well as for assisting with the plexiglass mounting of two artistic works and with the special packaging of the artworks of the exhibition.

- special thanks to Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis for presenting his artworks and to his spouse Mrs. Mariliza Papadouri for playing the cello.

- to Mrs. Eva T. Dafaranos for curating the exhibition, for the artistic preparation and supervision of the catalogue at hand, for the choices of the Greek Music repertoire as well as for the Haiku poetry accompanying the artworks of Dr. Ioannis Michaloudis entitled “His 23 aerosculptures in a poetic interpretation”.

- Mr. Konstantinos Koutsopoulos of the Embassy for the technical layout of the Catalogue.

- Mrs. Marylin Tsolakis for being the MC at the opening event.

- the Consul of Greece in Perth Miss Sofia Choli for her kind assistance. A piece of sky in between your fingers, In March 2004, invited as an Artist in Residence by Dr. A. Venkateswara Rao at Shivaji Univerity, Maharastra, India, during some experiments we made with Dr. Sharad Bhagat, we had arrived to create the first cumulus cloud into a sample of silica aerogel. It was Sunday the 21st of March 2004 (photograph and copyright: MICHALOUS, 2004). Perth Town Hall