Aqua Memoria At Fabrica Hill
Unravel, Thekla Papadopoulou
This is the final piece, which we had a glimpse of earlier.
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At the heart of the galleries carved into the limestone of Fabrika Hill, Thekla Papadopoulou's Unravel offers a sensory archaeology. The work unfurls a long blue fabric that follows the crevices like a reimagined stream. Carried by an aquatic soundscape, the textile does not "depict" water: it reactivates its memory - its sediments, like the visible traces of "humus" on the surrounding rock, and the forgotten coolness of a subterranean presence.
The choice of fabric is directly rooted in the history of the site, whose toponym "Fabrica" (factory / workshop), attested since 1815, is directly linked to the presence of a production facility (for cotton, sugar, potassium nitrate, or salt), probably established under the Lusignans or the Ottomans. The fabric used by the artist thus refers to the site's productive vocation during the medieval period, itself an heir to a landscape already shaped by extraction in antiquity. The use of textile material evokes this memory of the workshop while extending - through a supple, capillary substance - the hydraulic logic that has structured the site since Antiquity: carved channels, rock-cut corridors, cisterns, and the nearby nymphaeum associated with the theatre. Here, the fabric behaves like a possible water - it insinuates, embraces, filters, and channels.
Audio?
The information hinted at an auditory element to the art, but I didn't hear anything. Perhaps I misunderstood?
Paphos Walkway
That was the final exhibit. But if you are visiting, do make a point of walking along the lovely walkway that links the hill to the Archaeological Park. It gives some very nice views and overlooks some of the emerging history of the site.
Roundabout View
You may well have sat in one of the Mall's coffee shops and looked out over the Roundabout to the mysterious rocks of Fabrica Hill. Do yourself a favour and go and take a proper look, especially while there is an art exhibition there to tempt you over.
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