For the 'making of' exhibition of ATHENA 2.0 at Base-Alpha Gallery,
Nadia Naveau goes into dialogue with Andy Merregaert (photographer), Nick Andrews (curator), Jelle Jespers (graphic designer) and Jess De Gruyter (cineast).
Athena radiates leadership, good governance and justice. She represents strategy, intelligence and wisdom. She is also the goddess of beauty and art – in the sense of aesthetic ideals – and of love – in the sense of loyalty. In short, a queen among the gods.
Her face may not show any individual facial features, but her posture exudes tons of character. Today's Athena has none of the rather stiff, reserved pose of her predecessor. She looks out over the city nonchalantly, with her legs crossed and one arm over the back of her chair, with complete confidence and relaxation. It is a figure that feels perfectly at home in today's society.