I Dip My Feet in Both Seas

I Dip My Feet in Both Seas
Series of 8 photogravures
42 x 59,4 cm
2024

In this series of graphic prints Halvadaki delves into linguistic encounters and hierarchies across generations, drawing from her own background as half Greek, half Danish.

I Dip My Feet in Both Seas is a series of 8 photogravures where textual motifs appear as visual poems.
In a poetic tone where spaces and the absence of words are as significant as the narratives formulated within the text, a series of encounters and experiences are portrayed. All share the commonality that language, or its absence, plays a pivotal role.

Halvadaki's experiences with the Greek language are activated through the text, form, and color of the work, reflecting on belonging, longing, and origin.

I Dip My Feet in Both Seas is predominantly written in Danish, though Greek and English also appear.
With this multilingual textual universe, the artist aims to create shifts in the possibilities for orienting oneself within the narratives of the work.