Wherever I Exist stems from an interest in the moment when a person realises that their environment no longer suits them – especially when it is the place they consider home. At that point, the need arises for a new beginning in a space they can call their own. At this moment, the connection between humans and birds becomes evident, particularly in relation to the sense of freedom we long to feel – just like them. Birds are not bound to their nesting place like humans are emotionally attached to their homes, whether because other people share the space or the very nature of the dwelling itself.

Sofia Kiousi, born in 1999 in Thessaloniki, graduated from the School of Fine Arts at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is pursuing her Master's at the University of Western Macedonia. She participated in various group exhibitions. Her works primarily address social issues in combination with personal experiences, using mixed techniques and materials, mainly natural ones. She has worked at the Metropolitan Organization of Museums of Visual Arts Thessaloniki, where she supported the implementation of educational programs and participated in organising exhibitions.

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Kjerkoli obstajam izhaja iz zanimanja za tisti moment, ko se človek zave, da mu okolje, v katerem je, ne ustreza več – še posebej, če je to kraj, ki ga ima za dom. Takrat se pojavi potreba po novem začetku; v tem trenutku postane pomenljiva povezava med ljudmi in pticami, še zlasti v zvezi z občutkom svobode, po katerem hrepenimo. Ptice niso vezane na gnezdišča, tako kot smo ljudje čustveno vezani na svoje domove, bodisi zato, ker si prostor delimo tudi z drugimi, bodisi zaradi same narave bivališča.

Sofia Kiousi, rojena leta 1999 v Solunu, je diplomirala na Šoli za likovno umetnost na Aristotelovi univerzi v Solunu. Na Univerzi v Zahodni Makedoniji nadaljuje magistrski študij. Sodelovala je na različnih skupinskih razstavah. Njena dela naslavljajo predvsem družbena vprašanja v navezavi z osebnimi izkušnjami in uporabljajo različne tehnike in materiale, predvsem naravne. Delala je v Metropolitanski organizaciji muzejev vizualnih umetnosti v Solunu, in sicer pri izvajanju izobraževalnih programov in organizaciji razstav.