Tears for You and Me is work of both satirical and caustic, which uses domestic work as a metaphor for the sacrifices often expected of women in the name of love, companionship, and family. By activating my body and my relationship with the audience, I turned a seemingly simple act into a commentary on the sensualization of female suffering and its transformation into a socially acceptable spectacle.
During the performance, I held sort conversations with the audience. I asked them, “What is your name? Do you cry when you cook? Do you cry because of the onions or for other reasons? What makes you cry?” Then, I gave them a small container with chopped onions and said: “Those are some tears from me to you. I wish you that from now on, you will only shed tears of joy.”
WOW (Women of the World) Athens is presented by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in cooperation with the British Council and with the support of the British Embassy Athens.
Photography by Andreas Soutsis and Danai Kokkinaki