Maria Papadimitriou. We’ll meet again

Papadimitriou has created, specifically for Espacio Uno, a participatory installation called We'll Meet Again, the title of a popular song during World War II. Like most of her work, this new work promotes social and communicative interaction in regards to issues such as nomadism, forced displacement, conflict and loss, in this case from the perspective of a soldier.

In the installation the artist combines fictional references to historical events, and introduces concepts of pleasure and entertainment as key components. Her creation contains audio-visual elements that she combines with references to entertainment in popular American culture, especially war movies where spectacles of animation of the troops are highlighted.

The artist deliberately creates a sweetened and nostalgic installation; the result evokes an atmosphere of a cabaret that invites the spectator to participate, both visually and emotionally. We'll meet again works as a metaphor for the current state of the world, without resorting to an open narrative or adopting an ideological position. It is not so much about an open politicisation; it seeks to unite people, build relationships and emotional points of contact.

Papadimitriou’s installation causes an individual rather than collective resonance, with a critical and nostalgic ambivalence, evoking feelings that range from euphoria to pleasure and even cynicism and melancholy.