Through six thematic spaces composed using sound, light, fabric and found objects, Loizidou revitalizes the sociopolitical contradictions within an abandoned Cyprus hotel
Pbk, 8 x 11.25 in. / 128 pgs / 97 color. | 6/30/2026 | Awaiting stock $45.00
Published by Hatje Cantz. Text by Akis Kokkinos, Elina Kountouri, Alexandra Landré.
Cypriot artist Maria Loizidou (born 1958) transforms the abandoned Minerva Hotel in Platres into a meditation on displacement, refuge and belonging—responding to the building’s layered history as both a summer retreat and a wartime shelter.
