Its scale has increased to the point that the shell reads as completely abstract and functions as a viewing or listening device at one end. From the foot end, the human reference remains visible. In one, a cream - colored cast bifurcates the center of a wooden panel, which has become dark gray through aggressive graphite strokes and other repeated marks. From the knee up, the charred paper form projects outward from a metal armature, while below, it becomes plaster with a ball - point grid etched into its surface, leaving the artist' s ultimate purpose undisclosed. The installation consists of three hanging rice paper scrolls attached by wires to a square grid of 12 wall boxes.
Light acts as an indicator of energy and the cords as the means of transmission.
Visually akin to the work of Christian Boltanski, Halivopoulou' s installation deals with genes and language. Embedded into the vellumlike surfaces of the scrolls and boxes are nearly indecipherable fragments of ancient Greek letters. In addition to evoking an earlier form of writing surface, the scrolls assume an anthropomorphic quality. The two diaphanous and flesh-colored ones, in particular, have breastlike swellings with cords sprouting from the nipples. Internally lit forms, resembling pods or cocoons, nestle in the scrolls' membranous webs.