Agios Ioannis Metro Station
The most important element of the Agios Ioannis Metro Station is the moving sculpture at the passenger level.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
2000 The station was inaugurated on November 15.
2008 The sculpture was created.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
On the passenger and ticket level of the Agios Ioannis metro station, is the sculpture “The city unites the diversity of people”. It is a mobile sculpture made of stainless steel and electrostatic paint has been applied. Human oversized mobile fingerprints move in front of a chaotic urban landscape construction. It is a symbolic contrast between the megalopolis, in which individuality is lost, and the most characteristic element of our individuality and diversity, the fingerprint. At the same time, it is also a “statement” that the city must be governed by human scale and must always respect diversity.
What I can't see
The name of the station comes from the church of the same name, located just outside. The sculpture was created by the distinguished artist Christina Sarantopoulou.
Bibliography
Delezos K., Renieris A., (2000), Στις… Δάφνες το μετρό, [Metro in Laurette], in Nea
https://www.tanea.gr/2000/11/14/greece/stis-dafnes-to-metro/
Last visit 6/10/2024
