For the very first time this year in Mykonos, a temple with Linear writing is unveiled. The artistic masterpiece within the chapel of Agios Dimitrios in Kalesma Mykonos is an ode to Byzantine heritage.
It is known that stately homes on the Greek islands, housed small or larger holy icon shrines, thus expressing their worship and gratitude to the Divine. Inspired by this custom, the owners of Kalesma Mykonos wished to pay their own tribute to tradition and religion by building the chapel of Saint Dimitrios in a central position within the hotel. But they did it in their own unique way.
The distinguished Greek design company K-Studio curated the temple’s architecture, placing emphasis on powerful Cycladic touches, as they have done throughout the hotel. Inside the church, the design direction was undertaken by Vangelis Bonios of Studio Bonarchi, capturing a feeling of solemnity and tranquility throughout the space.
A linear approach to hagiography
But most of all it is the illustration by graphic designer/illustrator Gerasimos Chatzis that makes the chapel of Agios Dimitrios stand out. The work references the friezes of ancient temples with its main body narrating the Passions of Holy Week. The overall aesthetic approach and the project’s liturgical depiction are in tune with the brand narrative of Kalesma Mykonos. The visual element has been approached in such a way that the work stands out both for its artistic essence as well as for the religious messages depicted in its images. As a beacon of outstanding hospitality, Kalesma Mykonos innovates with the addition of a landmark that besides being religiously significant, is also a work of art in itself, offering visitors a riveting aesthetic experience.
An atmospheric journey through Byzantine sounds
There is also a soundtrack created for the temple of Saint Dimitrios. The artwork follows, complements and projects the programmatic visual narration of this inventive hagiography, which depicts the course of Jesus during Holy Week, with Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, the arrest of Jesus and his Crucifixion, the Epitaphic Lament, the Burial and the Resurrection. The choral voices and European orchestral instruments chosen to develop these specific thematic axes enhance, underline and complement the unique experience of mystagogy and reverence that such a special place of worship presents and exudes.
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