One Sentence Love Stories by Olga Spyropoulou

Produced by Catalysti

18.08.2022 at the Design Museum
One-sentence love stories is a durational participatory performance formed by one simple action. The performer writes continuously the phrase “And I love you, and […]” on a surface in a public space. Each time, the phrase is completed in a different way. The audience is invited to participate in the writing by using the same phrase as a departure point. The performance ends when all surfaces are covered in words.

One-sentence love stories explores the tension between public and private space and challenges which, whose, and in which form personal histories are allowed to be in the open. The performance aims to archive, honour, and monumentalize the various experiences of love. It is connected to the practice of graffiti and its uses throughout history.

Short bio:
Olga Spyropoulou (b. 1985, Athens) is a Helsinki-based performance artist and writer. In her work, she experiments with various modalities of spectactorship and non-hierarchical methodologies. She is interested in how we relate to one another in different contexts. Her artistic research revolves around legal contracts as performance scores, with respect to both private and public commitment.

Photos ©Támara Aalto