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Mosaics using just expired pills were created by Eleni Ioannidou, an Infectious Diseases Specialist and Director of the Pathology Clinic of the Rethymno Hospital on the Greek island of Crete.
Despite the exhausting pace of Ioannidou’s work, the tireless doctor decided to revive the art of creating mosaics.
Her main theme is the Coronavirus pandemic.
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The original idea dates back to 2008 when she operated a social pharmacy voluntarily that gave medication to those in financial need.
Back then, Ioannidou decided to spend some time creating mosaics out of unused and ready-to-be-trashed pills.
Spectacular mosaics
The Greek doctor from the island of Crete had seen the multicolor patterns shaped by the drugs that were ready to be destroyed and decided to turn them into “art tools.”
Years later, this decision was probably one of her greatest moments. The reason is simple: Her works are spectacular!
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Her hobby ultimately became a great way of expressing her artistic side. It is a relaxing hobby for her and a way to send social messages to the public with her beautiful work.
In her Blogspot, Ioannidou notes that ”during the quarantine period, this occupation worked psychotherapeutically and offered me a great relief from the intensity of work, and it was creative and enjoyable at the same time.”
What are Mosaics?
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass, or ceramic, held in place and covering a surface.
On the occasion of Ioannidou’s work, instead of stones, she used expired drugs.
Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world. They have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC.
Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire too, from the 6th to the 15th centuries; that tradition was adopted by the Norman Kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century, by the eastern-influenced Republic of Venice, and among the Russians in Ukraine.
This beautiful artistic technique fell out of fashion in the Renaissance, though artists like Raphael continued to practice the old technique.
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