In response to the starting point of #Lipiu exhibition -a poem by the late Katerina Anghellaki Rooke- Irini Karayannopoulou produced Janus, a blend of revisited erotica, science fiction and text. In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of transitions and new beginnings. He was depicted as having two faces looking at opposite directions. Janus was responsible for motion, changes and time. He was present in the creation of the world and presided over the birth of gods and religion. In the 1970’s there were two magazines named Janus. The first and longest running one was edited in London and contained s & m erotica. The other Janus was a feminist /science fiction fanzine edited in Madison, Wisconsin. The artist was inspired by both editions in order to create her own Janus femzine. The project was curated by Christina Petkopoulou with the support of the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Niarchos Foundation.

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