Eames combines art & storytelling most prominently as the Geographer-At-Large of his ongoing global project, Kcymaerxthaere.
He is in the midst of installing hundreds of site-specific installations around the world, where locals and visitors alike can learn of a parallel universe dubbed “Kcymaerxthaere” and imagine the mythical stories taking place before them, in the spot where each corresponding installation stands.
Favoring “wise technology” over “smart technology”, the stories are engraved in stone and other enduring matter on-site, accessible to anyone who can muster the physical presence. Meanwhile, a compilation of the stories in book form is also underway in dozens of participating local languages, connecting followers all over the Kcy world from a distance as well.
Beginning with a small plaque in Athens, Georgia, this ever-deepening undertaking now spans from the mountains of Nepal to the underwater reefs of Indonesia, as Kcymaerxthaere sites (currently 150 markers and counting) continue to be welcomed across the globe.
Kcy Through a Visitor’s Eyes:
“Stumble upon a Kcymaerxthaere marker without context and you’re likely to brush it off without a second thought. But for those familiar with Demetrios’ parallel universe (I’d first learned about the Kcy over a decade ago through a magazine article), each marker visit is like collecting a piece of the puzzle – one that literally stretches around the globe.”
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