„Baby don’t hurt me, no more…“
An installation by Mariana Solomonidou
In “Baby don’t hurt me, no more,” the artist explores the parallel between human and architectural trauma, using healing as a central theme. Inspired by the natural environment of Gorna Lipnitsa, the artist created “patches”, from local materials – such as fruit, seeds and leaves—to symbolize repair, resilience, and the reconnection to place.
These healing patches are applied to both the cracked walls of the classroom and the metaphorical wounds of the human spirit. The act of patching represents care, nurturing the damaged but still standing, both in physical structures and our emotional lives. Like the village’s natural materials, healing is often found in what surrounds us—community, nature, and time.
“Baby don’t hurt me, no more…” invites the viewer to reflect on their own experiences of trauma and recovery, emphasizing that in both architecture and humanity, the process of healing is an act of reclaiming wholeness despite the imperfections.
