Aretaieia

PPS-12Aretaieion University Hospital

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Athens, Greece

Aretaieia

Aretaieion University Hospital

Historical referenceWomen’s health at Aretaieion: gynecological care since 1906; independent University Gynecology Clinic established in 1922

Aretaieia stands at the entrance of Greece’s first university hospital, across Vasilissis Sofias Avenue from the U.S. Embassy. The over-life-size figure honors the hospital’s long tradition of women’s health: gynecological care at Aretaieion dates to 1906, with an independent University Gynecology Clinic established in 1922.

It is made from PETG recycled from discarded medical packaging, a material chosen for a hospital commission and designed for permanent outdoor installation.

ReferencePPS-12

CollectionAretaieion University Hospital

SectorHealthcare

Year2024

StatusInstalled

Height220 cm excl. base

Max. width80 cm

MaterialGold patina and metal coating over recycled plastic

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Aretaieion University Hospital

Detail: gold patina and metal coating over recycled PETG

The studio: large-format printing and hand finishing (a different work in progress)

Aretaieia, scale and human context — Aretaieia: scale and human context.

Purpose: To honor Aretaieion’s long tradition of women’s health: gynecological care at the hospital dates to 1906, and its independent University Gynecology Clinic to 1922.
Figure, material and scale: An over-life-size figure, 220 cm high without its base, in a gold patina and metal coating over PETG recycled from discarded medical packaging, a material chosen for a hospital and for permanent outdoor display.
Setting and audience: At the entrance of Greece’s first university hospital, on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue opposite the U.S. Embassy, seen daily by patients, staff and passers-by.
Studio’s role: Modeled in clay, 3D-scanned and refined digitally, printed at scale and hand-finished in metals and patinas in the Petrides studio.
Relationship: Installed at Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2024).
Independent record: The National Herald: “Aretaieion Hospital Welcomes a Public Sculpture by George Petrides”

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