SERAPIS MARITIME presented ‘MOTHER TRADE 3 (💋 I ❤️ My Boat)’ at VIMA Art Fair 2026, an installation extending a series of public offering gestures first developed for Sharjah Biennial 16.
Modular seating structures were assembled from used clothing transportation bags, fishing ropes, printed fabrics, and other repurposed materials. For The Waves Crashing, the work expanded with locally sourced used fishing nets forming a shaded structure, alongside a large communal table made with materials collected on site.
Rather than existing solely as sculpture, ‘MOTHER TRADE 3’ created a place to sit, gather, observe, and experience the activity unfolding around it — bringing SERAPIS MARITIME’s ongoing exploration of maritime industries, material circulation, and upcycling into the social space of the exhibition.
A series of videos filmed at local boat yards extended the work beyond the physical installation and into The Waves Crashing digital channels.
Part of The Waves Crashing, curated by Kostas Stasinopoulos.
Courtesy of the artists and VIMA Art Fair
Produced by Lex Gregoriou, Anastasia Samshurova, Anya Masalova, Natalia Kaygodorova
Supported by Natalia Kaygodorova and Point Centre For Contemporary Art
Photography by Mirka Koutsouri and Daria Makurina
