A permanent installation at the Museum of Modern Greek Culture (ΜΝΕΠ), located beneath the Acropolis in Athens. A symbolic door that serves as the conceptual entrance to the museum complex itself comprises a series of independent buildings—restored neoclassical houses—forming a small neighborhood. The installation, is entitled ΚΑΤΩΦΛΙ (KATOFLI), which means “threshold” in Greek, intended both literally and metaphorically as the demarcation line for entering another space.

Every house worldwide begins with a door. In Greece, the concept of the door has held particular significance and has been meticulously shaped since antiquity. This form has been translated through the ages and remains evident in all neoclassical buildings. The free-standing installation is encased in a simple iron frame, holding the door as if in the process of being opened, thus inviting visitors towards the museum’s interior. Simultaneously, the upper wooden panels of the old door have been replaced by two mirrors that reflect the people entering the museum, transforming them into both participants and actors within the Greek culture they are about to experience.