Viki Zioga
art, pedagogy & research
re:souvenir
Presentation of the workshop and the participants' research.
Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Presentation of the exercises performed during the workshop. Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Image by Sofia Mylona
Participating artists at work during the first day of the workshop in the Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki.
Image by Nikos Kostopoulos
Nikos Kostopoulos with Marios-Leandros Basteas editing audio material from the soundwalks. Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Image by Sofia Mylona
Participating artist Athina Kampouri working with her group on their installation. Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Image by Sofia Mylona
Katerina Anastasiou, Sofia Chatzipaschali and Eleni Kehagia working on their collective souvenir. Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019).
Image by Sofia Mylona
Andriana Rodakou presents her group's investigation route in Ano Poli. Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Image by Nikos Kostopoulos
First day of the workshop, artists at work.
Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Eleni Kehagia recording the soundscape of Ano Poli. Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Image by Nikos Kostopoulos
Detail from art installation by Thomas Kalliaras, Maria Pangiotidou, Antonis Rapanis, Andriana Rodakou. Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Image by Nikos Kostopoulos
Detail from art installation by Athina Kampouri, Marios-Leandros Mpasteas, Vasiliki Oikonomopoulou-Papachronopoulou, Sofia Piperidou, Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019), Image by Nikos Kostopoulos
Detail from art installation by Katerina Anastasiou, Sofia Maria Chatzipaschali, Eleni Kehagia, Sofia Milona.
Byzantine Bath Thessaloniki (2019)
Image by Nikos Kostopoulos
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A collaborative project with artist Nikos Kostopoulos.
Re:souvenir is a collective artistic investigation on the concept of the souvenir, as a medium to recall personal and collective memories.
Our project starts from the text by theorist Alison Landsberg “Prosthetic memory: the ethics and politcs of memory in an age of mass culture” where she introduces the idea of prosthetic memory and its potential to contribute in developing empathy and solidarity among people. In "re:souvenir", we examine the possibility of constructing prosthetic memories through artistic practices in the urban environment. Sonic and visual investigations are employed as critical tools to examine the public space and the memories that constitute it. The project culminates in the collaborative creation of souvenirs, as vessels of the memories collected during the workshop.
The project was first presented in the Byzantine bath of Thessaloniki in the context of the 2nd #SKG Bridges Festival. It manifested as a workshop for students and graduates of the School of Fine Arts in Thessaloniki, Greece, and an exhibition of the collective works which the participants produced during the workshop.
Participating artists:
Katerina Anastasiou , Sofia Maria Chatzipaschali, Thomas Kalliaras, Athina Kampouri, Eleni Kehagia , Sofia Milona, Marios-Leandros Mpasteas, Vasiliki Oikonomopoulou-Papachronopoulou, Maria Panagiotidou, Sofia Piperidou, Antonis Rapanis, Andriana Rodakou.