Spazi Docili [Docile Spaces]: Sant'Orsola stories
Hosted in Athens has invited groups
of artists and collectives of different background and nationalities to present
their activity in various buildings in the center of Athens through a series of
events and exhibitions. The project intends to articulate and organize its
potentials in the area of the historical center of Athens and to involve public
and private venues that can host its program in the means of hospitality. The
project seeks to advocate the local art scene and to introduce the work
of international artists to the broader Athenian public. To provide the
conditions for dialogue and collaboration between groups, communities and
individuals and to establish connections between the cities involved emphasizing
on the essence of networking and collectivity.
The participatory groups will be
able to display their joint collaborations, shows and events in the context of a
broader perspective that includes artists, curators, institutions and host
venues. The aim of the project is to underpin the importance of collaboration,
the individual participation and the exchange between different art scenes and
to indicate new ways of working that embrace the values of exchange
and hospitality.
Hosted In Athens is organized by
Daily Lazy Projects (Dionisis Christofilogiannis, Stelios Karamanolis, Eva
Mitala, Tula Plumi, Yorgos Stamkopoulos) based in Athens, Berlin and
Cluj Napoca.
In
Athens Spazi Docili
[Docile Spaces] will
present
"Sant'Orsola stories", a cycle of photos about
the construction of the statue of Saint Ursula, which we made with the help of
the people of the quarter and then carried in procession through the streets of
Florence. The
sensation for this action called again the media and city attention to the
problems of the Sant'Orsola
medieval
monastery area, neglected for 30 years.
So far there is no news about the beginning of the redevelopment of
the complex. In the central court is still open a 4 levels underground car park
flooded by rain; weeds and shrubs are growing in the courtyards since thirty
years; the huge windows on the outside are bricked up; facades were cemented;
wood and stone were replaced by steel and concrete; frescoed vaults were covered
with plaster.
Spazi
Docili
[Docile Spaces] considers places like this as an opportunity
to bring the activities of intellectuals and artists closer to the everyday life
of the people, promoting new models of public art, local
engagement, participation. In this way becomes possible to join
social, political and artistic perspectives.
Participants
groups/collectives:
Artists: Alkan Nallbani, Artan Shabani, Adrian Isufi, Ervin
Dauti, Venera Kastrati, Marco Fantini, Juliette Blightman, Margarita Bofiliou,
Dionisis Christofilogiannis, Stelios Karamanolis, Eva Mitala, Tula Plumi, Yorgos
Stamkopoulos, Claudia C. Linder, Astrid Rausch, Tina Ribarits, Frank Eickhoff,
Gabriel Braun, Pius Fox, Marc Klee, BURGHARD, Tolia Astali and Dylan Pierce,
Stella Geppert, Kathrin Köster, Sinta Werner, Nina Ploghöft, Silke Briel, Albert
Allgaier, Bernhard Garnicnig, Peter Fritzenwallne, Albért Bernàrd, George P.
Burdell, Walt Dusley, Noboru Watanabe,Anna Byskov, Juliana Borinski,Melanie
Sweeny, Sifis Lykakis, Charlie Jeffery, Dan Robinson, Kostas Roussakis, Caroline
Bird, Dan Coopey, Lo Hillarp-Sjöström, Thanassis Petropoulos, Polyxenie Savva,
Iori Wallace, Ian Whitfield, Christoph Höschele, Sandra Schmidt, Andre Höschele,
Falm, Kai Kaspar, Klaus Ambichl, Rye Brand, Rainer Prohaska, Maria Lianou,
Panagiotis Samsarelos, Sofia Touboura, Pavlos Tsakonas,Eva Marathaki, Leontios
Toumpouris, Christian Costa, Fabrizio Ajello, Maria Efstathiou, Eleni Fotiadou,
Maria Georgoula, Margarita Myrogianni, Richard Bevan, Elisabeth S. Clark, Line
Ellegaard, Kathryn Faulkner, Alexandra Hughes, Pernille Leggat Ramfelt, Aishan
Yu, Panos Famelis, Maro Fasouli, Dimitris Foutris, Alexandros Laios, Milan
Tittel, Matej Gavula, Viktor Oravec, Ivan Dudáš, Juraj Dudáš, Chrysanthi
Koumianaki, Kosmas Nikolaou, Paki Vlassopoulou, Thanos Klonaris, Dimitris
Baboulis.
Theorists: Nisaar
Ulama, Caidleigh Murphy, Stephan Köhler, Katerina Nikou
Texts: Carolin
Gennermann.
Host
Venues
- Epaskt (The
Association of Graduates of Athens School of Fine Art), Tholou & Panos
19A
- Open Show Studio, Ag. Eleousis 14
& Protogenous
- Six Dogs, Avramiotou
6-8
- TEMPORARY SPACE ELAIONAS forthcoming
SOUZY TROS, Markoni 8, Elaionas
- SKOUZE3, Skouze
3
- The Association of Greek
Archaeologists, Ermou 136
- Theater Embros, Riga
Palamidou 2
- 3 137 Mavromihali 137,
Neapoli
Venues open: Tuesday 22 May
18.00
23-29 May from 18.30 to 21.30
Media
Partners:
FlashArt SK/CZ, Art Act Magazine,
Elculture, GrandMagazine, ArtAZ, LIFO, Create an Accident, SOUTH, ARTaujourdhui,
Artplaces, Interartive, DailyLazyBlog, Connecting Cultures, Artnews, Visual Arts
in Greece, Radiobubble
With the support
of:
Austrian Embassy of Athens, Athenian
Brewery, Dougos Winery, Athens - Attica Hotel Association, German Embassy
of Athens, bm:uk, Andreas Melas & Helena Papadopoulos, Yes! Hotels Group, Electra Hotels, Athens
Atrium Hotels, Novotel Hotels
DL Projects:
dlprojects@hotmail.com