Cultivating empathy through arts & talking for more resilient communities.
Workshops & Artworks
Our objects of discussion:
We build and develop a series of themes addressing contemporary issues as inspired and by the SDGs. These are our objects, which are just a starting point for talking and creating. Online and in-person dives into the Metagrunge Archive, offering visuals to reflect on, sharing their stories, interest based learning & talking. Each participant takes time to talk and reflect on images. Flexible pricing. Each #number stands for a different set of material. All activities mentioned here are in English, for Sessions in Greek check here.
Duration: 2 hours Date: Description: We dive in a 2 hours selection of pictures from Iceland provided by Metagrunge Archive curated after the theme and followed by stories behind the pictures and information about the country/region.
1. Visual communication in the cities
Activities designed for understanding the cities and raising awareness on the messages we unconsciously receive and absorb daily.
Presentation - Performance at NOUS Theatre.
23/06/26: A group of people as it was formed from the activities, presented a performance collage of videos and text consisted of data about the city, humorous stories inspired by the messages and visual material we collected in the neighborhood of Viktoria and Kypseli in the centre of Athens.
Visual communication in the cities, Athens #1 (round 1)
Description: 7 participants, 3 hours full of discussion, a walk in the Victoria area, observations, notes, and sharing photos with and without humor.
Findings: Oranges standing alone on cobblestones, we found a solution if we were looking for a painter, "Painting" with a phone you can take with you, unknown languages probably not addressed to us, and we solved the mystery of the poster with about 30 photos of men in a pyramid shape, it is for candidates in elections in another country - the perks of AI.
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Visual communication in the cities, Athens #1 (round 2)
Description: Posters, signs, stickers, and flyers, the city is flooded with visual and written messages that we might be looking at daily but we rarely realise. How can we become more aware of these messages? Open to anyone interested in getting to know their city through the lens of visual communication and participating in an open discussion about the messages we face daily and if and to what extent they affect us.
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Visual communication in the cities, Athens #3 Documenting stories.
Description: Having completed the Introduction of the first cycle and already having some findings from observation and discussion with the group on 01/02, we focus more on the stories told to us by the scattered elements of visual communication. It is helpful to have attended Introduction #1, but not necessary.
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