 | Shinrin-yoku 森林浴 Forest bathing | A contemporary art exhibition in collaboration with the J. & A. N. Diomedes Botanic Garden | Opening: Thursday 20 June, 5pm - 8pm | Participating artists: Lynn Hershman Leeson, Éric Baudelaire, Aiko Ohno, Asako Masunouchi, Nikomachi Karakostanoglou, Maria Antelman, Raffaela Naldi Rossano, Malvina Panagiotidis, George Drivas, Dimitris Ioannou, VASKOS (Vassilis Noulas & Kostas Tzimoulis), Eva Stefani, Michalis Afolayan, Campus Novel, Maria F. Dolores & Sofia Dona The Japanese phrase Shinrin-yoku 森林浴 translates into English as forest bathing: a concept alluding to the ancient habit of spending time close to nature, among trees and wild plants, absorbed by the surrounding wilderness, without the distress of electronic devices and the fast pace of everyday life. Ranging from sculpture, installations and photography to AI, illustration and film the artworks interact with the botanical garden, its surrounding forestry area, its water-lily ponds, clearings and greenhouses, underlining their function as conservation sanctuaries of thousands species of flora, while being a home for various specimens of local, wild fauna. The Shinrin-Yoku exhibition, curated by Kika Kyriakakou, intends to navigate around the grounding and therapeutic effect of nature and the primeval forest, the notion of water in connection to the Jungian unconscious and to Édouard Glissant’s passages and routes, and the traditions of ama divers. On June 20, on the occasion of the opening, visual arts performances by VASKOS and by Michalis Afolayan will take place in clearings of the garden. MORE Duration: June 21- September 20, 2024
More information on shuttle bus services and visiting hours via pcai.gr. | LINDER: CUT TO THE CHASE in Delphi On the occasion of her participation in the PCAI artist residency programme, renowned British artist Linder presented her new performance Cut to the Chase, in the full house "Pi" pavillion, in Delphi. MORE | Collection Artist Mika Rottenberg at Museum Tinguely PCAI Collection Artist Mika Rottenberg recently inagurated one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of her work to date at Museum Tinguely, under the title Antimatter Factory. Until November 3, 2024. MORE | Towards Stronger Peripheries Conference PCAI participated in the European conference Towards Stronger Peripheries: New Coalitions and Policies of Solidarity on participatory practices in performing arts. Organised by the Southern Coalition network the conference took place in Belgrade, Serbia. MORE | PCAI partners with the Art for a Healthy Planet initiative PCAI joined Art for a Healthy Planet programme, ART 2030’s annual advocacy campaign, by promoting climate and biodiversity-related projects on Earth Day, World Environment Day and World Oceans Day. MORE | | |
