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Plato’s Severed Lovers: Alkibiades and Sokrates

The Symposium’s tale of Alkibiades and Sokrates and its historical implications—of war and philosophy, of a shattered imperial democracy and a god-like leader driven out for supposed impiety and assassinated in exile, as well as a trial and execution of a philosopher for impiety and dissent—is dramatic in its own right. But its large and continuing public significance is only understandable in the context of some unexpected debates about Plato …… Read more

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with William Adair

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory Mnemosyne A memory is dependent on the episode that occurs, and only with the passage of time, when this episode remains or is transformed into a memory, does the episode itself acquire greater meaning, as something worthy of remembering. Each memory, then, is an act of creation. That which is remembered is transformed through our consciousness and imagination into an entirely… Read more

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with Eunsook Lee

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory My Childhood Elementary School Alumni As social media gets popular and childhood memories increasingly come to mind, one thousand elementary school alumni from the 1960’s gathered and reunited. Having grown up in what was once the poorest country but is now the South Korea of today, my generation and I were there as a part of history. As a result, for the… Read more

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with Iris Brosch

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory Mnemosyne and the Digital Giants Internationally acclaimed photographer and video artist Iris Brosch weaves her feminist concept into deeply intriguing images to explore possible fields of action, play and utopia. Within the framework of “Tableaux Vivants” Iris Brosch employs a comprehensive metaphorical language, borrowed from Greek myths and their transformed versions throughout the history of literature and the arts. Inspired by… Read more

Proximity and Ethics

What is the relationship between physical closeness and the moral life? Does physical closeness matter for the cultivation of a moral life, and how should we think of empathy as a means of bridging the distance between us and them? Explore these questions and more. Read more

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with Perla Krauze

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory Traces in the Land — Fragments of Memory My work explores nature, time, and memory. It is multidisciplinary since it goes from painting and drawing to sculpture, installations (including video, photo, and site interventions) to dialogue with the site and space.  I am interested in process and transformation. The work explores issues as dualities and contradictions between the natural and the artificial, the rational and… Read more

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with Artemis Herber

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory Curator Statement Within the framework of the Delphic Preview and Reinstatement of the Delphic Games, the program stays true to identified ideas of:– Peace (through cultural diplomacy)– Culture (freedom of creative expression)– Reverence for the environment As the guest curator for the Material Culture Program for Visual Arts, I intend to develop a sequel to the Delphic Preview for the Re-instatement… Read more