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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

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with Marc Robarge

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory Mnemosyne Statement For me, the Mnemosyne project has been food for the soul; a combination of fruitful artistic discussion, cross-cultural dialogue and exchange, connection across time and space in a year of trying circumstances. I’ve experienced mind opening conversations, and heartfelt chemistry within the group. I am eternally grateful to Artemis and my colleagues for this project. My constellation of 3… Read more

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with Judith Pratt

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory (Un)Disclosed My installations connect history, identity, and the topography of the Piedmont region of Central Virginia, where I was born and raised. Located 100 miles west of Washington, D.C., the Piedmont combines expansive natural beauty with a turbulent history that includes centuries of chattel slavery, brutal Civil War battles, and the ongoing impact of racism and white supremacy. The abstract figuration… Read more

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with Albert Bonay and Zachery Dietrich

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory The Hermes Group …the statue not yet a statue, the plate not yet pressed… ‘The Hermes Group’, an ongoing project by Albert Bonay and Zachery Dietrich, explores the histories, legacies, and impacts of Mediterranean presences. An alchemic mixture of printing processes (which are made dysfunctional) are shifted to sculptural language. Travel from the edges of the Mediterranean are played through the… Read more

Visiting Artists: Mnemosyne Initiative with Anna Gillespie

Mnemosyne – Traversing Boundaries on Meandering Routes of Memory Salvage My Mnemosyne project is called Salvage, because I am attempting to salvage memories from the past and use materials salvaged from old buildings to portray a fragmentary memory experience. It is not my intention to share my specific personal memories, but it is my aim to be true to those memories. By letting the work speak for itself I hope to… Read more

Recap: Rohan Sikri on comparative philosophy

Gestalten: A Resource for Comparative Philosophy? Written by Ryan Harte The Center for Hellenic Studies would like to extend their greatest thanks and appreciation to all of those who participated in the third meeting of the Comparatism Seminar. We would also like to thank Professor Rohan Sikri (University of Georgia) for his talk, “Gestalten: A Resource for Comparative Philosophy?” Sikri proposed Gestalt theory as a fruitful approach to comparative work,… Read more

Oral tradition as rhetorical resource in the Old Slavic translation of Digenis Akritis

We are excited to welcome Robert Romanchuk for an Online Open House entitled “Oral tradition as rhetorical resource in the Old Slavic translation of Digenis Akritis.” The event will take place on Friday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and will be recorded. You can watch the live-streaming on the Center for Hellenic Studies YouTube Channel. To get ready for the event, you might like to read:… Read more