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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… Read more

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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… Read more

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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… Read more

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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… Read more

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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… Read more

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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… Read more

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Recap: Michael Puett on the study of religion

Rituals and Revelations Re-thinking Comparative Approaches to the Study of Religion Written by Alba Curry The Center for Hellenic Studies would like to extend their greatest thanks and appreciation to all of those who participated in the second meeting of the Comparatism Seminar. We would also like to thank Professor Michael Puett for his talk, which offered a way out of the powerful criticisms of comparative work leveled… Read more

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CHS Visiting Artist: Steriani Tsintziloni

To register for Steriani Tsintziloni’s visiting artist presentation taking place on Friday, April 9, 2021, at 11:30 am EDT, please visit the event page. Steriani Tsintziloni is a dance researcher, curator, lecturer, dramaturg, and former dancer. By writing, collaborating, teaching, researching, and presenting dance she works at the intersection of theory and practice with a special interest in the entanglement of dance curation, practices, and historical… Read more

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Recap: Michael Herzfeld on hierarchy

Continuities and Comparisons The Role of Hierarchy in Modern Democracies and their Lein on Ancient Pasts–Greece and Thailand in Transgressive Practice Written by Alba Curry The Center for Hellenic Studies would like to extend their greatest thanks and appreciation to all of those who participated in the first meeting of the Comparatism Seminar. We would also like to thank Professor Michael Herzfeld for his talk on the importance… Read more

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CHS Visiting Artist:
Akis Goumas

To register for Akis Goumas’ visiting artist presentation taking place on Friday, March 26, 2021, at 11:30 am EDT, please visit the event page. Akis Goumas is a contemporary jewelry maker and researcher of mainly ancient crafting technologies of the Aegean region. He was born in Greece in 1952, and, after receiving his Diploma in Economics, he was trained as a goldsmith and later as… Read more