Part of: Plásmata: Bodies, Dreams, and Data
Talks

Plásmata: Public Talks in the Public Space

A series of talks about Bodies, Dreams, and Data

Dates

Location

Pedion tou Areos

Time & Date

Day
Time
Venue
Day
Monday June 20, Tuesday June 21
Time
19:30 – 21:00
Venue
In front of the artwork "Virtual Embalming", Pedion tou Areos Park, Leof. Alexandras 10, Athens

Information

Announcement

Τhe session "Dreams & Data: Can we dream with our bodies when we breathe data?" that was scheduled on June 24, is canceled.

In this series of talks we explore the boundaries of public dialogue in public space, by inviting a series of thinkers, scientists, artists, and practitioners to discuss the three main themes of the exhibition, i.e. Bodies, Dreams, and Data.

In each session, an Onassis Scholar is coupled with internationally acclaimed speakers to select artworks that resonate with their practice and relate to different artworks presented in the “Plásmata” exhibition. In addition, in collaboration with Onassis AiR, professor Jasbir Puar presents her work on Homonationalism expanding within the context of the discussion of the body as a political space, as presented by the “Plásmata” exhibition.

Photo: Stelios Tzetzias

"Virtual Embalming", video by Frederik Heyman

20.06.22 | Bodies I: Naked, Engineered, Reimagined

Dimosthenis Papamarkos (author of “Naked Bones”/ Onassis Scholar) discusses with Yannis Papantoniou (professor, division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium) regarding the boundaries of the body displaying their work and linking to specific exhibits.

Moderated by Maria Paneta (creative designer focusing on wearables)

21.06.22 | Bodies II: Homonationalism revisited

On the occasion of the recent publication of her book Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times in Greece, Jasbir Puar (Professor - Rutgers University, USA) discusses the role of the queer and collective body within the context of contemporary geopolitics.

Professor Puar’s talk will be preceded by an introduction by Aggeliki Sifaki (visiting researcher at Newcastle University, UK) and Eleni Bourou (translator and text editor), followed by brief talks by Chloe Kolyri (lecturer and queer psychoanalyst), Ioannis Rigas (independent researcher) George Tsantirakis (psychologist of gender-based violence and torture survivors at Diotima Center) and Kassandra El Najjar (Interpreter - Positive Voice).

Moderated by Aggeliki Sifaki (visiting researcher at Newcastle University, UK)

Read more about discussion with Jasbir Puar.