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10 years of Avtonomi Akadimia ^^ Autonomous Groves
This number sings, in hexameter. Yet this number is a punk.
It roars about the earnest real of Autonomy. It purrs of Akadimia, exchanging teachings in a grove. It drums the joy of art; previously forbidden, it has returned to the polis, transmogrifying it — a harmony of disorder.
This number is an intangible comrade who fights on our side to protect the miracle of breathing ruins – activated by the rainbow, together with the plants and with us; together we are environmental personhood.
This number croons, cogently, of stamina and of persistence; it enthralls us with our own being connected – in the daydream, lived and surging, of our freedom.
On May 5th, as an alternative to the Easter weekend, the Ecologies of Care group, founded by Elke Krasny and Uska Jurmann, https://ecologiesofcare.org, and the feminist witches of Athens have gathered in the Akadimia Platonos. Infrastructure under Pressure – “Caring Practices of Resistance, Maintenance, Continuity, and Transformation”
Convened by Elke Krasny and Joulia Strauss
We practice martial arts precisely on the topos where Plato has invented militarised state – and overwrite it! Photo by Ines Moreira
We held a meeting with the Mouries collective at the Filotimo Residency, where the exhibition “Alright(wing)?”, curated by Raimar Stange, is taking place
Discussion on shock politics afther the video presentation by Eleni Tsamadia
Stefanie von Schroetter
Martin Schepers, anonym, Oliver Ressler, Paula Flores, Ulf Aminde
Andreas Schlaegel
“Libertas” by Ava Irandoost
(selection)
Celebratory program has continued during the heatwaves in June
Yorgos Theodorakis ^^ Climate catastrophe, the unkind version
Yorgos Theodorakis ^^ Climate catastrophe, the unkind version. Photo by Steven Corcoran
Tania Hron
Workshop: The Dystopia-Utopia of Akadimia Platonos: From doom to dawn, or do we want to imagine different futures?
Photo by Luca Di Blasi
Professor of Avtonomi Akadimia, Anastasia Efstathiadi (left) with an artist colleague
Johanna Di Blasi
In the eye of the storm
Photo by Tania Hron
Alkistis Lara Papadaki
Edible installation
Alkistis Lara Papadaki ^^ Edible installation
Photo by Tania Hron
Luca Di Blasi
End times of “never again!” – Notes on the katechontic dimensions of the present
Photo by Tania Hron
Kasia Wojcik ^^ Curating Solidarities – Excerpts from the film “Constitución Nómada”
Kasia Wojcik ^^ Curating Solidarities – Excerpts from the film “Constitución Nómada”
Photo by Tania Hron
Yustyna Kravchuk
What will you do when fascists take over the world?
Photo by Steven Corcoran
Yustyna Kravchuk
What will you do when fascists take over the world?
Photo by Tania Hron
Steven Corcoran
Philosophy and politics as vectors of autonomy: Knowledge and its excess
Steven Corcoran
Philosophy and politics as vectors of autonomy: Knowledge and its excess
Photo by Luca Di Blasi
Helen Dimos
A poetry reading/talk on the difficulty and desire of/for communication, in poetry and the political
Helen Dimos
A poetry reading/talk on the difficulty and desire of/for communication, in poetry and the political
Joulia Strauss
Songs of the Transindigenous Assembly and Qi Gong
Revealing a painting by my father, which has been evacuated from Ukraine
Photo by Luca Di Blasi
Joulia Strauss
Songs of the Transindigenous Assembly and Qi Gong
Revealing a painting by my father, which has been evacuated from Ukraine
Photo by Luca Di Blasi
Isabel Gueterres Sanchez ^^ A Living Archive With the Jungle
Workshop
Dimitris Papachristos
A sperm whale in our rhizome garden
Dimitris Papachristos
A sperm whale in our rhizome garden
Eleni Tzamadia
Going through an explosion
Eleni Tzamadia
Going through an explosion
Yustyna Kravchuk holding a poster by David Chichkan with a depiction of Nestor Makhno
Photo by Steven Corcoran
Avtonomi Akadimia — Academy of Transformation
Avtonomi Akadimia at Down to Earth. Klima Kunst Diskurs unplugged, Gropius Bau, 2020
Rainbow Snake: “Transindigenous Assembly” unplugged
Joulia Strauss in collaboration with costume designer Kristina Weiß-Busch,
upcycling-artist Gabi Bartels, dress maker Nina Janßen-Braje
Drawings: Anastasia Efstathiadi, Antigone Theodorou, Raha Amiri, Marc Müller
Shipibo embroideries: Isabel Franquines Bardales, Dorcas Maynas Romayna, Emilda Sanchez Barbaran, Keila Rojas Martinez
Avtonomi Akadimia — Academy of Transformation, a conversation between Thomas Oberender and Joulia Strauss
Down to Earth. Klima Kunst Diskurs unplugged, Gropius Bau, 2020
Photo: Eike Walkenhorst
© Berliner Festspiele/Immersion
Sista Girls
Maestra Justina standing on the Akadimia timetable embroidery
Thomas Oberender and Joulia Strauss in a conversation with the founder of Love Parade, Dr. Motte
Deep Artist Talk: Like a Hurricane – Nadja Verena Marcin’s OPHELIA and other Disasters
Photo by Fernando Schrupp
Maja Chiara Faber: Modern Astrology
education as a form of art
Joulia Strauss and Robert Lippok perform together for the first time. Photo by Thomas Oberender
Joulia Strauss and Robert Lippok perform together for the first time. Photo by Thomas Oberender
Joulia Strauss and Robert Lippok perform together for the first time. Photo by Thomas Oberender
Luca Di Blasi: “Guilt Politics in the Anthropocene”
Bartosz Zurowski: “Plant medicines and music in spiritual practices of Amazonian tribes”
Bernd Brabec de Mori: “How to Get Down to Earth? Indigenous Knowledge, Power and the Uncanny”
Isabell Schrickel: “Along the Third Attractor: the Local and Indigenous Communities’ Creative Involvement with the United Nations”
Isabell Schrickel: “Along the Third Attractor: the Local and Indigenous Communities’ Creative Involvement with the United Nations”
educational process
Sebastian Lütgert (Pirate Cinema): What Happened to Sharing, what Happened to Caring
Sebastian Lütgert (Pirate Cinema): What Happened to Sharing, what Happened to Caring
Michelle-Marie Letelier: “Ancient or Human-made?” Communication with the genetically manipulated salmon.
transformation of the european educational system
Qi Gong workshop by Khien Phuc
Avtonomi Akadimia — Academy of Transformation, a conversation between Thomas Oberender and Joulia Strauss
Down to Earth. Klima Kunst Diskurs unplugged, Gropius Bau, 2020
Photo: Eike Walkenhorst
© Berliner Festspiele/Immersion
Sista Girls, Shipibo Orphan School, Maestro Wiler, Marc-John de Brown
Maestro Wiler and Marc-John de Brown
Joulia Strauss “Rainbow Snake” Mari Altar, drawings in collaboration with Marc Müller, Anastasia Efstathiadi, Antigone Theodorou, Raha Amiri
Athens
Meeting of climate activists, artists, philosophers and lawyers, organised in collaboration with the Permaculture School
Η Ζούγκλα της Ακαδημίας Πλάτωνος απευθύνει κάλεσμα προς μία ολοκληρωμένη προστασία των κοινών, της βιοποικιλότητας και της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς, για να αναζητήσει έμπνευση η σχετική Ευρωπαϊκή νομοθεσία στις ανιμιστικές κοσμολογίες, για να μετασχηματιστεί το εκπαιδευτικό σύστημα μέσω μορφών γνώσης των αυτοχθόνων, και για να ξεπεραστεί ο διαχωρισμός μεταξύ πολιτισμού και φύσης.
* Στα Ελληνικά, το φύλο της λέξης «κήπος» είναι αρσενικό, οπότε ο κήπος της Ακαδημίας Πλάτωνος, ενημερώνοντας τον εαυτό του, έχει γίνει τώρα ζούγκλα, που στα Ελληνικά, είναι θηλυκή.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObZD4Va2aps
Penny Travlou, cultural geographer, activist, photo by Christoph Böhmer
Sandy Fameliari, environmental activist, physicist, photo by Christoph Böhmer
Helen Dimos, writer
Yorgos Theodorakis, Permaculture School, environmentalist, activist
André Sauer, cultural activist
Steven Corcoran, translator, philosopher, photo by Christoph Böhmer
Maria Athina Tzioka, environmental, social and artistic activist, photo by Christoph Böhmer
Natasha Dourida, cultural engineer, photo by Christoph Böhmer
Iosif Eframidis, architect, environmental activist, photo by Christoph Böhmer
Maria Petinaki, architect, photo by Christoph Böhmer
Maria Juliana Byck, ethical fashion designer, activist, artist, experimental filmmaker, and social practitioner, photo by Christoph Böhmer
Antigone Theodorou, performing visual artist
Constantina Litsa, permaculturist, herbalist
William Rowe, poet, teacher
Kathleen Kunath and Christoph Böhmer
Ioulia Mermigka, cultural studies scholar, philosopher
Jon Goodbun, environmental architect, writer, teacher, artist, activist
Nikos Anastasopoulos, architect
special guest: Sovik Roy
Joulia Strauss, artist, activist
presenting Avtonomi Akadimia
and mediating telephone contributions by Georgia Kotretsos and Eirini Vlavianou
Avtonomi Akadimia in collaboration with LAB12 ASFA Steven Corcoran: On Egalitarian Politics Today: Thinking Outside a ‘Desire for the West’
Steven Corcoran
Photo by Theo Ilichenko
Steven Corcoran
Photo by Theo Ilichenko
Steven Corcoran
Photo by Theo Ilichenko
Avtonomi Akadimia at the Athens Biennale, April 2016
Panel On Education: by Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Vasyl Cherepanyn, Paul B. Preciado, Joulia Strauss (Photo: Marievi Mastoraki)
Panel On Education: by Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Vasyl Cherepanyn, Paul B. Preciado, Joulia Strauss (Photo: Marievi Mastoraki)
Panel On Education: by Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Vasyl Cherepanyn, Paul B. Preciado, Joulia Strauss (Photo: Marievi Mastoraki)
Panel On Education: Vasyl Cherepanyn
Meeting Large European Networks by European Alternatives (Daphne Büllesbach) and Krytyka Polityczna (Jakub Dymek and Igor Stokfiszewski)
Meeting Large European Networks by European Alternatives (Daphne Büllesbach) and Krytyka Polityczna (Jakub Dymek and Igor Stokfiszewski)
Daniel Mützel: Border Security In The Robotic Age (Photo: Marievi Mastoraki)
Joulia Strauss: Introducing participants of Avtonomi Akadimia (Photo: Marievi Mastoraki)
Discussion after the world premiere of the film documentary by Rafał Żwirek: „Forget Fear – Story of Occupy Biennale” (Photo: Marievi Mastoraki)
Sebastian Schäfer: Acoustic weapons: from the walls of Jericho to the GitMo playlist
Sebastian Schäfer: Acoustic weapons: from the walls of Jericho to the GitMo playlist
Sebastian Schäfer: Acoustic weapons: from the walls of Jericho to the GitMo playlist
Marta Madej: Introduction of Krytyka Polityczna Center (Photo: Marievi Mastoraki)
Marta Madej: Introduction of Krytyka Polityczna Center. Screening of „Brave New World / Nowy wspaniały świat“, a documentary by Maria Smarz-Koczanowicz
Marta Madej: Introduction of Krytyka Polityczna Center. Screening of „Brave New World / Nowy wspaniały świat“, a documentary by Maria Smarz-Koczanowicz
Raimar Stange: Forget Institutional Critique
Raimar Stange: Forget Institutional Critique
Raimar Stange: Forget Institutional Critique
Marievi Mastoraki (center), a new and precious collaborator of Avtonomi Akadimia
Ioulia Mermigka: Incorporeal materialities: Politics of the body, gender, language and rythm
Ioulia Mermigka: Incorporeal materialities: Politics of the body, gender, language and rythm
Hiroshi McDonald Mori: Final Fantasy
Hiroshi McDonald Mori: Final Fantasy
Hiroshi McDonald Mori: Final Fantasy
Hiroshi McDonald Mori: Final Fantasy
Hiroshi McDonald Mori: Final Fantasy (Photo: Marievi Mastoraki)
Joulia Strauss introduces Avtonomi Akadimia to the minister of culture Aristidis Baltas (Syriza): education as a weapon
Joulia Strauss: Avtonomi Akadimia at the Athens Biennale, Bagkeion Hotel, Omonoia Square, April 2016. (Photo and collaboration on space: Ermina Apostolaki)
Joulia Strauss: Avtonomi Akadimia at the Athens Biennale, Bagkeion Hotel, Omonoia Square, April 2016. (Photo and collaboration on space: Ermina Apostolaki)
Bank of No with Avtonomi Akadimia at the Athens Biennale, Bagkeion Hotel, Omonoia Square, April 2016.
(Photo: Ermina Apostolaki)
The starting point of the no-currency of the BANK OF NO is a collective “rebranding initiative” where art meets the banking crisis. At the core lies an international working group with roots in the 2011 political movements, including main organizers of Occupy Museums, Gulf Labor, Free Artists Hungary, and Living Memorial. By “rebranding“ the dead “Laiki“ bank, the working group which included its initiator Noah Fischer, as well as Raúl Hott, Nurtane Karagil, Csaba Nemes, Joulia Strauss and “twenty three”, opened a window onto the global financial situation from the specific political and economic conditions experienced on Cyprus.