the sea around us
Curation
A series of talks and presentations will be held at TAVROS throughout the duration of the exhibition.
Thursday, 8 November 2022, 19:00 | Discussion
Return to Odessa
Speakers: Iannis Carras (associate professor at the University of Macedonia), Maria Karavia (journalist and historian)
Iannis Carras will talk about the spatial organisation of the Philike Etaireia and the secret networks of Odessa prior to the Greek Revolution. Maria Karavia will talk about her experience of the Greek communities of Odessa.
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 19:00 | Discussion
Technogeographies of Wooden Boatbuilding: Syros
Speakers: Iris Lykourioti (architect, associate professor University of Thessaly), Jacob Moe (director, Archipelago Network)
Drawing on transcribed interviews, diagrams, photographs and other archived media from traditional boatyards on Syros, Iris Lykourioti and Jacob Moe discuss wooden boatbuilding as a system of material knowledge both technical and artistic in nature, linked with an expansive network of maritime and mainland regions.
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 19:00 | Discussion
Construction of a Homeland
Presentation and launch of the ODEMARS’ team research on the port cities of Marseille and Odessa.
Support
Athina I. Martinou Foundation, Make or Break Foundation, Aikaterini Laskarides Foundation, Chios Navigation Ltd, Anthony E. Comninos Foundation, Byzantine Maritime, Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, Kokotos Estate
& Ioanna Prokopiou