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HElEn's dREss madE in VamVakou!
iAN iNNoVATiVe e-ReSideNCy oN MyTHoLoGy, eMbRoideRy, PeRfoRMANCe, GeNdeR
s it possible to have an international Artist Residency eight international artists and writers were selected to program during a pandemic crisis in Vamvakou, a participate in an intensive daily program including art small village in Lakonia? it is possible to replace the coaching, brainstorming, e-workshops on embroidery,
exercises, artists' new work and curators' visual notes, as well as the public's feedback have been included in the digital publication you are holding.
elen, the mythical queen of Sparta, is a female ar-
artists' presence through teleconference and Live narrative and performance, as well as Live Streamings Streaming? How can one turn an Artist Residency pro- open to the broader public. The program’s creative
gram into an online experience?
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The e-Residency program “Helen’s dress” was an in- novative answer to CoVid-19 travel restrictions. The e-Residency replaced the scheduled, same name, „physical residency“ in Vamvakou (Greece) which had to be canceled. both the AiR and eResidency program was designed and curated by visual artists Christoph Ziegler and Loukía Richards after a duo's original idea and concept. The eResidency was realized in the frame of the project Vamvakou Revival, and was ex- clusively funded by Greece's Stavros Niarchos foun- dation (SNf).
chetype, variations of which can be found in many cultures. Her love story triggered a merciless war. The eResidency participants worked on an updated version of the myth and addressed issues that are still impor- tant nowadays, such as misogyny, abuse, manipula- tion, fake news, armed conflict.
www.vamvakourevival.org
#vamvakourevival #eResidencyHelensdress
Christoph Ziegler-Loukía Richards Vamvakou Revival team
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