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Curatorial platform by @elenrica, focusing on water & body politics in the Mediterranean as a critical & embodied geography in collab @atoposcvc

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🌊It was an immense pleasure for the Office of Hydrocommons and ATOPOS cvc to moderate the presentation Art for the Hydrocommons, with Seila Fernández Arconada and Laura Colmenares Guerra @arselectronica 💧The Office of Hydrocommons was represented by its founder, Eleni Riga, who gave a short introduction to the Office and its ongoing work. The Office of Hydrocommons was initiated through #OccupyAtopos and continues to grow through numerous national and international allies, focusing on tangibles ecological urgencies, hydrocommons and ecofeminists issues.
Watch the entire conference — link in bio. by @officeofhydrocommons___

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@arselectronica 📆Sun 13. Sep 2026 / 13:45 –14:15, Ursulinenhof Linz, Ursulinensaal
💧Happy to be in conversation with @laura.c.guerra @seilafdza on Art for the Hydrocommons 💧#arselectronica26 #futurebegins and #negotiatinghumanity @officeofhydrocommons___ @atoposcvc Thanks for the invitation to @anamar.cara 🌊 by @officeofhydrocommons___

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📸 Archive Echoes

Echoing this summer’s journey Karstic Dreams with Angelo Plessas and Lydia Delikoura, curated by Steffi Stouri within All of Greece, One Culture, we revisit ATOPOS cvc adventures beyond Attica.
📍 2023 | Bodies floating into the land
Temple of Poseidon and Amphitrite, Kionia, Tinos
All of Greece, One Culture – Ministry of Culture

Ships traveling long distances, such as cruise ships and cargo ships, in their effort to maintain or increase the stability of the vessel, collect seawater in their tanks (sea ballast). Marine species, so-called invasive or “Lessepsian migrants” such as lionfish, hare fish and purple jellyfish, are often trapped in them, traveling from one marine ecosystem to another. This phenomenon is also found in the Mediterranean Sea, where invasive species, which have themselves lost their natural environment, interrupt the balance of the region’s ecosystem.

«Bodies floating into the land» explores the impacts of sea travelers on local biodiversity, health and the economy in relation to climate change. The artists reflect on the vulnerability of all “bodies of water” starting from the island of Tinos. Poseidon, the god of the sea, usually appears as a punisher and is associated with extreme phenomena such as omens, storms, earthquakes, sinkholes and volcanic eruptions.

However, in Tinos, he was worshiped as a healer and his wife Amphitrite as the patroness of female fertility. Drawing inspiration from this positive quality of Poseidon, a message of comfort in the face of environmental distress and a hope of planetary healing, a holistic view of the health of people and ecological systems are conveyed. by @officeofhydrocommons___

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📸 Archive Echoes

Echoing this summer’s journey, Karstic Dreams with Angelo Plessas and Lydia Delikoura, curated by Steffi Stouri in the framework of All of Greece, One Culture, we revisit ATOPOS cvc adventures beyond Attica. 💫2023 | Bodies floating into the land
Temple of Poseidon and Amphitrite, Kionia, Tinos
All of Greece, One Culture

Credits Artists: Despina Charitonidi (visual artist), Mihalis Kalkanis (musician), Despina Sanida-Krezia (choreographer)
Dancers-performers: Leda Diochnou, Eirini Georgiou, Elton Petri, Thanos Ragousis, Foteini Stamatopoulou, Stefanos Tsogkas
Curating: Eleni Riga, The Office of Hydrocommons
Artistic Director ATOPOS cvc: Vassilis Zidianakis
Production Managers: Eleni Riga, Katerina Sarri
Coordinator: Yannis Delatolas
Communication: Ioanna Ntali
Graphic design: Kostas Argyriou
Photos by Alexandra Masmanidi, Video Alexandra Masmanidi and George Athanasiou by @officeofhydrocommons___

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ATOPOS cvc × Office of Hydrocommons
PURPLE — ECOLOGIES OF SALTSCAPES
Annalisa Zegna & Mauro Diciocia

ATOPOS cvc × Office of Hydrocommons is happy to present the trailer of the new video work created by Annalisa Zegna & Mauro Diciocia in the framework of Purple — Ecologies of Saltscapes, a multidisciplinary research project developed during their residency in Greece. If you have not make it to their open day, get a glimpse of their research!

Exploring the hypersaline lagoons of Messolonghi, the project investigates the ecological interconnections between extremophile organisms inhabiting saline environments. Drawing on field research conducted in dialogue with scientists, environmental researchers, and local communities, the artists present an audiovisual installation combining video and field recordings that translate the micro-dynamics and macro-rhythms of the lagoon ecosystem.

Inspired by the Purple Earth Hypothesis and the vibrant pigments of microorganisms thriving under extreme conditions, Purple — Ecologies of Saltscapes reflects on resilience as a collective ecological process, foregrounding interdependence, care and coexistence in times of environmental uncertainty.

The project is supported by Culture Moves Europe, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut @culturemoveseurope #CultureMovesEurope @annalisazegna_ @occhiosordo by @officeofhydrocommons___

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ATOPOS cvc × Office of Hydrocommons PURPLE — ECOLOGIES OF SALTSCAPES
Annalisa Zegna & Mauro Diciocia

‼️‼️‼️Salaminos 72, Athens ‼️‼️‼️‼️
🗓 Saturday, June 13, 2026
🕖 7-10 pm

ATOPOS cvc × Office of Hydrocommons invite you to the presentation of Purple — Ecologies of Saltscapes, a multidisciplinary research project developed by Annalisa Zegna and Mauro Diciocia during their residency in Athens. Come before or after Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤍 love is love 🤍

Exploring the hypersaline lagoons of Messolonghi, the project investigates the ecological interconnections between extremophile organisms inhabiting saline environments. Drawing on field research conducted in dialogue with scientists, environmental researchers, and local communities, the artists present an audiovisual installation combining video and field recordings that translate the micro-dynamics and macro-rhythms of the lagoon ecosystem.

Inspired by the Purple Earth Hypothesis and the vibrant pigments of microorganisms thriving under extreme conditions, Purple — Ecologies of Saltscapes reflects on resilience as a collective ecological process, foregrounding interdependence, care and coexistence in times of environmental uncertainty.

The project is supported by Culture Moves Europe,
funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut @culturemoveseurope #CultureMovesEurope 📸 @annalisazegna_ @occhiosordo taken in ATOPOS cvc by @officeofhydrocommons___

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💦We are thrilled to welcome Annalisa Zegna and Mauro Diciocia as the newest residents of ATOPOS cvc x Office of Hydrocommons. ‼️Public presentation on Saturday 13 at Salaminos 72 venue, more info soon.‼️
💦Their collaborative practice explores aquatic ecologies, wetlands and liminal landscapes through visual, sonic, and performative research grounded in fieldwork, listening and ecological observation.
💦We are especially happy to welcome Annalisa back to the residency program. Previously in residence with ATOPOS cvc x Office of Hydrocommons, she developed research around hypersalinity and saline ecologies, a line of inquiry she now expands together with Mauro through Purple — Ecologies of Saltscapes.
💦The project focuses on the hypersaline lagoons of Messolonghi and the extremophile organisms inhabiting these environments. Combining sound, video, microscopy, and field recordings, the artists investigate microbial life, red-purple pigments produced in high salinity conditions, and the ecological rhythms connecting these wetlands. Inspired by the Purple Earth Hypothesis, the research will culminate in an immersive audiovisual installation developed in dialogue with scientific and local communities.

💧Photos:
[1] Portrait, Annalisa Zegna and Mauro Diciocia.
[2] Detail from the book Il fenicottero by Caitlin R. Kight, Edizioni Nottetempo, Milan 2017.

💧The project is supported by Culture Moves Europe, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut
@culturemoveseurope #CultureMovesEurope taken in ATOPOS cvc by @officeofhydrocommons___

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Thank you for joining is and sharing your waters! 💧In the framework of @ecologicaltranslation @goetheinstitut_athen Walk: Hidden Mother Waters is a sound walk about water commons in Athens led by Eleni Riga of the Office of Hydrocommons @elenrica @atoposcvc @officeofhydrocommons___ From the position of the Mediterranean South, it raises key questions about climate and social change in relation to water and the body. It includes pre-recorded sounds of the hidden waters of Attica, interviews with collaborators, as well as excerpts from texts and artworks that are part of the project The Office of the Hydrocommons. By walking on these hidden waters we raise awareness of what is underneath, of the submerged, the buried, the silenced flows that continue to shape the surface of everyday life. Drawing on the notion of the υποχθόνιο (the subterranean, the under-earth), Hidden Mother Waters invites participants to attune to what cannot be immediately seen but is persistently present: aquifers and riverbeds beneath asphalt, infrastructures of extraction and control, as well as the affective and historical residues carried within them. The walk becomes a threshold practice, a passage between above and below, surface and depth, body and territory.
● Composition & sound editing: Manolis Manousakis @manolis_manousakis
● Contributions by: Eva Andronikidou, Despina Charitonidi with Yannis Loukos, Maëlle Gross with Pascal Bornand and Mélissa Guex, Harikleia Hari, Maria Nikiforaki with Yannis Issaris, Aris Prospathopoulos, Maria Salomidi and Jeph Vanger, Julia Strauss with Dharmendra Prasad, Lily Consuelo Saporta Tagiuri with Manos Bazanis 💧 First created for @balkanprojects 💦 Wearing Craig Green @atoposcvc collection, photos @consultcuratecreate @despina_charitonidi @vassiliszidianakis by @officeofhydrocommons___

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Our former resident Annalisa Zegna @elenrica @atoposcvc participates at 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴~, 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, April 24–26, 2026 at Duncan Dance Research Centre, Athens. Please don’t miss her presentation: Saturday 26 April · 18:00–22:00 and Sunday 27 April · 11:00–16:00
@duncan.center @matchproject.eu

Over the last six months of their MATCH Mediterranean as the Climate Hotspot residency in Athens, artists Annalisa Zegna, Garance Maurer, and Vitoria Kotsalou have been exploring the Duncan Dance Centre’s Community Garden and the surroundings as a space for movement, reflection and listening to the rhythms of the ever-changing Mediterranean - investigating the ecologies of water and fire, the connections between people, land and memory. Following a series of special events with an invited group of researchers, artists and scientists across Friday and Saturday, we open the doors of the Duncan Community Garden to the public for two moments of shared gathering (hours above).
📸Photo 1: @annalisazegna_ , Photo 2: Ph: Annalisa Zegna, On the water’s surface,
audiovisual installation, 2026, Photo 3: Ph. Annalisa Zegna, wild clay collected during the field research, 2026 by @officeofhydrocommons___

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We are looking forward to a guided walk by @elenrica of the @officeofhydrocommons___ along the hidden and submerged waterways of Athens. The event takes place on Monday the 27th of April, beginning at 18:00 from Goethe-Institut Athen.

Hidden Mother Waters is a sound walk about water commons in Athens led by Eleni Riga, Curator of the Office of Hydrocommons. From the position of the Mediterranean South, it raises key questions about climate and social change in relation to water and the body. It includes pre-recorded sounds of the hidden waters of Attica, interviews with collaborators, as well as excerpts from texts and artworks that are part of the project The Office of the Water Commons. By walking on these hidden waters we raise awareness of what is underneath, of the submerged, the buried, the silenced flows that continue to shape the surface of everyday life. Drawing on the notion of the υποχθόνιο (the subterranean, the under-earth), Hidden Mother Waters invites participants to attune to what cannot be immediately seen but is persistently present: aquifers and riverbeds beneath asphalt, infrastructures of extraction and control, as well as the affective and historical residues carried within them. The walk becomes a threshold practice, a passage between above and below, surface and depth, body and territory.

Composition & sound editing: Manolis Manousakis

Contributions by: Eva Andronikidou, Despina Charitonidi with Yannis Loukos, Maëlle Gross with Pascal Bornand and Mélissa Guex, Harikleia Hari, Maria Nikiforaki with Yannis Issaris, Aris Prospathopoulos, Maria Salomidi and Jeph Vanger, Julia Strauss with Dharmendra Prasad, Lily Consuelo Saporta Tagiuri with Manos Bazanis.

The event is free and open to all, but registration is greatly appreciated as there are limited spaces available!

@goetheinstitut_athen @officeofhydrocommons___ taken in Goethe-Institut Athen by @officeofhydrocommons___

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Happy to be part of “The Hope Brigade” within WOW – Women of the World Athens alongside so many inspiring women. @snfcc with the support of the city of Athens present a photography exhibition at National Garden (until 30/3). Special thanks to ATOPOS cvc and Vasilis Zidianakis for the incredible Craig Green A/W ’15 piece (ATOPOS cvc 2015.10.66)* Photo by @masmanidialexandra and photo of the photo by Mariza Kapsabeli.
💫We choose hope because it is a dangerous thing. It makes you do crazy things like love, celebrate, strike, fight, make babies, not make babies, change bodies, change laws, change lives!
💫 I chose to work with a contradiction: Nature and Culture, two categories historically constructed as separate. Maybe it’s time to bring them back together. In this sense, I’m not defending nature, I’m defending myself by proposing another language of commissioning, producing and curating. One that recognizes how humans (especially the most vulnerable among us) and the bodies of land and water, animals and plants, are inseparable, entangled in a world where survival matters more than purity. Inspired by “We Are ‘Nature’ Defending Itself: Entangling Art, Activism and Autonomous Zones” by Isabelle Fremeaux & Jay Jordan.

*Special mention for the Living Archive of Transition, a solo exhibition by anthr0morph, curated by the artistic director Vassilis Zidianakis. Trans rights need to MAGNIFIED! Trans women are the test ground for stripping everyone’s rights. taken in National Garden, Athens by @officeofhydrocommons___

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Short video explaining my project as laureate of the residency program Institut français x Cité internationale des arts on ecofeminist art in France and the artistic resonances of the work of the french writer Francoise d’Eaubonne. My research will continue with the help of Institut français x Cité internationale des arts and ATOPOS cvc in January 2026. Thank you so much for this unique opportunity. Just a correction, the book Le Féminisme ou la Mort was reedited in French in 2020 by Le passager clandestin with the preface of Myriam Bahaffou and Julie Gorecki and published in English in 2022 by verso. taken in Cité internationale des arts by @officeofhydrocommons___

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