EXHIBITION REMNANTS OF ONGOING ACTIVITY & LAUNCH OF THE PUBLICATION WORKING (IN)STATEMENTS BY UNDERCURRENT

remnants of ongoing activity unfolds as a collective, evolving space – something between a studio and an office – an alternative kind of workspace, where the precarious and often invisible conditions of artistic production are revealed through ongoing activity and availability.

Focusing on the traces of process, it foregrounds personal objects embedded in the daily routines of professionals of the dance field across diverse practices, positions, and perspectives. These objects function as carriers of memory – remnants of habit and material presence – elements that co-shape the landscape of creative labor, as articulated through brief written narratives and situated experiences.

remnants of ongoing activity is part of a series of curatorial gestures by undercurrent, revolving around the notion of labour. It coexists with the presentation of the publication working (in) statements, opening up a shared space for questions and dialogue.

curated by: undercurrent

together with: AMR, Angeliki Margeti, Angeliki Stellatou, Angelos Papadopoulos, Agni Papadeli Rossetou, Anastasio Koukoutas, Androniki Marathaki, Anna Pangalou, Αspasia-Maria Alexiou, Vassia Zorbali, Vitoria Kotsalou, Yiannis Tsigkris, Despina Sanida Crezia, Eleftheria Arapoglou, Eliza Alexandropoulou, Ellada Damianou, Elpida Orfanidou, Elton Petri, Ioanna Angelopoulou, Ioanna Karategou, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, Joanna Toumpakari, Katerina Gevetzi, Katerina Delakoura, Kostas Tsioukas, Lia Chamilothori, Maria Koliopoulou, Maria Papadopoulou, Marianna Panourgia, Μarina Tsapekou, Betina Panagiotara, Nadi Gogoulou, Nefeli Gioti, Pagona Boulmpasakou, Pierre Magendie, Polena Petersen, Polina Kremasta, Rallou Karella, Rodia Vomvolou, Sofia Pouchtou, Sofia Danae Vorvila, Steriani Tsintziloni, Thenia Antoniadou, fart, Fotini Stamatelopoulou, Chara Kotsali, Christina Reinhardt, Christina Skoutela, Chryssa Georgiou, Xenia Koghilaki

Dates: 1/11 & 2/11
Time: 18:30-22:30
Space: EIGHT / ΤΟ ΟΧΤΩ, critical institute for arts and politics
Address: Polytechniou 8, Athens, 104 33
map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6C8c1xXTfyx8QaGv6

 * Saturday 1/11: 19.00-20.00

Public launch of the publication working (in) statements by undercurrent – working (in) statements was initiated as a research project by undercurrent on the notion of work/labour in the field of dance, from/within the Greek context. The publication juxtaposes part of the collected documentation from the participatory encounters, while capturing personal traces through disparate, subjective, and fragmentary reflections and positions. Τhe edition was visually designed by Kostis Sotiriou. (working (in) statements was made possible by the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and with the support by the J.F. Costopoulos Foundation )

****** remnants of ongoing activity is made possible through the friendly contributions of all participants, as the project has not received any financial support.

bio undercurrent

undercurrent is an independent curatorial platform for discursive, performative, and educational practices in and beyond the field of dance, choreography, and performance. It develops and implements diverse cultural projects through unruly modes, divergent formats and mediums. It envisions to expand the critical discourse within the local context of what is performing arts today, as well as to reinforce various plexes of collaboration and communication with the international context. undercurrent was initiated in Athens (GR) in 2022 by Christina Karagianni, Elena Novakovits and Nassia Fourtouni.

*Christina Karagianni & Nassia Fourtouni are SNF ARTWORKS Dance Fellows