Sheltered Gardens bilingual publication is the culmination of the homonymous hybrid, visual arts research and exhibition inaugurated on September 22, 2022, at the J. & A. Diomedes Botanic Garden, in Athens.
Featuring more than 35 international artists, writers and performers, the project, curated by Kika Kyriakakou, was inspired by H.D.’s poem Sheltered Garden (1916) and it was unfolded through a contemporary art group exhibition at the Diomedes Botanic Garden in Athens, complimented by a series of performances, an online, digital exhibition and a bilingual, limited-edition publication.
Sheltered Gardens edition is published by Futura Publications and includes original texts, essays and poems by Kika Kyriakakou, Chris Kraus, Selina Nwulu, Phoebe Giannisi, Fay Zika, I broke the vase, VASKOS (Vassilis Noulas & Kostas Tzimoulis) and Dimitra Ioannou, dedicated to sheltered gardens, ecosystems and the problematic issues that emerge in contemporary women’s gardens as well as rich photographic material from PCAI’s artistic programme in the Diomedes Botanic Garden.
Available at the National Museum of Contemporary Art EMΣT Athens museum shop and e-shop and at Politeia Bookstore, Athens.
Sheltered Gardens programme and publication were made possible thanks to the support of the Ministry of Culture, the British Council Greece, and Flunet Productions.
Images: Eftychia Vlahou
Editors: Kika Kyriakakou
Texts: Phoebe Giannisi, I broke the vase, Dimitra Ioannou, Chris Kraus, Kika Kyriakakou, Selina Nwulu, VASKOS (Vassilis Noulas & Kostas Tzimoulis), Fay Zika.
Design: Michalis Paparounis
ISBN: 978-618-5553-17-3
Number of pages: 96
Language: Greek, English
Binding: Soft cover
Dimensions: 22.1 x 16.6 cm
Publication year: 2023
Publications: Futura
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