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Capturing the European Other

Sunprinting workshop

My name is Mina Archontaki (b. 1997, Rethymno, Greece) and I am an interdisciplinary artist based in Amsterdam working with biomaterials and natural resources. I am interested in commonism -with an O in the middle - and the urban and environmental commons always come to the fore in my artistic practice. Emphasis is given to concerns about environmental sustainability and climate emergency. My interest in ecological practices comes from my practical experience gained at my family’s farmland on Crete.

Departing from the fact that this year’s International Degrowth Conference is being held in Croatia, a Balkan city, I would like to propose a sunprinting art workshop with the title “Capturing the European Other”. This workshop will lead to a collective artwork from all the participants and a small discussion around Balkanism and the idea of the European Other, a notion constructed by Western Europe. This year's conference gives us the opportunity to ask questions like who is considered Balkan, how the rest of the Europeans see the Balkan peninsula, and how this “periphery” of Europe will play an essential role in the degrowth movement.

Sunprinting is an easy photographic printing technique that uses sunlight to capture the negative print of a physical object placed on a paper/fabric that is prepared with light-sensitive ink. This accessible printing method is ideal for a short-length workshop and can happen almost everywhere where is light and access to water.

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Day: 2023-09-02
Start time: 14:30
Duration: 01:30
Room: CMR-terrace
Type: Non-academic Session
Theme: Artistic ecologies and eco-social practices

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