Common Lab project
2020-2021
Common Lab’s (CoL) mission is to create a Manual for Social Innovation through Art, in order to empower communities to overcome crises, employing art for social change, post-industrial design and commoning practices.
Common Lab (CoL) is a programme by Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki and ArtBOX, in the framework of Goethe-Institut’s Excellency Initiatives 2020 in partnership with TIF - Helexpo. It is based on the experience gained through Project LABattoir.
2020-2021
Common Lab’s (CoL) mission is to create a Manual for Social Innovation through Art, in order to empower communities to overcome crises, employing art for social change, post-industrial design and commoning practices.
Common Lab (CoL) is a programme by Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki and ArtBOX, in the framework of Goethe-Institut’s Excellency Initiatives 2020 in partnership with TIF - Helexpo. It is based on the experience gained through Project LABattoir.
State of the Arts
[by Common Lab project]
2020-2021
State of the Arts explores the major issues in the way visual arts are produced, presented and received, that have been triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. With the contribution of artists, theorists, critics, curators, policy makers and other stakeholders, and in partnership with institutions from Greece and abroad.
In 2021, State of the Arts continues the series of discussions with established arts professionals from Greece and abroad, with a focus on the exploration of new formats, and the issue of Remediation & Digitisation. The guest experts discuss, experiment and present their insights on the future.
[by Common Lab project]
2020-2021
State of the Arts explores the major issues in the way visual arts are produced, presented and received, that have been triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. With the contribution of artists, theorists, critics, curators, policy makers and other stakeholders, and in partnership with institutions from Greece and abroad.
In 2021, State of the Arts continues the series of discussions with established arts professionals from Greece and abroad, with a focus on the exploration of new formats, and the issue of Remediation & Digitisation. The guest experts discuss, experiment and present their insights on the future.
Tales of X Cities
[by Common Lab project]
2021
"Tale of X Cities" is Festival through a series of workshops for residents of cities in Northern Greece. It focuses on topics related to local history, traditions and current issues, and provides media literacy, in order to familiarise people with the use of new information and communication technologies.
Through the "educational" process, the workshops guides the participants in the creation of works to be presented in a final hybrid Festival in the summer of 2021, in both physical spaces in the participating cities of Northern Greece.
[by Common Lab project]
2021
"Tale of X Cities" is Festival through a series of workshops for residents of cities in Northern Greece. It focuses on topics related to local history, traditions and current issues, and provides media literacy, in order to familiarise people with the use of new information and communication technologies.
Through the "educational" process, the workshops guides the participants in the creation of works to be presented in a final hybrid Festival in the summer of 2021, in both physical spaces in the participating cities of Northern Greece.
FREIRAUM Festival 2020
October 2020
A collaborative, decentralised, democratised festival taking place simultaneously in the physical and the digital worlds.
Developed jointly by more than 40 organisations spread around Europe, the Freiraum Festival includes an Online Summit and more than 20 Local Events, dealing with two issues that have been accelerated by the recent pandemic crisis: the “State of Freedom in Europe today: the ongoing biopolitical crisis and emerging social movements", and the “State of the Arts: new formats and audiences”.
October 2020
A collaborative, decentralised, democratised festival taking place simultaneously in the physical and the digital worlds.
Developed jointly by more than 40 organisations spread around Europe, the Freiraum Festival includes an Online Summit and more than 20 Local Events, dealing with two issues that have been accelerated by the recent pandemic crisis: the “State of Freedom in Europe today: the ongoing biopolitical crisis and emerging social movements", and the “State of the Arts: new formats and audiences”.
FREIRAUM PLATFORM
2017-today
FREIRAUM is a cultural platform of Institutions and indipendent initiatives working on strategies for positive social change and greater individual and collective freedom in a cross-diciplinary manner.
Initiated by the Goethe-Institut in 2017, Freiraum is now an autonomous network of more than 40 actors from culture, science and civil society.
2017-today
FREIRAUM is a cultural platform of Institutions and indipendent initiatives working on strategies for positive social change and greater individual and collective freedom in a cross-diciplinary manner.
Initiated by the Goethe-Institut in 2017, Freiraum is now an autonomous network of more than 40 actors from culture, science and civil society.
LABattoir project
at the Old Slaughterhouse Thessaloniki
December 2015-2019
completed according to plan.
LABattoir is a socially engaged machine for the production of culture; a laboratory of applied creativity that responds to society’s needs and problems introducing solutions and alternative strategies with the contribution of the artist as catalyst and the citizen as co-producer.
at the Old Slaughterhouse Thessaloniki
December 2015-2019
completed according to plan.
LABattoir is a socially engaged machine for the production of culture; a laboratory of applied creativity that responds to society’s needs and problems introducing solutions and alternative strategies with the contribution of the artist as catalyst and the citizen as co-producer.
NEWS
"Tale of X Cities"Continuing the How-To workshop series, "Tale of X Cities" is a free workshop for residents of cities in Northern Greece. The workshop is addressed to people of all ages and takes place online. It focuses on topics related to local history, traditions and current issues, and provides media literacy, in order to familiarise people with the use of new information and communication technologies. The workshop is implemented by a team of experts from different fields (literature, journalism, cinema, photography, production) who provide theoretical and technical knowledge for telling stories and building narratives with the use of different media. Through the educational process, the workshop guides the participants in the creation of works to be presented in a final Festival in the summer of 2021, in both physical spaces in the participating cities, and online - depending on the circumstances. The Festival brings together participants as well as organisations, creating a network of communities and organisations in the cities of Northern Greece.
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What We Do
We artistically direct
We are experts in shaping the vision of institutions, curators and artists into compelling large-scale international events. Bringing together a variety of artistic projects into one coherent, engaging and publicly attractive programme is no easy enterprise, especially since it demands reconciling different and competitive creative forces and institutional agendas. We’ve been known to successfully pull it off against all odds every time, as we did in the cases of Art Athina, Action Field Kodra and the XV Biennale de la Méditerranée. We focus on the reshaping public space and the development of audiences. |
We curate
Following the example of Harald Szeemann, that we had the honour to work with, we regard curatorial work as “exhibition-making”. We experiment with the variety of meanings that a collection of art works can convey through the different installation scenarios. The selection of artists, works, spaces, texts and installation techniques is a theoretical and practical exercise that aims at creating the best possible conditions for showcasing art and ultimately leads to that magic moment when a whole new world is revealed to the spectator. |
We offer
Our services include all the phases necessary for the creation of a contemporary art project - from initiation to closure, from conceiving and shaping the concept, to realising it, presenting it and disseminating it. Thanks to our experience, we can adapt to developments and changes without risking the end result. |
We collaborate
Since 1999, we have created networks and forged collaborations with a long list of institutions, among which some of the most significant contemporary art institutions worldwide, such as the Venice Biennale and documenta. |
Based on long-term strategic planning, bringing together communities, artists and institutions from Greece and abroad, our practice focuses on contemporary art projects where art becomes an agent for social change.
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2020-2021
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