A contemporary art exhibition and public program curated by Gigi Argyropoulou, Vassilis Noulas and Kostas Tzimoulis organized by The Eight, a critical institute for arts and politics, with the support of Greek Ministry of Culture
The School of Clouds and Stones seeks to explore the stories of stones and the formations of clouds as stakes in a different kind of collective pedagogy. The immaterial–material dipole emerges when we think of clouds and stones: the immaterial that drifts and evaporates, and the heavy materiality of matter that can be extracted and exploited. Bringing together diverse artistic explorations and forms “the school of clouds and stones” proposes an alternative ecology of response. “The School of Clouds and Stones” explores possibilities of documenting, remembering, reimagining, altering and experimenting with conventions, histories, events and materialities. It comes together as a call for transformative (immaterial-material) practices across landscapes, worldbuilding processes and time.
Participating artists: Maria Antelman, The Callas, Filipa Cesar, Anastasia Douka, Mats Eriksson Dunér, Pavlos Fysakis, Karrabing Film Collective, Institute for Live Art Research, Zissis Kotionis, Eirini Linardaki, Petros Moris, Antigoni Pasidi, Petros Touloudis, Panos Tsagkaris, VASKOS, Pasqua Vorgia
17 December 2025 – 17 January 2026
Thu – Fri – Sat 18:00 – 21:00
EIGHT / ΤΟ ΟΧΤΩ critical institute for arts and politics (8 Polytechneiou St., Athens)
Public Program
18, 19, 20 December 2025
Thursday, December 18
18:00 “Designing New Narratives”
Presentations by: Konstantina Theodorou (architect, researcher), Anthi Kosma (architect, lecturer University of Thessaly)
19:30 “Art and Parenthood”
Open discussion with contributions by Gigi Argyropoulou, Eirini Linardaki, Maria Antelman, Xenia Kalpaktsoglou
Friday, December 19
18:00–21:00 “The Tree of Life”
Creative writing and narrative practice workshop with Christos Chrissopoulos (writer)
Saturday, December 20
Morning walk and explorations/”forest school” workshop for children (ages 4–7) and parents
19:30 “Alternative Pedagogies”
Presentations and open discussion with Anna Chronaki (professor University of Thessaly), Babis Baltas (teacher 34 public school Exarhia, member of skasiarxio, thrania tis anoixis, kokkinolemis) , Nikos Anastasopoulos (architect, research, professor architecture school of Athens)
21:30 Screening: Noor Abed “A Night We Held Between” – 2024 (30 mins) selection and introductory presentation by Hypatia Vourloumis
The exhibition is supported by the Ministry of Culture.
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