The visual art exhibition titled 'There’s No Place Like Home' is being held at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation. This initiative is led by Dr. Rafaella Siagkri from the BA Interior Architecture course at the School of Architecture, Technology, and Engineering at the University of Brighton, in collaboration with Professor George Kazazis, Director of the 6th Painting Workshop at the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), Associate Professor Dr. Erato Hadjisavva, Director of the 13th Painting Workshop and Rector of ASFA, with Associate Professor Eleftheria Stoikou from the International Hellenic University, Department of Creative Design and Clothing, Associate Professor Elena Konstantinidou, Professor Ioannis Grigoriadis, Associate Professor Dr. Riva Lava, Associate Professor Dr. Kostas Daflos, and Assistant Professor Dr. Leonidas Koutsoumpos from the Department of Architectural Design at the National Technical University of Athens.
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The phrase 'There’s No Place Like Home' evokes a sense of longing for one’s home and the familiar, comfortable surroundings it provides. It implies that home is a safe and secure place, a sanctuary from the outside world; it is a place where one belongs. However, this is not always the case for the survivors of domestic abuse.
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In recent years, we faced an incredible increase in incidents of domestic violence these last few years, with Greece having the highest increase during the pandemic (Louloudi et al., 2023). In 2020, 8 victims were reported, and in 2022 this number soared to 24, an increase of 200%. We live in a society where we assume that everything is perfect or are we simply pretending that this is the case. Perhaps we need to stop and reflect: What lies behind these appealing facades of households? What role does the home play in the interpersonal relationships within a family?
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“I would like people in general, and not only architects, to understand that architecture is not only what it looks like, but also what happens in it.”
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As Bernard Tschumi adds, “Architecture is defined by the actions it witnesses as much as by the enclosure of its walls”.
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Bernard Tschumi, 1981
Visual artists, architects, and students from architecture, visual arts, and design, through painting, photography, video, sculptures, installations, and garments, explore the concept of home and its design, using speculative and inventive approaches, that tackle and bring to light the domestic abuse or the underlying conflicts that are often hidden, but may exist next door.
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Artists and Architects:
Hara Adamopoulou, Klitsa Antoniou, Kalliopi Asargiotaki, Theo Bargiotas, Lila Belivanaki, Viki Betsou, Lucas Betz, Dimitra Chanioti, Ermioni Deli, Vana Fertaki, Kleio Gizeli, Erato Hadjisavva, Ioanna Kafida, Valia Karapidaki, Simone Karl, George Kazazis, Angela Kyriacou Petrou, Kyriaki Mavrogeorgi, Penny Monogiou, Vassilis Pafilis, Aggelos Papadimitriou, Spyridoula Politi, Mandalina Psoma, Panagiotis Siagris, Rafaella Siagkri, Eleftheria Stoikou, Teresa Tourvas, Maritasa Tsimplaki, Filippos Tsitsopoulos, Margarita Tsouloucha, Dimitris Tzamouranis, Kostis Velonis.
Additionally, there are undergraduate and postgraduate students who participate from the Interior Architecture BA course, at the School of Architecture, Technology, and Engineering at the University of Brighton, the Athens School of Fine Arts, the International Hellenic University, Department of Creative Design and Clothing, the Department of Architectural Design at the National Technical University of Athens, and the School of Media and Performing Arts at Coventry University.
Exhibition Curator: Dr. Rafaella Siagkri, Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Technology, and Engineering, University of Brighton.
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Exhibition Text Curator: Lida Kazantzaki
Coordination by University:
Dr. Rafaella Siagkri, Judit Pusztaszeri, Dr. Peter Marsh, Alex Fitch, Sophie Ungerer, Terry Meade and Tom Munson from the BA Interior Architecture course, School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering at the University of Brighton.
Eleftheria Stoikou, Venetia Koutsou, Hara Adamopoulou from the International Hellenic University, Department of Creative Design and Clothing. Graduates from the Department of CDC: Kostas Lykoudis, Giorgos Daggounakis, Virginia Tzalla, fashion designer.
Elena Konstantinidou, Ioannis Grigoriadis, Dr. Riva Lava, Dr. Kostas Daflos, and Dr. Leonidas Koutsoumpos from the Department of Architectural Design at the National Technical University of Athens.
Dr. Boyd Branch, School of Media and Performing Arts, Coventry University.
Exhibition Coordination and Organisation:
6th Painting Workshop ASFA: George Kazazis, Panagiotis Siagris, Ioanna Kafida.
13th Painting Workshop ASFA: Dr. Erato Hadjisavva, Dimitra Chanioti, Vassilis Pafilis, Valia Karapidaki.
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Opening: Wednesday, 26th February 2025, at 8:00 pm
Performance: Filippos Tsitsopoulos
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Exhibition Duration: 26th February – 9th March 2025
Event: Saturday, 8th March 2025, at 8:00 pm, International Women’s Day
Performance: Filippos Tsitsopoulos | Ino Riga and Nafsika Riga
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Music: The open jazz ensemble of the Department of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, will perform six pieces from different initial musical genres/styles (jazz, musical, traditional, rebetiko), with the theme of female abuse, arranged and adapted for a jazz ensemble.
Music Acoustics and Recording Lab, Head of the Department Professor Anastasia Georgaki, and Music Cognition and Community Lab, Director Associate Professor Dr. Christina Anagnostopoulou.
Orchestration: Giorgos Konstantelakis, Music Education: Tilemachos Moussas
Movie Screening: A Girl in Black by M. Cacoyannis, Saturday 08/03/2025 at 6 p.m.
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Opening Hours: 10:00 – 16:00
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Address: 206 Piraeus, 177 78 Athens
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Free Admission
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Special thanks to ATE QR Funding for supporting this initiative and Michalis Cacoyiannis Foundation for hosting this exhibition!