The drapes were inspired by the religious use of white cloths in Islam. Fitting since the wind which is making them dance, the scirocco, is coming over the sea from North Africa highlighting the interconnectedness of our ecological as well as political systems. 5/5 #manifesta15

What a sensual delight! The building was giving me flashbacks of another relict power plant, the Kraftwerk in Berlin, just with a Mediterranean touch. I don’t know what it is with these post-industrial relicts, but they always move me. 4/5 #manifesta15 #art #mediterranean

The installation worked so well with the brutalist architecture, its location next to the Mediterranean and its industrial history. I could have spent hours just experiencing the fluid choreography of the garments. 3/5 #manifesta15

One venue that left me especially in awe, were the three chimneys “Les Tres Xemeneies” with the poetic artwork by Asad Raza, what a sensual experience! Long drapes hanging from the ceiling of this post-industrial cathedral, dancing from the Mediterranean wind 2/5 #manifesta15

Reinvented or not — Athens is just Athens. 4/4
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Athens’ cultural renaissance has made the city sexy again, turning it into a magnet for young, creative individuals. Athens has an energy of its own. It does not need approval from the art and leisure establishment, nor does it need hasty comparisons to Berlin. 3/4

but lured to Athens by the promise of cheap rents, high quality of life, and unfiltered rawness of a Southern European city in crisis. These migrants are not labeled refugees but they are known as expats or just tourists, part of the creative class and no one is demanding integration. 2/4