about
I am a Cypriot|German-Hungarian art curator, researcher, advisor and writer whose interests are grounded in curious, joyful and conscious experimentation with ideas, actions and projects through ecopedagogical, site-responsive, collective and collaborative configurations. My practice includes exhibition curating, (un) doing research, cultivating community-centred and socio-ecologically engaged art projects and public programming, crafting and leading workshops and learning environments, as well as advising artists, institutions and organisations. I also write about ecology, culture, pedagogy and architecture and I am learning how to build systems rooted in making things with/for multispecies communities. Since 2024, I live in a small village in the mountains of Pafos in Cyprus, bridging my interests and capacities with site-specific and land-based needs. I am learning how to forage, collect rainwater, and grow food.
studies
My first degree was in History of Art (University of Glasgow, 2015) followed by several years of experience in various positions in the arts sector, including galleries, private collections, not-for-profit spaces, self-organised projects and international exhibitions. In 2021, I decided to ground my curatorial practice in political ecology, decolonial and posthumanist critical pedagogies, and socially-engaged artistic practices that work towards a just, socio-ecological transition. I returned to university for an MA in Education for Sustainable Development at the University of Gothenburg and a post-masters course in Collective Practices II: Symbiotic Organisations, at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm.
(re) search
At the intersection of these two study programs
I initiated a research project titled Systems, Pedagogies and Practices for Learning on a Damaged Planet, generously supported by the Kone Foundation. This practice-based research inquires into the ethical, onto-epistemological and practical aspects of cultivating and promoting an ecopedagogical praxis within and through collective artistic practices. At the same time, it inquires the limitations and possibilities of higher education and art institutional frameworks in implementing and permanently hosting ecopedagogical approaches, projects and programming. The research project unfolds in Cyprus, Italy, Sweden and Finland, while also being inspired by several collective efforts elsewhere.
collaborative work
Board member and secretary of the Visual Artists and Art Theorists Association – phytorio (2024-2026). phytorio advocates and lobbies for fair policies for cultural workers; participates in the implementation of legislations concerning the arts, such as the “1% For Art”, and, creates public programming, exhibitions and publications.
Member of the Culture Declares Emergency network. Our vision is that the cultural sector is a leading contributor to the transformation of social and economic systems to create a regenerative world in which biodiverse life is protected and the livelihoods of people are sustained with equality. Our mission is to support and mobilise a global movement of declarers in the cultural sector to take action and inspire others. Our values are underpinned by truth-telling, care-taking, and change-making.
Member of the Agroecology Europe network. This non-profit association aims to analyse, design, develop, and promote the transition towards agroecological farming and food systems. Our goal is to support agroecological research, education, and training, share and disseminate agroecological knowledge, and promote agroecology in the farming and food sectors and in society.