Workshop May 5th 2025
PRESS RELEASE
Workshop on the Nikos Engonopoulos Archive: Digitization, Documentation and Publicization of Cultural Heritage
The Department of Communication, Media and Culture of Panteion University is organizing the conference entitled "Digital Archiving as a Means of Saving, Inspiring and Disseminating the Cultural Imprint: The Nikos Engonopoulos Archive", on Monday, May 5, 2025, from 10:00 to 19:00, at the Sakis Karagiorgas II Amphitheater. The conference takes place in the framework of the research project 6059 ArchArt, with the funding of the H.F.R.I.. and the scientific supervision of Professor Elizabeth Arseniou.
The event is open to the public and available with remote monitoring via Teams, aims to highlight the importance of digital archiving and the management of personal files through the example of the valuable archive of Nikos Engonopoulos – one of the most important representatives of Greek surrealism. The program of the workshop, which presents the findings of Project 6059 ArchArt, It includes contributions from archivists, visual artists, philologists and students, as well as creative texts and works, illuminating both the process of transfer, classification and digitization of the archive, as well as the possibilities of its research utilization.
The archive includes manuscripts of works, correspondence, photographic material, theatrical stage drawings and personal belongings that document his poetic, artistic and teaching career. Through the implementation of the project and the transfer of the archive to the Athens School of Fine Arts, the protection, promotion and free access to this cultural reserve is pursued, which now acquires a new visibility and functions as a tool for understanding our cultural identity.
The Workshop is under the auspices of H.F.R.I. and is part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan "Greece 2.0", co-financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
PROGRAMME
10:00 - 10:30 | Welcome & Presentation of the Digital Archive
10.00-10.15: "Greetings and Acknowledgements" Elisavet Arseniou Professor, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University, responsible for the ELIDEK Project "Nikos Engonopoulos Archive: digitization, documentation and publication".
10.15-10.30: "Archival Policies in Greek Universities: the case of Panteion" Evangelia Katavolada, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University.
10:30 - 11:30 | THEMATIC PRESENTATIONS
A. Archiving
10.30-10.45: "Literary archives: the case of the archive of Nikos Engonopoulos", Efstathia Politi, Historian - PhD Candidate of the Department of Archives, Librarianship and Information Systems, University of West Attica.
10.45-11.00: "The classification of the archive of Nikos Engonopoulos" Evi Mitsopoulou, postgraduate student of the Department of Archives, Librarianship and Information Systems, University of West Attica.
B. Visual Arts
11.00-11.15: "Engonopoulos Archive, research and initial conclusions – visual arts", Dr. Eleana Margaritis, postdoctoral researcher, Athens School of Fine Arts.
11.15-11.30: "The process of digitization and the handling of the presumption - From the drawer to the public sphere. The contact with the archive of Nikos Engonopoulos", Thanos Makris, researcher-visual artist, PhD candidate of the Athens School of Fine Arts.
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C. Viewing videos about the life of personal files and their importance
11.45-12.15: "Dialogues on archives. Following the example: NIKOS ENGONOPOULOS ARCHIVE", Katerina Niagasa, graduate of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University.
D. Texts and Literature
12.15-12.30: "The Archive of Nikos Engonopoulos and his research calls", Dr. Charalambos Otampasis, postdoctoral researcher of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University.
12.30-12.45: "Nikos Engonopoulos - M. Karagatsis, the "heretical" children of the Generation of 1930", Panos Felekis, PhD candidate of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University.
E. Future Readings and Creative Inspiration
12.45-13.00 "A manuscript by Nikos Engonopoulos: identifying names and titles and mapping influences", Anna Efthymaki, graduate of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University.
13.00-13.15 "The archive of Nikos Engonopoulos as a place: Tools of Creative Writing and the search for urban inspiration", Maria Stamataki, PhD candidate of the Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University.
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13:45 - 15:15 "How the fish learned English". Theatrical Lectern on the occasion of an archive.
Text – Direction: Andreas Flourakis. Written by Menelaos Hazarakis and Cleopatra Tolongou.
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15:30 - 18:30 | Student Presentations, Research Findings & Creative Interventions
Fourth-year students participate with their work on the Engonopoulos Archive in the context of the course "Modern Greek Literature and Mass Media", Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University.
15:30 - 15:40 "Advertising Campaign", Zechio Argisa
15:40 - 15:50 "What do you know about Engonopoulos? promotion of the conference and informing young people about Nikos Engonopoulos through poster and website",
Chondrokouki Maria
15:50 - 16:00 "Documentary: Engonopoulos and Interwar Greece"
Georgatselos Nikolaos, Konstantinos Finikopoulos, Statheas Nikitas
16:00 - 16:10 "The photographic album of Nikos Engonopoulos: a personal collection from the archive", Domnidis Stavros
16:10 - 16:20 "Architecture – scenographic model", Ralli Kyriaki - Despina, Tsiouni Christina
16:20 - 16:30 "How would N. Engonopoulos manage an Instagram account if he lived in 2025", Krietsiotis Epaminondas Petros, Roussis Georgios, Tziavaras Ioannis
16:30 - 16:40 "Presentation – art exhibition", Routsi Niki, Zylftari Angela
16:40 - 16:50 "Acoustic material: comparison of acoustic material – poems",
Makridaki Manou
16:50 - 17:00 "Digital Poem", Kabardi Ioanna
17:00 - 17:10 "Podcast: reading the future to Engonopoulos", Kipourou Dimitra Maria, Karvounidou Maria, Stenou Ioannis, Mirogianni Iliana
17:10 - 17:20 "Interview in the present with Nikos Engonopoulos – dialogue with his wife", Gouva Vagia - Spyridoula, Anagnostaki Maria - Agathi, Chimona - Mavrogeni Evgenia, Fourtouni Efrosini
17:20 - 17:30 "Documentary about the women of Engonopoulos' life", Marouli Konstantina
17:30 - 17:40 "Talking about Engonopoulos in Education", Boukara Iphigenia, Adamidi Irene
17:40 - 17:50 "The image of Engonopoulos in the media", Gerakis Stavros
17:50 - 18:00 "Social media and cultural heritage: promoting Nikos Engonopoulos in the digital landscape", Koutli Irene
18:00 - 18:10 "Recreating today's public space with the inspiration of Nikos Engonopoulos", Vassiliou Ioannis
18:10 - 18:20 "A painting about the life of Engonopoulos", Papavlasopoulou Aikaterini, Thomas Margarita – Aikaterina
18:20 - 18:30 "Bringing Engonopoulos out of the Artist's Shadow: An Artistic Depiction of Engonopoulos, Through Costume and Poem",
Avouri Chrysoula
18:30 - 18:40 "A webpage with video material & QR code", Zubko Anna.
