Nona Inescu, Reliquary (Finger), Peles Studio, Berlin, Germany, 2022. Photo by Daniel Poller.
Spetses island, some 50 sea miles south of Athens, is this spring hosting a six-week artistic creation program titled “Insular Animism,” with the participation of six representatives from various forms of art.
The program, organized by the Foundation of Anargyrios & Korgialenios School of Spetses (AKSS) and its Anargyros Art Residency, has invited artists from Greece and abroad to get inspired by the island’s context, create and perform, with the participation of the local community, too.
Following the successful launch of its first edition in 2025, the Anargyros Art Residency is hosted at AKSS for this second edition, launched on April 27 and lasting until June 7. Established in 1927, the former boarding school is offering an opportunity for the artists to live, work and create within an iconic Mediterranean environment deeply connected to local culture.
This edition turns its attention to the island’s ecosystem and the realities of insularity. Artists are invited to explore new myths, animisms, ecological narratives, and alternative modes of storytelling rooted in Mediterranean geographies.
