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Submitted by: EVANGELIA KATSAITI
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The Visible, the Spoken and the Unspoken
English, British
The workshop explores the relationship between the “visible”, the “spoken” and the “unspoken” in the context of artistic research, focusing on the intertwining of power, language and representation. Dealing with the subject of Photography and Gendered Narratives, it approaches photography as a mechanism for producing visibility and normalization, but also as a tool for deconstructing dominant narratives.
The visibility of the body and its verbal framing constitute regimes of truth that determine which subjects are recognized and which are silenced. At the same time, the workshop examines the unspoken not as a lack of speech but as embodied and cultural knowledge that escapes the normative linguistic structure. Gesture, silence, orality and bodily memory are approached as threatened or minoritized artistic practices.
Through image re-titling exercises, performative explorations and hybrid image-text-body compositions, participants are invited to reflect on:
Who speaks? Who is visible? Who remains invisible? When does language function as a mechanism of power and when as an act of resistance?
The workshop proposes a transferable methodological model of artistic research that combines theoretical analysis, artistic practice and collective reflection, highlighting the political and epistemological dynamics of the unspoken.
Additional Information on the Presentation Format
Duration: 150 minutes.
The structure includes:
Short theoretical introduction (30’)
Practical exercise on photographic material and re-narration (40’)
Performative exploration of the implicit through embodied practice (40’)
Collective hybrid composition and reflection (40’)
The workshop is participatory and is aimed at artists, researchers and educators. No specialized technical knowledge is required. The methodology can be applied in educational, community or research settings.
The visibility of the body and its verbal framing constitute regimes of truth that determine which subjects are recognized and which are silenced. At the same time, the workshop examines the unspoken not as a lack of speech but as embodied and cultural knowledge that escapes the normative linguistic structure. Gesture, silence, orality and bodily memory are approached as threatened or minoritized artistic practices.
Through image re-titling exercises, performative explorations and hybrid image-text-body compositions, participants are invited to reflect on:
Who speaks? Who is visible? Who remains invisible? When does language function as a mechanism of power and when as an act of resistance?
The workshop proposes a transferable methodological model of artistic research that combines theoretical analysis, artistic practice and collective reflection, highlighting the political and epistemological dynamics of the unspoken.
Additional Information on the Presentation Format
Duration: 150 minutes.
The structure includes:
Short theoretical introduction (30’)
Practical exercise on photographic material and re-narration (40’)
Performative exploration of the implicit through embodied practice (40’)
Collective hybrid composition and reflection (40’)
The workshop is participatory and is aimed at artists, researchers and educators. No specialized technical knowledge is required. The methodology can be applied in educational, community or research settings.
- Bio: Eva Katsaiti is a visual artist, curator, and lecturer at the University of West Attica. Her work explores photography as a language of identity, memory, and belonging—bridging artistic practice with education, social awareness, and creative therapeutic processes. She views photography as a reflective and transformative medium that fosters inclusion and strengthens an individual’s sense of connection to the world.
She holds a BA (Hons) in Photographic Arts from the University of Derby, an MA in Fine Art Photography from the University of Sydney, a Postgraduate Degree in Research Practice from Nottingham Trent University, and a Diploma in Adult Education. She has taught photography at the Universities of West Attica, Athens, Sydney.
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Duration: 150 minutes.
The structure includes:
Short theoretical introduction (30’)
Practical exercise on photographic material and re-narration (40’)
Performative exploration of the implicit through embodied practice (40’)
Collective hybrid composition and reflection (40’)
The workshop is participatory and is aimed at artists, researchers and educators. No specialized technical knowledge is required. The methodology can be applied in educational, community or research settings.
The structure includes:
Short theoretical introduction (30’)
Practical exercise on photographic material and re-narration (40’)
Performative exploration of the implicit through embodied practice (40’)
Collective hybrid composition and reflection (40’)
The workshop is participatory and is aimed at artists, researchers and educators. No specialized technical knowledge is required. The methodology can be applied in educational, community or research settings.
A room that allows flexible configuration (circle and small groups), projector, computer, projection surface, work tables. Possibility of low lighting for performative exercise. Paper, markers, wall mounting tape.
The workshop may trigger personal experiences related to gender representation, exclusion or silence. A clear framework of care, voluntary participation and the possibility of abstention from exercises will be established. Personal material will not be used without consent.
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EVANGELIA KATSAITI