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For this artistic interdisciplinary project, Where the Water Flows, I aim to examine the complex ways in which the land shapes cultural identity, personal values, and collective history. This will be achieved through a multi-faceted approach that integrates traditional documentary and social practices, incorporating original photographs, archival materials, and soundscapes alongside emerging technologies such as AI-generated environments. Where the Water Flows unfolds as a multimedia installation, weaving together photography, audio, collected natural elements, and AI-generated landscapes bridging past and future. By blending traditional and emerging media, the project constructs a rich sensory experience, inviting audiences to immerse themselves in the layered narratives of land, memory, and identity. The research draws inspiration from Indigenous Knowledge Systems while primarily focusing on communities in Greece that have maintained deep-rooted relationships with their environments, whether through cultural traditions, spiritual practices, or agricultural livelihoods.
Myrto Papadopoulos has spent nearly two decades creating longform visual narratives across Europe and Central Asia that explore identity, belonging, and the evolving relationship between people and land. Rooted in cross-disciplinary research and immersive fieldwork, her work critically examines historical consciousness, collective memory, and cultural resilience. Her projects often unfold over years, blending original photography, video, social practices, archival materials, and text to challenge dominant narratives and offer alternative perspectives. Engaging with diverse communities, she explores how land shapes cultural identity and personal histories, bridging past and present. Her work also navigates the intersection of fact and fiction, questioning how stories are constructed and perceived over time. Her work has been commissioned and published by Smithsonian, The New York Times, Time Magazine, and National Geographic, among others. She has presented at TEDx Thessaloniki and Athens, the EU Parliament, Princeton University’s Global Seminar in Athens, and more. She was an iMEdD Fellow (2019, 2021), supported by the Niarchos Foundation, and has been nominated for the Prix Pictet, the Magnum Foundation Grant, and the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.
Academic Advisor: Iakovos Panagopoulos
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International Conference DCAC
Tsirigoti Square 7, 49100 Corfu
Ionian Islands Region, Greece
av-dcac@ionio.gr
