ATOPOS cvc presents OTHERLANDS a site specific exhibition at the archaeological space of Heraion, Perachora,

in the framework of the program of 2024 of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, “All of Greece one Culture”.

OTHERLANDS serve as a space of critical encounter with the Other; sculptures by Petros Moris 

and sonic fiction by Jeph Vanger and Savina Giannatou intertwine,

in a resonance of everything that exists and has existed in the land,

human and non-human bodies, archaeological remains and geological materials.

Exploring lost stories and connections of pre-archaic history and mythology while maintaining a direct connection to the subterranean,

OTHERLANDS is an exploration of otherness in deep time,

as a structural component of conflict at both the social and intercultural levels.

Deep time is kept by the drift of the tectonic plates and fossil traces of stone-eating animals

in the limestone columns of the archaeological space.

Within deep time we are able to reimagine historical and contemporary conflicts as we give in to slower processes of making and unmaking.

Unexpected encounters with the sculptures of Petros Moris throughout the archaeological space

and above the sea create a pathway that connects demythologized stories with the geo-environment.

While in the upper levels of the archaeological space, visitors are invited to engage in multimodal listening,

a practice of listening as a situated, full-bodied act.

Sound is here understood as an embodied event, providing deeper information on effects and affects of the landscape.