Newspaper Article “Palimpsest: a museum of stories”

“Typos-i” Newspaper
02.01.2020
https://typos-i.gr/article/palimpsest-ena-moyseio-istoriwn
PALIMPSEST Project was featured in an article with the title “Palimpsest: a museum of stories”, in the “Typos-i” Newspaper, a regional newspaper and website.

The article describes how a museum of moments, experiences, events and memories, is created by the citizens themselves, and which is not located in a building but is embedded in various places where an event or a memory happened and which is connected to the city of Ioannina. So, imagine walking through the city; you hear an old shutter creaking as it opens and you suddenly see in front of you a digital art installation that “tells” a story.

This is partly the rationale for the PALIMPSEST program: to “tell” unexpected stories from the past, with an artistic approach. And all the stories will emerge in open, public spaces, with the help of technology and the activation of the intangible narrative “museum” through a digital application (app). The philosophy of the program is the utilization of the cultural heritage through participatory processes and artistic interventions in the public space, with the ultimate goal of attracting high quality tourism.

According to the article, the concept and goals of the program were analyzed by the Project Manager, Professor Xenophon Bitsikas and the Communication Manger, Professor Polyxeni Mantzou, in a working meeting held with representatives and stakeholders of the city. Both Prof. Bitsikas and Prof. Mantzou, as well as the person in charge of the program on behalf of the Epirus Region, Sofia Triantou, referred to the biggest challenge that exists for this program: To continue to exist the next day. And here once again the concept of participation emerges.

The article concludes stating that intangible actions to stay “alive” require care and cooperation. In this direction, the project managers try to involve the local authorities in the whole process. “This work may be intangible, but it has an important imprint. It is interactive and can remain in an ‘open’ state,” Prof. Mantzou said, while Mrs Triantou expressed her optimism “there is future for this project after it is completed.”

 

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