A two-part workshop on rituals for nurturing creative practices, inspired by the recent Katsarida Press publication of a Greek translation of CA Conrad’s SOMA(TIC) POETRY EXERCISES
ΟΙ ΣΩΜΑ(ΤΙΚΕΣ) ΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΕΣ ΑΣΚΗΣΕΙΣ ΤΟΥ CAConrad

We ask that participants plan to attend both workshops.

Saturdays, March 7 and 14, 4–6 PM
In Greek and English.

Katsarida Press is a newly established artistic venture that is based in Athens. We publish
mostly experimental and innovative poetry and we are active in the field of translation and
self-publishing. Our aim is to introduce to the Greek literary scene experimental writing and to
challenge the notions around publishing, and the public image of publishers.

@katsarida.press

Join us for the launch of our book exploring care, healing, and collective practice, rooted in feminist dialogue, reflection, and nonlinear, picnic-like engagement. 

Come at 6 to try out some of the scores shared in the book as invitations to collectively explore learning, care, imagination and more…Come at 7 to discuss the book making process. And let’s toast and dance afterwards!

This publication is the result of a long process of collective reflection. It began with a series of workshops designed to open space for writing, dialogue, and attentive listening. These encounters allowed us to explore our internal dynamics, revisit our intentions and political positioning, and reflect on how our relationships – among ourselves and with others – have evolved. Throughout this process, we welcomed not only insights and inspiration, but also moments of uncertainty, emotional weight, and the need to slow down. 

This book carries all of that: the thinking, the feeling, the pauses, the contradictions. The result is a polyphonic, situated, and experimental publication: a living archive of our ways of working, thinking, sensing, and healing together. It is a shared attempt to articulate what it means – and what it takes – to become and remain a collective in times of social, ecological, and cultural breakdown.

Carefully edited and beautifully designed, the book functions as a container for the voices, images, concepts, and rituals that have emerged from our journey. Interwoven throughout the book are images from our gatherings, mappings of recurring ideas and questions, and references to artists, theorists, activists, and somatic practitioners who have nourished our work.

Come this Wednesday March 11 and get a special discount!

The Mouries Collective present an immersive, participatory environment as a temporary refuge. Through textiles, soft architectures, and subtle sensory elements, the installation invites visitors to slow down, gather, and inhabit a shared atmosphere of care. Carpets, cushions, fabrics, and hand-written notes transform the room into a welcoming ground for rest, conversation, and attentive presence.

During the opening we will share an indoor picnic inspired by our ongoing community practices in Athens. The second day through a participatory workshop on rituals we will together make ‘talismans’ by sewing, writing, drawing, and storytelling, as knowledge and personal experiences are exchanged. Traces of these encounters remain in the space, allowing the installation to continue evolving throughout the exhibition. Visitors are encouraged to return, rest, contribute, or simply spend time within the environment.

Participating artists:
Róza El-Hassan • Oleksandr Halishchuk •ex-artists’ collective (Tamás Kaszás & Anikó Loránt) •The Hologram • Jana Kapelová • Eva Koťátková •Mouries Collective • Katarína Poliačiková

Curated by:
Judit Angel, Eliška Mazalanová, Margarethe Makovec, Anton Lederer