The Other designs

The publication project The Other designs, adopts a critical viewpoint shared by many contemporary academics that highlight how the institutionalization of antiquity as “national heritage” has shaped an ideological framework for experiencing and performing a national identity. This viewpoint “kick-starts“ an approach to the idea that nations such as Greece are in some way a multifaceted “assemblage”, of constellated projections. The Other designs, aims to contribute to the current re-examination of historical authenticity by reflecting upon the status of national identity as a kind of “artistic” setup.

Heiko Schmid: Heiko Schmid is a Art Historian. He studied Art History, Media Theory and Philosophy at Technical University of Berlin, University of Potsdam and Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (ZKM) - where he received a M.A. Degree. He holds a doctorate from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and is currently working as a Assistant Professor at the Master of Arts in Fine Arts course of studies at Zurich University of the Arts. He was involved in several exhibition, recherche and publication projects concerning themes like artistic visions of materiality, theories of time (with a focus on conceptions of the past and the future) / of technology as well as outer space conceived as a artistic "Möglichkeitsraum". H. Schmid: Heiko Schmid is a Art Historian. He studied Art History, Media Theory and Philosophy at Technical University of Berlin, University of Potsdam and Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (ZKM) - where he received a M.A. Degree. He holds a doctorate from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and is currently working as a Assistant Professor at the Master of Arts in Fine Arts course of studies at Zurich University of the Arts. He was involved in several exhibition, recherche and publication projects concerning themes like artistic visions of materiality, theories of time (with a focus on conceptions of the past and the future) / of technology as well as outer space conceived as a artistic "Möglichkeitsraum". Robin Klimecki: Robin Klimecki is a lecturer at the Department of Management, University of Bristol, UK. He lectures in critical management studies, public management and research methods.  His current research focuses on the critical study of finance, debt and indebtness, alternative forms of organising and the application of critical social theory and psychoanalysis to the study of management and political economy. K. Stafylakis: Kostis Stafylakis is an art theorist and artist. He graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts. He holds an MA in Modern Art and Theory from the Department of Art History and Theory at the University of Essex and an MA in Continental Philosophy from the Department of Philosophy at the same University. He holds a Doctorate from the Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University (Athens). He has been a post-doc researcher at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2011-2012). He now teaches “research-based art and the art field” at the “Innovation unit” program at the Athens School of Fine Arts. He is also the one half of KavecS artist duet (www.kavecs.com). He was co-curator of the 4 th Athens Biennial. Sofia Bempeza: Sofia Bempeza is an artist, writer, performer currently based in Zurich (Assistant Professor at the Zurich University of the Arts - ZHdK, Department of Art and Media). She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts and holds a Master of Art in Context (University of Arts in Berlin). She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Philosophy at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Her thesis explores contemporary art practices and strategies within an agonistic public sphere, especially the relation between art practices, hegemonic order and conflict. As an artist she works with text, installation and performance art intervention focused on themes such as the politics of public spaces, gender attitudes, the field of arts as a place of work, art production in the post-fordist era. Kostis Stafylakis: Kostis Stafylakis is an art theorist and artist. He graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts. He holds an MA in Modern Art and Theory from the Department of Art History and Theory at the University of Essex and an MA in Continental Philosophy from the Department of Philosophy at the same University. He holds a Doctorate from the Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University (Athens). He has been a post-doc researcher at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2011-2012). He now teaches “research-based art and the art field” at the “Innovation unit” program at the Athens School of Fine Arts. He is also the one half of KavecS artist duet (www.kavecs.com). He was co-curator of the 4 th Athens Biennial. Elpida Rikou: Elpida Rikou studied sociology, anthropology, social psichology and art in Athens and Paris. Her research mainly concerns the social representations of space, illness and death, the body and contemporary art practices. After teaching at universities of Crete, Thessaly and Athens, she is currently teacher of Anthropology of Art at Athens School of Fine Arts. Eleana Yalouri: Eleana Yalouri is an Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Social Anthropology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Athens.