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openness, democracy, hack66, Phygital, and ellak.org.cy

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What follows should, eventually, lead into a piece discussing conflict-resolution in open communities, and the handling of authoritarian mentalities. The sheer power of hierarchy-assuming or hierarchy-constructing exclamations of 'no' is always surprising to me. As is the arrogance, the injustice, the power-plays it contains, as is the speed, the insensitivity, and the ease with which… Continue reading openness, democracy, hack66, Phygital, and ellak.org.cy

on dwelling w/ Stephanos [leaves, fruit, and stone]

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As posted elsewhere: I'm glad that you will be using the house. I have great affection for it. It's been a process for me to let go of the perceived need to turn it into my home, or to come up with a master-plan about "improvements" and instead to simply share the house with interesting,… Continue reading on dwelling w/ Stephanos [leaves, fruit, and stone]

not(es) on participation [on writing (on art) in the first person]

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I wrote this for NeMe, mid-2016 It's one of my free-est texts, and it connects my thinking about art, tech, and openness into a kind of politics of civic participation, locating experimental comments on this in the Cypriot arts. Here it is in full / to be occasionally updated. Caption: A piece by Natalie Yiaxi,… Continue reading not(es) on participation [on writing (on art) in the first person]

love for Nurtane: “Jaded historian of Makarios’ memory across media also thinks this is quite interesting for Pafos17”

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OR “This is (the other) Aphrodite's fault”: Resolving the Dawn and the Sunset Issue (2017) Coming from a great interest in controversy, especially when it has to do with political memory, or the discursive overlap of politics and aesthetics, I conclude that the danger here isn't one of censorship. The issue is the idea that… Continue reading love for Nurtane: “Jaded historian of Makarios’ memory across media also thinks this is quite interesting for Pafos17”

Ευάγγελος Λοϊζίδης: ΜΙΑ ΜΑΚΡΟΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΘΕΩΡΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΡΙΣΗΣ

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Ο κ. Μ. Σαρρής στο συμβάν του Γραφείου Προγραμματισμού στις 12 Μαΐου 2007. Το Σαββατοκύριακο 11 και 12 Μαΐου 2007 εξελίχτηκε σε ξενοδοχείο ένα πρωτόγνωρο για την Δημόσια Υπηρεσία συμβάν. Το προσωπικό του Γραφείου Προγραμματισμού, Γενικός Διευθυντής, Διευθυντές και Λειτουργοί, κάτω από έναν εμψυχωτή αναζητούσαν την πορεία που έπρεπε να πάρει το Γραφείο ενόψει σημαντικών… Continue reading Ευάγγελος Λοϊζίδης: ΜΙΑ ΜΑΚΡΟΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΘΕΩΡΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΡΙΣΗΣ

on the Nicosia Airport (2016)

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OR Unpacking Chapter 7. Conflict as capital: Contemporary art and the heritage of conflict OR Harlem Shake: The UN and libidinal resistance in Cyprus OR PhD Tips: Getting through the Viva Click here for full screen Citation: Loizidou, C. (2016). "On the Nicosia Airport." Presented at the "Troubled Contemporary Art Practices in the Middle East:… Continue reading on the Nicosia Airport (2016)

πόθεν εφκήκεν το ξύλο;

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[Edit: Γυρεύω ευκαιρία να ανασυντάξω το πιο κάτω σε σχέση για με την πιο κάτω δουλειά του Julio] ..τελικά εν ήταν που τον παράδεισον. Ήταν που την πόρταν του ψυχιατρείου. Πόθεν να τα πιάσεις τούντα πράματα & πόθεν να τ'αφήσεις. Περίληψη των πιο κάτω: εκτός που τα γενικά προβλήματα με την πόρταν (την κράτησην), προτείνω… Continue reading πόθεν εφκήκεν το ξύλο;