Tu(r)ning to the SNFCC
Acts of (Re)surfacing
The Island Orthograph
The Island Orthograph is about an approach, a journey from Atlantis to the SNFCC. It folds within it archive layers of past Athens(es) and Atlantis(es). In its centre, an island SNFCC floats above the sea of archives. Elements such as the Illisos river and the Acropolis are folded into the new island, echoing the intention of its creators. In parallel, the drawing displaces other islands in the Aegean archipelago, positioning them in relation to the SNFCC in order to touch upon the migrancy conditions present within them. The drawing also sets up a fictional scenario, where Athens had been flooded by the sea. In this setting, the artificial hill of Kallithea has become the new datum of Athens – a (re)surfacing of the city. Finally, the SNFCC flood wall acts as a reference point for all the mythologies occurring within the Island Orthograph. It signifies the old walls of ancient Athens, its current role as the edge of the SNFCC, separating it from the rest of the city, as well as its symbolic albeit trivial existence in a flooded Athens.
© Eirini Makarouni
The Island Orthograph is about an approach, a journey from Atlantis to the SNFCC. It folds within it archive layers of past Athens(es) and Atlantis(es). In its centre, an island SNFCC floats above the sea of archives. Elements such as the Illisos river and the Acropolis are folded into the new island, echoing the intention of its creators. In parallel, the drawing displaces other islands in the Aegean archipelago, positioning them in relation to the SNFCC in order to touch upon the migrancy conditions present within them. The drawing also sets up a fictional scenario, where Athens had been flooded by the sea. In this setting, the artificial hill of Kallithea has become the new datum of Athens – a (re)surfacing of the city. Finally, the SNFCC flood wall acts as a reference point for all the mythologies occurring within the Island Orthograph. It signifies the old walls of ancient Athens, its current role as the edge of the SNFCC, separating it from the rest of the city, as well as its symbolic albeit trivial existence in a flooded Athens.
© Eirini Makarouni
A fictional dialogue between Plato, Carlo and Renzo Piano
The passages are cited from:
1. Piano, Carlo, and Renzo Piano. Atlantis: A Journey in Search of Beauty. Translated by Will Schutt. New York, NY: Europa Compass, 2020.
2. Plato. Timaeus and Critias. Translated by Desmond Lee, T. K. Johansen. 3rd edition. London, United Kingdom: Penguin Classics, 2008.
1. Piano, Carlo, and Renzo Piano. Atlantis: A Journey in Search of Beauty. Translated by Will Schutt. New York, NY: Europa Compass, 2020.
2. Plato. Timaeus and Critias. Translated by Desmond Lee, T. K. Johansen. 3rd edition. London, United Kingdom: Penguin Classics, 2008.