Conjoining art with its wider artistic, cultural, and geopolitical ecosystem in Southern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and beyond, Octopus explores uncharted waters and half-lit caves, reefs and rocks, and showcases a particular interest in regional histories and multiple futures, as well as in democracy, participatory citizenship, human and non-human life, and the consequences of excessive development.
Octopus aligns itself to the Mission Statement of ΕΜΣΤ and draws inspiration from the museum’s curatorial programming, while enriching and amplifying it.
Featuring texts by writers, theorists, and artists from Greece and abroad, Octopus is agile and multi-tentacled while displaying a decentralised ingenuity.