REMEDY OR POISON Date: 24 January 2013 - 3:00pm - 26 January 2013 - 3:00pm Venue/Location: FRENCH INSTITUTE
http://derridaconferenceathensuniversity.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/remedy-or-poison/ Peggy Kliafa’s “Remedy or Poison” installation reflects on the ambiguity of medicine by presenting its two sides as remedy and poison. The greek work farmakon (farmaki-farmako) denotes this ambiguity. Ontologically the medicine is tied to the notion of the promise, it is identified with the experience of the promise of remedy or cure. The infinite power of a promise alludes to Derrida’s notion of the ‘still to come,’ to a future that is yet to come. The artist elevates the significance of the medicine by creating artworks made out of a kaleidoscope of pills. The artworks are representations of stained glass windows from cathedrals; in their religious allusion, they manifest a deepening of interest in different notions of therapy. The contemporary compulsive desire to consume pills aims to cure our mental, psychological or somatic weakness. The work challenges this therapeutic or placebo effect. The Philosophy Department at the School of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of the University of Athens in collaboration with the French Institute of Greece co-organise the Conference Jacques Derrida’s Political and Ethical Thought, from Thursday 24th of January 2013 till Saturday 26 January 2013 at the Ampitheatre “Argiriadi” (New Amphitheatre) at the Central Venue of the University of Athens (Panepistimiou 30) and at the French Institute of Athens. The Conference hosts 40 delegates from different scientific disciplines ( philosophy, political theory, psychoanalysis, architecture, literature, etc) and covers a wide span of Jacques Derrida‘s ethical and political concepts, like: democracy, law, philoxenia,gift (offering), forgiveness, justice, decision, responsibility, morality and animals, etc. On Friday 25/1 at the French Institute of Athens, 19:00-22:00, two roundtables will take place entitled : “The Crisis Considered in the Context of Jacques Derrida’s Thought”with the participation of four distinguished french philosophers Michel Deguy, poet, Professor of Philosophy Paris 8 University, Marc Crepon, director of The Faculty of Philosophy at École Normale Supérieure, Charles Ramond, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nice. Two Greek Philosophers will provide commentary after these four lectures. Professors Michel Deguy, Marc Crepon and Charles Ramond will also give lectures on Saturday morning at the Central Venue of The University of Athens. Translation will be provided during the conference. The Conference will present the Greek National Television’s documentary ” The Paths of Jacques Derrida’s Thought” In conjunction with the conference the art event “The Metaphor of The Blind” will take place, by Artist Georgia Sagri, curated by Sozita Goudouna ( Artistic Director of Out Of The Box Intermedia http://outoftheboxintermedia.org ) Entrance is free, for more information about the conference please visit : http://www.ppp.uoa.gr/ -- ---> A living - breathing - thriving networked neighbourhood - proud of free culture - claiming it with others ;) Other reviews,articles,interviews http://www.furtherfield.org/reviews.php Furtherfield – online arts community, platforms for creating, viewing, discussing and learning about experimental practices at the intersections of art, technology and social change. http://www.furtherfield.org Furtherfield Gallery – Finsbury Park (London). http://www.furtherfield.org/gallery Netbehaviour - Networked Artists List Community. http://www.netbehaviour.org http://identi.ca/furtherfield http://twitter.com/furtherfield _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
