photo captions:
Maria Nikiforaki, Hydrodance: Elephant’s Cave, 2023, Photo: Jose Ballerzosa, ATOPOS cvc x Office of Hydrocommons,
Eleni Mylonas, SeaMonster II, 2023, Photo: Jose Ballerzosa, ATOPOS cvc x Office of Hydrocommons,
Ileana Arnaoutou & Ismene King, Saltbody Craft, 2025, Photo: Giorgos Sfakianakis, New Museum x DESTE Foundation, Courtesy the artists & Callirrhoë, Athens,
Despina Charitonidi, Diploria Urbanis, 2024, aerated concrete, Photo: Nefeli Papaioannou, Courtesy Thermia Project

Για την Ελληνική εκδοχή

Group exhibition with works by Ileana Arnaoutou & Ismene King, Despina Charitonidi, Eleni Mylonas and Maria Nikiforaki; curated by Eleni Riga.

Address: Polidefkous 41A, 185 45, Piraeus
Opening: Friday, 10.10.2025, 19:00–22:00
Opening hours: 11–12.10.2025, 12:00–20:00

As part of the Art Explora Festival (3-12.10.2025), ATOPOS cvc x Office of Hydrocommons is pleased to invite you on Friday, October 10, from 19:00–22:00, to the opening of Liquid Ports, a group exhibition curated by Eleni Riga at its new space, Polidefkous 41A, 185 45, Piraeus. Liquid Ports runs in parallel with the Art Explora Festival until October 12 (12:00–20:00) and is within walking distance from Gate E8, where the main festival takes place.
The exhibition presents works by Ileana Arnaoutou & Ismene King, Despina Charitonidi, Eleni Mylonas, and Maria Nikiforaki, unfolding a visual exploration of artistic practices with water in the Mediterranean Sea—as both an embodied and critical geography.

From the perspective of the Mediterranean South, ecological pressures and the uneven impacts of climate inequalities reveal the fragility of both human and more-than-human communities. Liquid Ports traces these tensions through an ecofeminist lens, foregrounding the port as a space of resistance and resilience.

Special thanks: Katerina Tselou, Curator of the Greek stopover of the Art Explora Festival & Iris Asimakopoulou, Coordinator of the artistic programming of the Greek stopover of the Art Explora Festival.

About Art Explora Festival

The Art Explora Festival is a travelling festival that sails across the seas and oceans on board the world’s first museum boat, bringing visitors innovative artistic and cultural experiences free of charge.
The festival takes place on board the museum boat as well as quayside in exhibition pavilions and friendly, welcoming spaces, and in a range of venues in the heart of the host cities, with a programme of events combining exhibitions, virtual reality experiences, performances, conferences, film screenings, concerts, etc.
From Spring 2024 until Autumn 2027, the museum boat will travel to 15 countries in the Mediterranean: the cradle of great civilisations and a melting pot of many cultures. It will bring together artists, curators and cultural, educational and community organisations to collectively imagine a new vision of the Mediterranean.

About ATOPOS cvc x Office of Hydrocommons

The Office of Hydrocommons is a curatorial platform manifesting through exhibitions, international residencies, public programmes, publications and a research office. It investigates critical issues affecting the Mediterranean Sea through interdisciplinary collaborations. Conceived and curated by Eleni Riga, it was initiated following an invitation of Vassilis Zidianakis, Artistic Director of ATOPOS cvc. The platform continues its aquatic journey, building lasting partnerships along the way. Recent collaborations include the Bath House of the Winds (Museum of Modern Greek Culture),  All of Greece, One Culture, the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus – Festival of Athens and Epidaurus, Auberge de France in Rhodes, Institut Français de Grèce, Pro Helvetia, Goethe-Institut, among others.