WOMANIFESTO, 2022. Nayia T. Karacosta
WOMANIFESTO
part II
a film project on female artists’ voices now
WOMANIFESTO II realised its film production at the Greenhouse of Ornamental Plants of the Agricultural University of Athens with the participation of fifteen female creatives, Artemis Panagiotidou, Eleftheria Kazana, Eleni Panouklia, Elena Kallinikou, Marina Makri, Eri Dimitriadou, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, Lia Haraki, Maria Papafigou, Maria Papapostolou, Natasa Biza, Maria Siorba, Nayia T. Karacosta, Stavroula Siamou, Tamar Raban.
ARTISTS
“It's dangerous to agree to rules you don't understand.
My manifesto is:
a statement of anger and pain,
an admission of vulnerability and confusion
but above all it's a commitment to "never again".
In a space that is meant for care, I find the opportunity to bestow my exhausted self and be reborn, determined to take care of myself.”
Artemis Panagiotidou
“Dedicated to the disgraced femininity,
silence to break for our dead
What they deprived us of, what they stole from us belongs to us.
It is ours alone.”
Eleftheria Kazana
Eleni Panouklia
“A prayer, an ode to the color of the blood, of the heart, of hell, of the wild cherry, of the rose, of the fire.
A calling to forgive mistakes and follow passions, believe in miracles and heal our wounds.”
Enact Theater, Elena Kallinikou & Marina Makri
“I think that we dwell the earth as well as our language through a state of blindness, since this inhabitation takes place on the surface of the former or on the epidermis of the latter. However, what is passed on to us is not just knowledge, but rather the ability to pass through these two ‘nights’, one of earth and the other of language. What I am interested in emphasizing is with how much strength but also with how much doubt every step of this path is forged”
Eri Dimitriadi
“I wonder what it is that surrounds us? What is it that our eyes see?
What is it that ultimately exists?
What is it that is missing?”
Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
“Woman in me
Woman in she
Woman in he
Woman in the
Woman in we
Woman in be
Woman in free
Woman in see
Woman in feel
Woman ideal
Woman idea
Woman in heal”
Lia Haraki
“I believe in the dream of works and actions that cultivate the freedom of our personal expression
Bold visions shaped by virtue, equality, respect, ethics and aesthetics”
Maria Papafigou
Maria Papapostolou and Natasa Biza
Maria Siorba
“I wanted to write
about all those forms of Loves
who are able to build their own worlds
their own DIY worlds ”
Nayia T. Karacosta
Stavroula Siamou
Tamar Raban
"...Womanifesto communicates the concept of garden, greenhouse of ideas and values, in the hope that it will "blossom", mature and spread..."
Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Respresentatives of Cyprus
Ambassador
“…just as natural systems cannot be viable, sustainable without preserving biodiversity, likewise, human systems must maintain their diversity in order to be sustainable and not collapse. Diversity at all levels, in gender discrimination, in professional activity, in diversity ... And because "beauty will save the world", let us all unite our voice, to the women creators of Cyprus and Greece, and share experiences and knowledge, to make it, to get out of today's storms and sail in traquil waters. This is how I see my role and it is a great honor for me to be the Ambassador of this very innovative initiative …”
Xenia Loizidou, Coastal Engineer
Ambassador
“…Although it has always played an important role in the development of art, the female gender has often been challenged and even downplayed in the artistic establishment. Womanifesto therefore comes to support the creation and promotion of important works by women artists with vision and inspiration. As a supporter and due to my professional specialization and experience, I am helping strategically with the promotion of Womanifesto and I am contributing to its promotion in Cyprus and abroad…”
George Zervides, Marketing and Branding Specialist
ROA Mentor
Runonart Team
Zeta Spyraki, Cinematographer and Socratis Morphonios, Assistant Director
Christos Sakellariou, Sound Director
Maria Hadjitheodorou, Hairstylist
Giorgos Alefantis, DIT and Leslie Y. Lin, Second Unit Cinematographer
Areti Primikyri, Props Set Design
Kyriaki Kontaratou, Executive Producer