I have a memory of Life Jackets from my time in "videregående" (high school). I had a course called “Art, Design and Architecture” (translated) where we talked about art happening right now and taking inspiration or giving it thoughts so we would reflect on its...
I came to Lesvos in 2016, one year after the beginning of the so-called “refugee crisis”. Until then, I could not even point Lesvos on a map. Until I was 17-18 years old, I actually thought that this island was Chios. I knew its shape and location, but thought it was...
My relationship with Lesvos began almost simultaneously with the "refugee crisis". In 2016, I was already living in Syros, working as a teacher, but I was going very often to Athens to meet my then boyfriend. There we met at the port of Piraeus at E1 and the stone...
When I walk out my door, I don’t see signs of crisis. Nature seems to be thriving and my neighbors seem to be happy. I am dependent on others to gain more insight and information about the world. My neighbors share amazingly delicious food and heartbreaking stories....
During my master's thesis, on artistic creation related to migration, I dealt with migration-related themes and especially the imaginary conveyed by migration-related narratives. My focus shifted in particular from a construction of the self within institutional...
I believe that human beings heavily rely on their five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—to experience the outside world. The ways we give life meaning are through our senses. For many people, sight is the primary means of exploration. Such...
During this module our group experienced a variety of different environments. In our trio I tried Katrine's proposition and Gefsi tried mine. Katrine's proposal asked us to go on a walk that we had done before and set a 10 minute timer and record what we observed. I...
I live in Mytilene, Lesvos since 2020. By that time I'd only heard stories about this island. When people would find out about my coming here, they would say how amazing it is, how many places there are to see, beautiful sandy beaches and green green mountains. Those...
I daily read newspapers/online newspapers. Mass media is an important part of the information society. What I knew about Lesvos, before I signed up for the program, is that it is an island in Greece with a refugee- and medical crisis, and that there was a big fire in...
When I first got accepted into this summer course I knew quite littler about Lesvos. My first thought was the refugee crisis and its reputation in the news and media, especially the Moria camp. I also remember my teacher in 2016 travelled to Moria to help as a...