Online Biennale "Arts & Edges" 2025
Hosted by the University of the Aegean • November 28-29, 2025
This program has been carefully designed with attention to several key parameters:
The participation of speakers and keynote guests coming from five different time zones;
The large number of submissions to be included within the limited framework of a two-day event;
The need to provide sufficient time for each participant to present and to engage in discussion with the audience;
The inclusion of four distinct formats — oral presentations, workshops, keynote lectures, and a round table — each with its own rhythm and duration;
And finally, the expressed preferences of several participants concerning the timing of their contributions.
The resulting schedule may therefore appear dense; yet this density reflects the diversity, richness, and collaborative spirit of the Biennale, bringing together multiple voices, disciplines, and geographies within a shared space of dialogue.
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Times shown in EET (Eastern European Time), CET (Central European Time), and WET (Western European Time),
with AWST (Australian Western Standard Time) and AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) for keynote speakers
| Time | Session / Speaker |
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EET: 10:00-10:15 CET: 09:00-09:15 WET: 08:00-08:15 |
Greetings |
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(GMT+8) AWST: 16:15-17:15 EET: 10:15-11:15 CET: 09:15-10:15 WET: 08:15-09:15 |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Barbara Bolt
Victorian College of the Arts - University of Melbourne Shedding Light and 'Glaring' Truths |
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EET: 11:15-11:35 CET: 10:15-10:35 WET: 09:15-09:35 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Michael Kurzwelly
Artist, European University Viadrina CROSSING THE EDGE as an applied method |
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EET: 11:35-13:35 CET: 10:35-12:35 WET: 09:35-11:35 |
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
Sahra Damus
WP5 coordinator for the European University Viadrina, Sustainability Officer Student-led cultural initiatives from the ERUA universities Constance Krüger Cultural Coordinator, Team of Vice-President for Transfer and Campus, European University Viadrina Teaching projects for regional cultural activities in the field of Arts & Edges Workshops run in parallel - participants may choose one to attend |
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EET: 13:35-13:55 CET: 12:35-12:55 WET: 11:35-11:55 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Chrysa Bezirgiannidou
Visual Artist, University of the Aegean Her Thread - Gendered Myths and the Poetics of the Edge |
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EET: 13:55-14:15 CET: 12:55-13:15 WET: 11:55-12:15 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Giuseppe Capriotti, Assoc. Professor
University of Macerata The Art of Arim Andrew and Peter Ngugi: Beyond the Boundaries of African Heteronormativity |
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EET: 14:15-14:35 CET: 13:15-13:35 WET: 12:15-12:35 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Eleftheria Chatzidimitriou
PhD Candidate, University of the Aegean Dr. Panagiotis Kyriakoulakos, Assist. Professor University of the Aegean Women animators in front of the South East Mediterranean conflict zone |
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EET: 14:35-15:00 CET: 13:35-14:00 WET: 12:35-13:00 |
Break |
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EET: 15:00-17:00 CET: 14:00-16:00 WET: 13:00-15:00 |
WORKSHOP
Silvia Neri
Associate researcher at Arts of Images and Contemporary Art Laboratory (AIAC), University of Paris 8 Eco-Actions: Artistic Practices for Everyday Ecology
This workshop follows the Main Biennale Track
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EET: 17:00-17:20 CET: 16:00-16:20 WET: 15:00-15:20 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Rosita Deluigi, Assoc. Professor
University of Macerata Wandering migrations: the photographic eye at the edge of human encounter |
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EET: 17:20-17:40 CET: 16:20-16:40 WET: 15:20-15:40 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Prof. Pablo Miguel De Souza Sánchez
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Prof. Helena Iballa Naranjo Henríquez University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Liquid Landscapes and Ephemeral Site-Specific Art and Architecture in the Era of Social Networks |
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EET: 17:40-18:00 CET: 16:40-17:00 WET: 15:40-16:00 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Stamatina Dilaveri
PhD student, University of the Aegean Akroreia: Hydra as a cultural Edges and Artistic Transformation: the Exhibition 'Δέος / Awe' by Dimitrios Antonitsis |
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EET: 18:00-18:20 CET: 17:00-17:20 WET: 16:00-16:20 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Magdalena Goetze
Graduate student, Research Assistant/Intern in the "Global social identifications" project at IWAHlab at the Institute of Psychology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, SWPS University Music and Intercultural Identity: A 10-Minute Online Study on Resilience and Multilingual Belonging |
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EET: 18:20-18:40 CET: 17:20-17:40 WET: 16:20-16:40 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Prof. Dangis Gudelis
Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Gintautė Žibėnienė, Assoc. Professor Mykolas Romeris University Prof. Irena Žemaitaitytė Mykolas Romeris University Exploring the Influence of AI Integration on Teachers' Motivational Factors in Lithuania: AI at the Edge of Pedagogy and Democratic Agency |
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EET: 18:40-19:00 CET: 17:40-18:00 WET: 16:40-17:00 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka, Assist. Professor
Dean of the Faculty of Design, SWPS University From mural to costume. Archaeology and Design |
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EET: 19:00-19:20 CET: 18:00-18:20 WET: 17:00-17:20 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
CANCELLED
Meike Joseph(Cancelled)
PhD student, European University Viadrina Narrative practices of fandoms - An investigation beyond the internal and external boundaries |
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EET: 19:20-19:40 CET: 18:20-18:40 WET: 17:20-17:40 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Ioannis Karadopoulos
Master student, University of the Aegean Hybrid Intelligences: Rethinking AI at the Edge of the Social and the Technical |
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EET: 19:40-20:00 CET: 18:40-19:00 WET: 17:40-18:00 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Michalis Katsaris
Graduate student, University of the Aegean Relational Aesthetics and the Reappropriation of Space: Edges as Incubators of Socio-Political Poetics |
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EET: 20:00-20:20 CET: 19:00-19:20 WET: 18:00-18:20 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Marta Kopyt
PhD student, SWPS University Mathematical Riddles in Public Spaces: How Are They Perceived? |
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EET: 20:20-20:40 CET: 19:20-19:40 WET: 18:20-18:40 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Konstantinos Koumpelis
PhD student, University of the Aegean Ancient Greek theatre as a field of change: Reconstructing society in 'edge' |
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EET: 20:40-21:00 CET: 19:40-20:00 WET: 18:40-19:00 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Krzysztof Krzysztof
Polish artist and researcher, SWPS University Highlander in Madagascar: Artistic Interventions at the Edge of Colonial Memory and Migratory Imaginaries |
| Time | Session / Speaker |
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(GMT+11) AEDT: 19:00-20:00 EET: 10:00-11:00 CET: 09:00-10:00 WET: 08:00-09:00 |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Stelarc
Performance Artist Contingent and contestable futures: the other, the absent and the uncertain |
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EET: 11:00-12:30 CET: 10:00-11:30 WET: 09:00-10:30 |
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
Prof. Chiara von Hollen-Pierobon
Dr. habil., European University Viadrina, Prof., OTH Regensburg
Vlada Antypenko
At the Edge of Civic Space: Student Research Perspectives on Civil Society in Frankfurt (Oder)Undergraduate student, European University Viadrina Elisa Birkmann Master student, European University Viadrina Phuong Ngoc Hoang Undergraduate student, European University Viadrina Zoe Rentmeister Master student, European University Viadrina Erika Usenova Master student, European University Viadrina Maria Ullrich Independent lecturer and cross-border project manager, European University Viadrina Cross-Border Civic Engagement in Practice -- The Case of the German-Polish Pride in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice Workshops run in parallel - participants may choose one to attend |
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EET: 12:30-12:50 CET: 11:30-11:50 WET: 10:30-10:50 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Vilma Losyte, Lecturer
Mykolas Romeris University Edging Toward Inclusivity: Rethinking Classical Art in Contemporary Contexts |
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EET: 12:50-13:10 CET: 11:50-12:10 WET: 10:50-11:10 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Mónica María Martínez-Sariego, Assoc. Professor
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Childhoods at the Edge: Language, Body, and Periphery in Contemporary Canarian Narrative |
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EET: 13:10-13:30 CET: 12:10-12:30 WET: 11:10-11:30 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Francesca Maria Pia Musaro
Master student, University of Macerata From Nü shu to the present and the value of subcultures: how the edges become spaces of possibility |
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EET: 13:30-13:50 CET: 12:30-12:50 WET: 11:30-11:50 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Marcin Nowicki
PhD student / Lecturer, SWPS University Beyond the Tool: Rethinking Authorship and Artistic Agency in the Age of AI |
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EET: 13:50-14:10 CET: 12:50-13:10 WET: 11:50-12:10 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Giedre Pauriene, Assoc. Professor
Academy of Public Security, Mykolas Romeris University When Speech Falls Silent: Ethical Responsibility for Unheard Voices in the Public Sphere |
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EET: 14:10-14:40 CET: 13:10-13:40 WET: 12:10-12:40 |
Break |
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EET: 14:40-15:00 CET: 13:40-14:00 WET: 12:40-13:00 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Svajonė Rainienė, Lecturer
Institute of Educational Sciences, Law and Human Welfare, Mykolas Romeris University Danguolė Micutienė Advisor for social partnership at MRU Sudovian Academy, Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Justinas Staliūnas, Junior Lecturer, Mykolas Romeris University Institute of Public Administration, Mykolas Romeris University Prof. Andrius Stasiukynas Director at the Institute of Public Administration, Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Aušra Šukvietienė, Assoc. Professor Institute of Public Administration, Mykolas Romeris University Co-governance of social service: case study of cooperation between administration of Marijampolė Municipality and NGOs |
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EET: 15:00-16:30 CET: 14:00-15:30 WET: 13:00-14:30 |
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
CANCELLED
Joanna Rajkowska(Cancelled) Polish artist, Academy of Fine Arts, Kraków, Poland Constance Krüger Cultural Coordinator, Team of Vice-President for Transfer and Campus, European University Viadrina Zofia Nycz Art historian and arts coordinator, SWPS University Joanna Rajkowska's SORRY: In Conversation with Zofia Nycz and Constance Krüger on Socially Engaged Art at Universities and in Other Public Spaces
CANCELLED
Workshops run in parallel - participants may choose one to attend
Franziska Mohaupt(Cancelled) Sustainability consultant and environmental engineer, Stakeholder: Bundesverband Soziokultur (German Federal Association of Socio-Culture) Sustainable Change in Cultural Institutions: Ecological Standards and the Role of Organisational Development for Transformation |
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EET: 16:30-16:50 CET: 15:30-15:50 WET: 14:30-14:50 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Zofia Rajczyk
Master student, SWPS University The Body as Border: Poetic Spaces of Migration and Memory |
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EET: 16:50-17:10 CET: 15:50-16:10 WET: 14:50-15:10 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Seyedehzohreh Sadati
Master student, Paris 8 University At the Edge of Belonging: Documenting Migrant Childhoods Through Lens and Voice |
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EET: 17:10-17:30 CET: 16:10-16:30 WET: 15:10-15:30 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Maria Samprakou
Master student, University of the Aegean Just-Femme Energies: A Peripheral View of Labor in Europe's Green Transition |
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EET: 17:30-18:30 CET: 16:30-17:30 WET: 15:30-16:30 |
ROUND TABLE
"Arts & Edges Research within ERUA"
Prof. Elena Theodoropoulou ERUA2 Scientific Responsible for the University of the Aegean, Coordinator of the Round Table Panelists: • Prof. Arnaud Regnauld ERUA academic coordinator for Université Paris 8 des Créations • Prof. Evi Sampanikou University of the Aegean • Dr. Panagiotis Kyriakoulakos, Assist. Professor University of the Aegean • Dr. Eva Llorca Afonso, Assist. Professor WP5 Coordinator at the ULPGC, Director of International Campus, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria • Dr. Maria Argyriou Laboratory teaching staff, Preschool Education in the Department of Preschool Education & Educational Design, School of Humanities, University of the Aegean |
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EET: 18:30-18:50 CET: 17:30-17:50 WET: 16:30-16:50 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dr. Tatiana María Sánchez Rodríguez, Assoc. Professor
Collaborator with the IATEXT Research Group, Head of Studies and ICT Coordinator at the EOI, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Linguistic Mediation as Intercultural Practice: A CEFR-Based Approach in Virtual Multilingual Education |
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EET: 18:50-19:10 CET: 17:50-18:10 WET: 16:50-17:10 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Prof. Spyros Syropoulos
University of the Aegean Refugees and the tolerance of Otherness in Ancient Greek Tragedy |
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EET: 19:10-19:30 CET: 18:10-18:30 WET: 17:10-17:30 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Prof. Jin Taira
Vice-rector for Internationalization and Cooperation, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Culture impact in Canary Islands ecosystem as an EDGE Territory |
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EET: 19:30-19:50 CET: 18:30-18:50 WET: 17:30-17:50 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Prof. Jolanta Urbanovič
Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Barbara Stankiewicz, Assoc. Professor Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Vaida Pituškienė, Lecturer Mykolas Romeris University Kęstutis Traškevičius Director of the Institute of Education, Law and Social Welfare, Mykolas Romeris University Educational Networks at the Edge: Political Decisions and Social Transformations in Regional Lithuania |
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EET: 19:50-20:10 CET: 18:50-19:10 WET: 17:50-18:10 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Pilar Ureña
Researcher, Stakeholder: Platanera Lab: Research and Institutional Collaborations Giuliana Conte Visual artist and researcher, Stakeholder: Platanera Lab: Research and Institutional Collaborations Topographies of Discards: Circular Innovation and New Narratives from the Edge of Banana Monoculture |
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EET: 20:10-20:30 CET: 19:10-19:30 WET: 18:10-18:30 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Prof. Ruta Marija Vabalaite
Institute of Humanities, Mykolas Romeris University Art on the Edge between 'Pure' Art and Social Action (Lithuanian Cases) |
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EET: 20:30-20:50 CET: 19:30-19:50 WET: 18:30-18:50 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Despoina Vaxevanidi
Master student, visual artist, University of the Aegean On the multiple meanings of 'edge': 'Freedom - Happiness - Peace' - An Installation |
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EET: 20:50-21:10 CET: 19:50-20:10 WET: 18:50-19:10 |
ORAL PRESENTATION
Prof. Brigita Žuromskaitė
Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Žaneta Karazijienė, Assoc. Professor Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Odeta Gluoksnyte, Lecturer Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Živilė Myru, Lecturer Mykolas Romeris University Gen Z and The Right to Meaningful Work: Reframing Motivation and Belonging in Manufacturing Contexts |
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EET: 21:10-21:15 CET: 20:10-20:15 WET: 19:10-19:15 |
Closure |
| Time Block | Moderator |
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| 28 November | |
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EET: 10:15-11:15 CET: 09:15-10:15 WET: 08:15-09:15 |
Prof. Elena Theodoropoulou University of the Aegean |
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EET: 11:15-14:35 CET: 10:15-13:35 WET: 09:15-12:35 |
Dra. Eva Llorca Afonso, Assist. Professor University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Dr. Maria Klessmann European University Viadrina |
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EET: 15:00-18:00 CET: 14:00-17:00 WET: 13:00-16:00 |
Dr. Polina Mihova New Bulgarian University Dra. Eva Llorca Afonso, Assist. Professor University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
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EET: 18:00-21:00 CET: 17:00-20:00 WET: 16:00-19:00 |
Prof. Evagelia Kavakli University of the Aegean Dr. Federica Monti University of Macerata |
| 29 November | |
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EET: 10:00-11:00 CET: 09:00-10:00 WET: 08:00-09:00 |
Prof. Elena Theodoropoulou University of the Aegean |
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EET: 11:00-14:10 CET: 10:00-13:10 WET: 09:00-12:10 |
Dr. Andrius Sprindžiūnas, Assoc. Professor Mykolas Romeris University Dr. Polina Mihova New Bulgarian University |
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EET: 14:40-17:30 CET: 13:40-16:30 WET: 12:40-15:30 |
Jolanta Starzak, M.Arch. SWPS University Prof. Elena Theodoropoulou University of the Aegean |
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EET: 17:30-21:10 CET: 16:30-20:10 WET: 15:30-19:10 |
Jolanta Starzak, M.Arch. SWPS University |
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