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Athos, the ‘Holy Mountain’

Athos, the ‘Holy Mountain’

May 30, 2023 |

Mount Athos, on the eponymous peninsula in Northern Greece, is the most important monastic community in the country and among the most important sites of pilgrimage for Eastern Christianity worldwide.

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"Indeed, the revival of the legendary past in contemporary settings is a theme permeating my work, the ulterior goal being a sort of re-enchantment of our world. This is done by focusing on remnants of past legends and rites (be them authentic or re-imagined/invented) that evoke awe and wonder (two emotional states that are scarce in the modern world), images from my childhood, and uncanny elements of our own reality; then sieving and transforming everything through the sensibilities of my generation, and trying to organically reintegrate them in the now, ignoring the rules of cold-minded rationality. In the end, what I strive for is creating mythical versions of the world, versions which can act as sanctuaries for modern audiences disillusioned by both modernity and conservative/reactionary nostalgia".

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