At this year’s ALForum, hosted at the National Opera of Tirana, I had the opportunity to present my work “Suitcase as a Capsule of the Familiar” — a small participatory experience exploring the portable aesthetics of belonging. What we carry — beyond objects The suitcase becomes more than a practical item. It transforms into a capsule — of memory, personal ...
What do we really carry with us when we travel?A suitcase, some clothes, a few useful objects. But beyond that — what travels with us? For me, it’s always the quiet, unnoticed things.A scent. A piece of fabric. A word.The small familiar moments that remind us where we belong — even when the place is new. This is how this ...
Inspired by the idea of the “Silence Experience Designer” – but rooted in the present of personal connection. A few days ago, I came across a post by Sophie Deen, a writer exploring future careers and creative entrepreneurship. She described a future job called the Silence Experience Designer. It referred to a role that, by 2050, might become essential: a ...
Portable Aesthetics and Intimacy in Motion This article shares highlights from my presentation at the 2025 Conference of the Hellenic Society for Aesthetics, themed “Dwelling in Dressing: Contemporary Aesthetics of the Familiar.” My talk explored the emotional and aesthetic dimensions of the suitcase — not as a mere object, but as a vessel of identity, memory, and care.The work you ...
There are moments when a single sentence in a book quietly lingers — not because it is loud or dramatic, but because it feels familiar. This is what happened when I read Nikos Kazantzakis’ Travelling: Japan–China, and encountered his descriptions of a world where simplicity is not emptiness, but essence. I didn’t expect that this modest travel narrative from 1935 ...