MATCH - Mediterranean as the Climate Hotspot

🌿 MATCH Study Visit – Izmir 🌿 What an inspiring few days in Izmir! ✨ The Izmir Study Visit, hosted by local partner K2 Contemporary Art Association, brought together MATCH partners and artists with cultural institutions, artists, NGOs, and municipalities in Izmir, with a shared focus on climate adaptation and cross-sector collaboration. Over two days (May 7–8, 2026), the program unfolded through a series of site visits, presentations, and exchange moments across different locations in Izmir. The visit offered an opportunity to connect artistic and ecological practices, bringing together local and international perspectives and fostering dialogue around resilience, environmental awareness, and collaborative approaches. The study visit included contributions from a range of cultural actors and institutions, as well as moments of peer sharing and discussion between participating artists and partners. Thank you all for your participation, ideas, and contributions throughout these days. Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #MATCHproject #StudioVisit #Izmir #CreativeEurope

A weekend of encounters, processes, and shared reflections 🌿
Exhibition opening weekend in Athens (April 24–26) Exhibition #1 (Athens) unfolded through presentations, walks, and shared practices connecting research, ecological thinking, and collective processes. At NTUA, Annalisa Zegna and Garance Maurer presented their research, followed by an introduction to the MATCH project by Nicholas Anastasopoulos. The program continued with a walk along the Pikrodafni stream and a field visit to Mount Parnitha as part of the Pyroscapes research. At Duncan Dance Centre, discussions and presentations reflected on the ecology of the garden and embodied approaches to perception, with contributions by Annalisa Zegna, Garance Maurer and Vitoria Kotsalou. Workshops with plant-based inks and clay took place over the weekend, alongside a ceramic firing process that culminated in the collective excavation of the works. An ongoing weaving practice continues each Sunday, gradually building a shared textile archive of the project. Photo credits: Delta Pi Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #MATCHproject #Athens #EcologicalPractices #Climatechange

🌿✨ MATCH Residency #5 – Izmir ✨🌿 We’re excited to announce the fifth MATCH Residency, taking place from 9 May to 5 June 2026 at K2 Urla Breathing Zone, Izmir, Türkiye. The residency will begin in just one week—stay tuned! This residency welcomes Flugen (Maya Aghniadis) @flugen.music and Joana Amora @amoramamora , two artists working with sound, ecology, and participatory practices. Hosted within a 45-acre forested site, K2 Urla Breathing Zone offers a unique environment for living and working in close connection with nature—fostering exchange between artistic research and the surrounding landscape. The residency is produced and hosted by K2 Contemporary Art Center, a non-profit organisation supporting contemporary art and international cultural exchange in Izmir. During their time in Izmir, Maya will explore sonic storytelling through encounters with local musicians, artists, and scientists, while Joana will engage with the local agroecological scene, continuing her research on living systems and collective practices. The residency will conclude with a public exposition in November 2026, presenting the artists’ research and creative outcomes. Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #MATCHproject #ArtResidency #K2 #CultureAndClimate

🌿 MATCH Study Visit – Izmir 🌿 7–8 May 2026, Izmir, Türkiye The MATCH Study Visit in Izmir, hosted by K2 Contemporary Art Association, brings together partners and artists for two days of exchange around artistic, architectural, social, and agricultural practices addressing climate change. Through presentations, gatherings, and site visits with creatives, cultural institutions, municipalities, and NGOs, participants will share knowledge and explore local initiatives shaping a more sustainable future. The programme will kick off at K2 Urla Breathing Zone—one of MATCH’s residency spaces—and will include visits to an olive oil museum, an urban garden, an arts collective, and an arts & design center. Set in a city with over 8500 years of history, the visit also offers a glimpse into Izmir’s rich relationship with nature—from its turquoise Aegean coastlines to its forests, mountains, and unique biodiversity. In this Mediterranean context, local stakeholders are actively working towards climate adaptation and environmental preservation. 👉 Visit our website to get to know more. Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #MATCHproject #StudioVisits #Izmir #K2 #Urla

🌿 This weekend in Nicosia! We are happy to remind you of the opening of EXHIBITION #2 within the MATCH project, taking place at the Gardens of the Future, Nicosia, on 25 April 2026. The exhibition presents the works developed during the residencies of Christina Zampoulaki and Caterina Miralles, who explored land, water systems, and ecological transformation through interconnected artistic practices. Working between the Gardens of the Future and the former Skouriotissa copper mine, their projects reflect on extraction, memory, and the ways we relate to land today. Through installations, mapping, and material experimentation, their works— “Earth-bound Exercises” and “Margins of Definition” —approach land as a living system shaped by care, history, and human intervention, opening questions around responsibility and environmental change. 📍 Gardens of the Future, Nicosia 📅 Opening: 25 April 2026, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm 🕚 Guided tour: 26 April 2026, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm 📆 Exhibition open: 27 April – 28 May (Thursdays and by appointment) Find out more at matchproject.eu Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #matchproject #nicosia #exhibition #CreativeEurope

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴~, 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 April 24–26, 2026 Duncan Dance Research Centre, Athens @duncan.center @matchproject.eu 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. - Arne Naess Over the last six months of their MATCH · Mediterranean as the Climate Hotspot residency in Athens, artists Annalisa Zegna, Garance Maurer, and Vitoria Kotsalou have been exploring the Duncan Dance Centre’s Community Garden and the surroundings as a space for movement, reflection and listening to the rhythms of the ever-changing Mediterranean - investigating the ecologies of water and fire, the connections between people, land and memory. Following a series of special events with an invited group of researchers, artists and scientists across Friday and Saturday, we open the doors of the Duncan Community Garden to the public for two moments of shared gathering: Saturday 26 April · 18:00–22:00 Sunday 27 April · 11:00–16:00 MATCH · Mediterranean as the Climate Hotspot Project partners:@mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai @matchproject.eu Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu Supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture @minculturegr

🌿 This weekend in Athens! We are happy to remind you of the opening of EXHIBITION #1 within the MATCH project, taking place at Duncan Dance Centre, Athens, on 25–26 April 2026. The exhibition presents the works developed during the residencies of Garance Maurer, Annalisa Zegna, and Vitoria Kotsalou, who between October 2025 and April 2026 explored climate change through interconnected artistic and ecological perspectives. From fire and reforestation, to water systems and clay, to the garden as a living shared ecosystem, their practices transform the exhibition space into a site of reflection, encounter, and environmental imagination. Together, the works open up questions of care, interdependence, and responsibility, activating artistic practice as a way to engage with ecological urgencies in the present. 📍 Duncan Dance Centre, Athens 📅 25–26 April 2026 Opening hours: April 25 (Saturday): 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm April 26 (Sunday): 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Find out more at matchproject.eu Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #matchproject #athens #exhibition #CreativeEurope

🌿 EXHIBITION #2 | NICOSIA 🌿 The MATCH journey continues in Nicosia with the second exhibition, which will take place at the Gardens of the Future from 25 April to 28 May 2026. As part of their residency, artists Christina Zampoulaki and Caterina Miralles opened their studio to the public, sharing an insight into their ongoing research and collaborative process. Their work brings together “Earth-bound Exercises” and “Margins of Definition”, two interconnected projects exploring how we relate to land shaped by extraction, colonial histories, and ecological transformation. Working between the Gardens of the Future and the landscape of the former Skouriotissa copper mine, the artists developed a practice grounded in attentiveness, care, and presence. Through fieldwork, mapping, water systems, and material experimentation, land emerges as a living system—holding memory and inviting new ways of knowing. Christina Zampoulaki’s residency focused on the garden as a hybrid water system, where plants and human interventions form networks of collection, storage, and redistribution. Her work includes material experiments and a cyanotype zine tracing water as a shared, uneven system shaped by care and scarcity. Caterina Miralles developed Margins of Definition during her residency in Nicosia, combining audiovisual installation and a permanent water collection structure in the garden. The project explores how land is defined through mapping, borders, and systems of control across different scales, from infrastructures to micro-ecologies. 📍 Gardens of the Future, Nicosia 📅 Opening: 25 April 2026, 17:00–22:00 🕚 Guided tour: 26 April 2026, 11:00–13:00 📆 Exhibition open: 27 April – 28 May (Thursdays and by appointment) Find out more at matchproject.eu Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #matchproject #nicosia #exhibition #CreativeEurope

🌿 EXHIBITION #1 | ATHENS 🌿 Within the framework of the MATCH project, a series of five local exhibitions unfolds between April and November 2026, following the post-production phase of the artistic residencies. These exhibitions share the works developed by participating artists across the Mediterranean, opening spaces for reflection, exchange, and collective encounter. We are happy to announce the first exhibition in Athens, taking place at the Duncan Dance Centre from 24–26 April 2026. Three artists — Garance Maurer, Annalisa Zegna, and Vitoria Kotsalou — have developed their residencies between October 2025 and April 2026, exploring climate change through different but interconnected perspectives. From fire and reforestation, to water systems and clay, to the garden as a living, shared ecosystem, their practices have transformed the residency space into a site of ecological and artistic experimentation. Together, their work opens questions of care, dependence, and responsibility, while activating the garden as a space of encounter, movement, and collective reflection. 📍 Duncan Dance Centre, Athens 📅 24–26 April 2026 🕕 25 April: 18:00–22:00 | 26 April: 11:00–16:00 Find out more at matchproject.eu Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #matchproject #athens #exhibition #CreativeEurope

🌿🌾MATCH Residency 4 Barcelona — Recap 🌾🌿 Hosted at @laescocesabcn , this MATCH residency brought together artists Nafsika Hadjichristou and Hannah Taylor for a period of research, experimentation, and exchange in Barcelona. Nafsika Hadjichristou explored how we can imagine collective futures beyond climate collapse through collective imagination and engagement with living practices in the city. Through workshops and research, she connected with social spaces and community gardens experimenting with alternative ways of living, creating and repairing relationships with the world around us. The residency concluded with an experimental stop-motion collage animation lab, bringing together participants to collectively imagine and materialise possible futures. She is now developing an audiovisual collage based on these shared experiences. Hannah Taylor focused on direct engagement with landscapes and materials in Barcelona and the wider region. Through walks and informal gatherings, she collected overlooked materials from “Third Landscapes” and engaged with syntropic agriculture projects and urban gardens. She also explored urban systems of reuse through encounters with chatarreros, reflecting on material flows, value, and disposal in the city. Her research is informed by an “education of attention” through movement, practice, and making. Find out more at matchproject.eu Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #matchproject #barcelona #artresidency #laescocesa #cultureandclimate

MATCH Capacity Building Workshop – Barcelona What an inspiring few days in Barcelona! 🌿✨ The Barcelona Capacity Building Workshop, held under the title “Shifting Shores: Climate Justice and restorative practices in the Mediterranean,” addressed the climate crisis not only through its environmental impacts, but also through the human displacements it produces and the complex geopolitical situations it generates. The programme mixed exchange and information sessions, case studies, and visits, alongside dedicated sessions presenting the ongoing MATCH residency and reflecting on the previous residency in Marseille. As with the previous workshops, the aim was to provide a context conducive to learning and fruitful dialogue for all participants, in particular the MATCH artists. The programme closed with an open public session titled “Beyond borders. Situated knowledges in times of climate collapse,” showcasing experiences addressing climate change from different angles, from arts to science. This MATCH Capacity Building Workshop was co-organised with the support of La Escocesa @laescocesabcn and most sessions took place at their premises in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona. Set in a former industrial site – originally a Scottish factory producing chemicals for the textile industry (1852–1999) – La Escocesa is now a centre for artistic creation and residencies within the “Creative Factories” programme of the Municipality. Thank you all for your participation, ideas, and contributions throughout these days. Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #MATCHproject #CapacityBuilding #Barcelona #Culture #CreativeEurope

Work-in-progress at the fourth MATCH residency – Barcelona Residency: Foraging Practices and Collective Futures Artists Nafsika Hadjichristou @alloikosmoi and Hannah Taylor @hannah.rebekah.art are currently in residence at @laescocesa in Barcelona. Accompanied by permaculturist and art historian Júlia Soler (@juliassoler ), they are foraging the natural ecosystem of Barcelona and engaging with artists, activists and neighbours of the center. 🌱 Nafsika Hadjichristou is exploring how we can imagine collective futures beyond climate collapse. Through a series of three workshops, she invites participants into processes of imagination, reflection, collective collage-making and creative experimentation. Alongside this, she is researching living examples across Barcelona that explore alternative ways of living and relating to the world around us. 🧵 Hannah Taylor is experimenting with locally sourced materials— weaving, painting, assembling, and dyeing—as a way of exploring how we build connections and community through non extractive engagement with the environments in which we live. She works between urban and rural contexts, both of which have been affected differently in their growing practices by the climate crisis. She is exploring traditional ecological knowledge of plants and the craft practices related to them in the Catalan and wider Mediterranean context, participating in and creating moments of collective gathering and conversation. Project partners: @mapadasideias @d6_eu_ @archntua @bjcem_aisbl @frichelabelledemai Local partners: @deltapiproductions @k2izmir @laescocesabcn Co-funded by @creative.eu #MATCHproject #ArtResidency #LaEscocesa #CultureAndClimate