{"id":1472,"date":"2026-01-04T14:27:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicolinastylianou.com\/portfolio\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:47:02","slug":"face-forward-into-my-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicolinastylianou.com\/portfolio\/news\/face-forward-into-my-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Face Forward …into my home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In an attempt to give a platform to the nationalities and cultures living in Nicosia, Nicosia International Festival<\/a> collaborates with the \u0395\u039c\u03a3\u03a4\u00a0|\u00a0National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens<\/a> for the\u00a0Face Forward …into my home\u00a0program.\u00a0 As part of this inclusion program, contemporary art acts as both a catalyst and a compass. Participants in the program took part in eight two-hour workshops during which they were invited to share feelings, memories, hopes and aspirations, inspired by artworks from the \u0395\u039c\u03a3\u03a4 collection and the Cyprus collection of the State Gallery.\u00a0
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The exhibition of the Face Forward …into my home program includes photographic portraits and stories of fourteen people who were displaced from their homeland searching for hope for a better tomorrow in Nicosia. Their face and stories encourage us to see ourselves through theirs. The \u201cother\u201d becomes familiar. Their voice takes flesh. They invite us to confront our own story, to reflect, and to activate our multicultural selves. The project unravels the social reality that prevents the mosaic of cultures constituting Nicosia from emerging.

Idea-Design-Implementation of the program
Marina Tsekou, \u0395\u039c\u03a3\u03a4 | Contemporary Art Museum Athens
Giannis Vastardis, Photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition and program curation in Cyprus
Yiannis Kourtoglou<\/a>
George G. Papageorgiou
Nicolina Stylianou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photographic portraits
Yiannis Kourtoglou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Composition of stories
Nicolina Stylianou

Proofreading of stories
Vivian Constanta (English)
Andreas Nicolaides (Greek)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interpretations
Korhan Beyaz Korey (French – English), Maryan Dahir Ilmi (Somali \u2013 English), Mahmoud Zara (Arabic \u2013 English), Zahra Mashy (Arabic \u2013 English \u2013 Greek)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants
Amani, Anisa, Bob, Christina, Cocolika, Farhan, Irene, Jacqueline, Jean-Jacques, Maher, Sadik, Shugkri, Stephane, Vie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transcription of workshop discussions
Sasha Dawood, Andreas Marcou, Ilia Pellapaisiotou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop assistance
Chrystalla Michael<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography – Videography of workshops
Yiannis Kourtoglou, Nicos Savvides, Kenan Massri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artworks as presented to participants
Christina Dimitriadis, \u201cBerlin\/Studio\u201d and \u201cThessaloniki\/Living Room II\u201d (1995)
Klitsa Antoniou, \u201cBirth Certificate\u201d (2004)
Panos Kokkinias, \u201cArcadia\u201d (2011)
Lia Lapithi, \u201cTest tube table\u201d (2006)
Maria Tsangari \u201cI couldn\u2019t bear living without you\u201d (2017)
Nikos Kouroussis, \u201cYpervatiko Taxidi\u201d (from the Odyssey series) (1986)
Maria Loizidou, \u201cWar Loot\u201d (2000)

Read the stories of participants here: https:\/\/www.nicosiaforart.cy\/en-gb\/nicosia-international-festival\/2024\/parallel\/face-forward\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening of the exhibition
<\/strong>photos by Nicos Savvides<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Empowerment and Integration: Your Journey, Your Strength<\/strong>
23 January 2025, seminar by Irene Che
photos by Yiannis Kourtoglou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0Human Trafficking in Cyprus: the Crime, the Victims, and the Perpetrators
<\/strong>30 January 2025, lecture by Dr Nasia Hadjigeorgiou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Face Forward …into my home
<\/strong>July 2024, workshops<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Face forward …into my journey
<\/strong>Experiential walk with Jacqueline Akawi from Togo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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