This summer, renowned Argentinean artist Adrian Villar Rojas has transformed Athens’s Hill of the Nymphs into a “jungle,” posing questions to locals and foreign tourists about disappearance and extinction, as well as the passage and volatility of time.
Rojas’s impressive installation on the Hill of the Nymphs named “The Theater of Disappearance” is the first project he has been allowed to set up in an archaeological site worldwide, representatives of the Greek nonprofit organization NEON, which commissioned the work, told Xinhua. It is also the first time Greek authorities have given the green light for such a major project at an archaeological site.
The Athens National Observatory, with an impressive view of the Parthenon, is a landmark in the historic center of the Greek capital. It was established in 1842 and was the first research institution in modern Greece. The Observatory is part of the city’s history. It’s tried recently, through various events, to highlight the link between science and art, according to its director Manolis Pleionis.
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