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ATHENS CONFERENCE 2025
The Art of Life Collective feels honored to collaborate with the NPO Unity in Philia and participate in two consecutive events of literary, artistic, spiritual and scientific interest on the last Saturday of November. The events will take place within the framework of “Athens Conference 2025” hosted by Unity in Philia. The conference will bring together representatives of the Greek diaspora, academics, artists and experts from Greece and abroad, promoting cooperation and cultural diplomacy.
**The artbook presentation and panel talks are two out of the four events of the conference. The complete program of the conference is listed at the bottom of this page.
Venue: Antonis Tritsis Amphitheater, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens (50 Akadimias street)
Date: Saturday, November 29th.
2nd EVENT
PANEL TALKS
Talk Series: “The Adventure of Consciousness: Science – Art – Spirituality”
The event features five talks which share as common ground the significance of science, art, and spirituality in the evolution of consciousness. Speakers from the respective fields will present their thoughts on the nature of consciousness, exploring how these three pillars of culture influence and shape the human experience at the core of its existence.
Moderator: Vassilis Adrahtas | Head of Hellenic Studies – UNSW, General Director of Actions & Programs – Unity in Philia
Talks 18:00 – 20:00
-Human and Cosmos: science as path to self-knowledge | Alexandros Antoniadis-Karnavas (Doctor of Astrophysics – University of Porto)
-The transformations of consciousness in art: from spiritual vision to the networked mind | Eleni Gemtou (Associate Professor – Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
-Post-virtual: artificial intelligence, photography and spirituality of the self | Dimitris Bekridakis (Teacher, Theologian – MA in Religious Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
-Art as individual and collective therapy | Dimosthenis Davvetas (Professor of Philosophy – Institut d’études supérieures des arts Paris, Writer, Artist)
-Spiritual work as a foundation for the modern creator | Freideriki Papastavropoulou (Artist – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Representative of the Art of Life Collective)