Discussion / People
Time: 17:00–19:00
Agios Agapitos Hall
The Tinian home as a space for production, processing, hospitality, and the transmission of knowledge. This discussion connects domestic economy, the role of women, traditional crafts, and gastronomy with contemporary concepts—such as circularity, sustainability, and biodiversity—while simultaneously fostering a dialogue between Greece and Italy.
Moderators:
Nikos Gkyzis – President of the Municipal Council of Tinos; Curator of the P.I.I.E.T. Library
Markos Palamaris – Historian, educator, and founder of *Soul of Tinos*
Gastronomy / The “Xeno” (Guest/Foreign) Table
Time: 19:00–21:00
Cooking together in Agapi:
Village residents, locals from across Tinos, project participants, guests, and Italian chef Raffaele Licinio come together to prepare a meal.
Pasta, meatballs, and other dishes are crafted by hand, drawing on the expertise of the participants through an exchange of recipes, techniques, and stories. Cooking becomes a collective act of care, and the table a space for meeting, giving, and sharing.
Information: https://nwmw.gr/activity/the-invisible-thread/
In Tinos—specifically within the traditional settlement of Agapi—an original, multi-layered artistic initiative will take place from October 9 to 25, 2026. The project encompasses research, educational, and gastronomic activities, as well as screenings, all of which explore and highlight “Care” as a fundamental cultural, social, and spatial value, organically linking it to the intangible cultural heritage of the Cyclades.
The initiative is structured around the concept of care as a cultural, social, and environmental value. It draws its theoretical framework from Italo Calvino’s *Invisible Cities*, a work in which a place is defined not by its physical boundaries, but by the relationships, narratives, and invisible networks that constitute it.
The project examines a community’s historical connection to its environment, approaching the island of Tinos—and the rural village of Agapi—as an “ark of memory.” The organizing entity is NOMO (ΝΩΜΩ) Non-Profit Civil Company, which operates at the intersection of art, science, and technology. The organization has implemented several other projects on Tinos, including the *Toichos* project (2025); *Sculpting Memory* (2024–2025), a monthly residency program for French architects and designers; *ICHNI* (2024), an oral history initiative focused on the island’s ecosystem of traditional crafts; a digital documentation project centered on blacksmithing; and *The Inherited Earth* (2023), an international artist residency program.