This exhibition addresses a central concern, what are the ecological consequences of mass tourism? What happens when the all-encompassing tourism industry engulfs a fragile micro-ecology?In the summer of 2020, Natacha Mankowski spent her days at the mythical hot springs of Aidipsos (Αιδηψός), situated in a small village located on the Greek island of Evia (Εύβοια). As Greek mythology would have …
This exhibition addresses a central concern, what are the ecological consequences of mass tourism? What happens when the all-encompassing tourism industry engulfs a fragile micro-ecology?In the summer of 2020, Natacha Mankowski spent her days at the mythical hot springs of Aidipsos (Αιδηψός), situated in a small village located on the Greek island of Evia (Εύβοια). As Greek mythology would have it, the hot springs for which the coastal village is well-known were created by Hephaestus, the volcanic god of metallurgy, in honor of Athena and Heracles as a place to relax. After her visit, she …
