Inspired by the Greek poet Matsi Hadjilazarou's words ‘Our poetry is our life / Η ποίηση μας είναι η ζωή’, my artistic and educational endeavours weave connections between self and community, body and topos. My creative praxis is realised where my personal mythology, memory and imagination meet. Ι see my work as a continuation of a local - and therefore universal - tradition. In my artistic quest, I seek beauty in truth and simplicity.

Marianna Karava is an interdisciplinary artist and educator (Greece, 1982). Her artistic practice intersects with contemporary dance, performance, visual poetry and book arts. Her academic studies include a degree in biology and a degree in contemporary dance. Her teaching repertoire covers movement based practices such as contemporary dance, yoga and pilates. For the last two years she has been living between Chalkida (Greece) and Belgrade (Serbia), collaborating with artists from the Balkans and the wider international community.