Visual Arts in the Human Library

“Living books” share stories about Disability and Visual Arts

Poster of the Human Library event. On the left, a blurred photo of a man appears to emerge from a bookshelf, as if he is part of it and speaking from within. On the right, on a dark green background, the information reads: Human Library, Living books share their stories about Art and Disability, National Library of Greece Book Castle, SNFCC. At the bottom right, the liminal logo.

Building on the launch of the Human Library with Music, liminal’s interactive event series, in collaboration with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), continues with a session focused on the Visual Arts.

On Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the Book Castle on the ground floor of the NLG at SNFCC, at 12:00, “living books” will share their stories where where disability and the visual arts converge, bringing forth new voices and fresh perspectives.

Canvas Without Limits: Where Art and Disability Meet

What Awaits in This Human Library

In a safe and open space, artists and cultural professionals, with and without disabilities, share their personal stories, challenges, and creative journeys.

Artists with disabilities will share their personal experiences of how they use art as a tool for expression and empowerment. At the same time, professionals who integrate accessibility services into their work will discuss practices and approaches that make the arts more inclusive for everyone.

In a modern, spacious, high-ceilinged room, groups of people are seated around round tables beneath hanging lights. Their bright orange chairs harmonize with the large orange panels on the walls, creating a vibrant backdrop. The participants appear fully engaged in their conversations.

The event aims to spark meaningful dialogues, challenge stereotypes, and highlight the many ways in which diversity fosters creativity and artistic growth.

ℹ️ The event will be accompanied by simultaneous interpretation in Greek Sign Language.

Learn more about the Human Library and its events here.

Speakers

Ourania Anastasiadou

Ourania Anastasiadou, visual artist and faculty member in the Department of Visual Arts at the Athens School of Fine Arts, shares her experience of existing physically as a hearing person while culturally identifying as Deaf.

Dimitris Ameladiotis

Dimitris Ameladiotis shares how the functional impairments of his vision and hearing played a dynamic role in his engagement with the visual arts from early childhood. He describes, from a personal perspective, how the limitations of certain sensory functions enriched the use of his other senses in carrying out a multisensory artistic practice.

Georgia Gerogianni

Georgia Gerogianni, a sculptor with visual impairment, shares her artistic journey and research, which focus on the very space and structure of her work. Drawing on tactile perception and sensitivity over vision, she invites you on a creative exploration of color and light through the practice of Art.

Kalliopi Gkika

Kalliopi Gkika, an art guide for visitors with visual impairments and the operations manager of the Tactile Museum, shares how she combined her passion for the arts with the desire to help others experience them, despite any obstacles they may face. As an art guide for people with visual impairments, she employs specialized methods and tools to create a meaningful channel of communication between the artworks and the audience.

Useful information

Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Time: 12:00
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Book Castle, NLG’s ground floor, SNFCC
Cost: Free admission on a first-come first served-basis

Production: liminal

All areas of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center are accessible to people with disabilities. For more information, click here.

The event is made possible thanks to the donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).

SNF logo in blue and light blue colors