Title

Metropolis of the Unconscious - A Surrealist View of Athens

Creator

Zarief, Tia

Abstract

Metropolis of the Unconscious: A Surrealist View of Athens is a curatorial and research project that explores Athens as a psychological and symbolic landscape through Greek surrealist and modern art. Bringing together painting, collage, film, and archival material, the project examines how myth, memory, architecture, and everyday life intersect in the city’s visual imagination. Structured around three thematic sections: Surreal Topographies, Spaces of Reflection, and Memory and Historical Consciousness, it presents Athens as a fragmented, dreamlike metropolis shaped by desire, identity, and political history.

Keywords

surrealism

urban identity

memory

Subject

interdisciplinary

Date Available

May 28, 2026

Type

Booklet

Course

HHU 2210 Between Reality and Imagination

Course Offering Term

Fall semester 2025

Instructor

Giannakopoulou, Georgia

Session

Honors Creative Projects

Location

Student Lounge

Event

Year 2026 | 10th Annual Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium