Weeklong Events
Hosted by Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld
Old Carpet Factory, Hydra
June 22- 27, 2025
Open House at the Old Carpet Factory Recording Studio & Art Residency on the Island of Hydra, Greece, hosted by Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld, will debut as a weeklong gathering dedicated to celebrating Hydra’s vibrant creative community. This inaugural event will bring together friends and collaborators, including Glotta, Hela Press, Hydra Book Club, Hyper Hypo, Mnemosyne Projects, Monday to Sunday Book, The ReefLine, Rafael Indiana, artists and friends Malgosia Bela, Holly Biörklund, Ximena Caminos, Esteban Fuentes de Maria, Taras Gembik, Marcin Masecki, Michael McGregor, Paweł Pawlikowski, Angela Tisner and many others.
This year's Open House is created by Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld, Josh Hickey and Ekaterina Juskowski.
Marble Riddles art exhibition, curated by Tatiana Gecmen-Waldek with expert support from Serpetinis, will remain on view at the Old Carpet Factory throughout the entire duration of the Open House week.
Sunday
June 22, 6 – 9pm
BOOKS AND ZINES
The Journal of the Hydra Book Club Vol.3 Sublime
Hyper Hypo Michael McGregor's Hydra Memories
Monday to Sunday Athens
Glotta - Hydra's Newest Zine
Monday
June 23, 6 – 8pm
BOOKS AND POETRY
The Journal of the Hydra Book Club Vol.3 Sublime
Hela Press - Art and Literature
Live by poet and artist Taras Gembik
Tuesday
June 24, 6 – 9pm
FILM AND MUSIC
Screening of the short film "Muse" by Pawel Pawlikowski
Staring Malgosia Bela and Marcin Masecki
With a special music performance by Marcin Masecki
Wednesday
June 25, 6 – 9pm
MNEMOSYNE PROJECTS
Hydra: Island in the Sound EP
Live painting by Esteban Fuentes de Maria
Mnemosyne Club x Rafael Indiana
Thursday
June 26, 6 – 9pm
ECOLOGY
The ReefLine Salon with Ximena Caminos
Friday
June 27, 6 – 9pm
Old Carpet Factory Recording Studio and Art Residency is located on Hydra Island in Greece. Since its founding in 2016 by producer Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld, the studio has gained international acclaim for its unconventional setting in a remote location, an extensive list of cult vintage and rare analog gear. Art Residency at the Old Carpet Factory founded by curator, researcher and photographer Ekaterina Juskowski in 2019 is a highly selective program with the mission to record and preserve Hydra’s cultural heritage, to support new creative ideas, and to expand access to the unique cultural setting of the island and its community.
Mnemosyne Projects is a non-profit curatorial platform and international cultural think tank dedicated to conservation and artistic representation of authentic sites of memory. Founded on the Greek island of Hydra and inspired by its unique intercultural artistic heritage, Mnemosyne Projects uses cross-cultural research, artistic interpretation, interdisciplinary curation and strategic partnerships to record and archive hybrid cultural phenomena that hold historical significance in the creative heritage of communities.
Hydra Book Club presents and sells a thoroughly researched anthology of literary work by the community of Greek and international writers present on Hydra from the 1930s to the present, and we explore an annual theme through research, presentation of new literary work, readings and events. HBC edits and publishes the Journal of the Hydra Book Club, an annual printed edition of over 175 pages of fiction, poetry, essay, and image which includes contributions from prominent writers, artists, curators, critics, and philosophers. Beyond its publications, the Hydra Book Club plays an active role in global literary culture by publishing literature, literature in translation, artist books, and limited edition artist zines and organizing literary events worldwide.
Open House:
June 22 - 27 2025
Details press@mnemosyneprojects.org
Opening Reception:
Sunday June 22 2025
6 - 9PM
How to find us:
Old Carpet Factory is on Google Maps
Special events:
See the schedule for details
Questions:
@ocfstudio @mnemosyneprojects @hydrabookclub
