Old Carpet Factory & Mnemosyne Projects
Present
Hosted by Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld
Curated by Ekaterina Juskowski
Poster photo by Eftihia Stefanidi
Old Carpet Factory & Mnemosyne Projects present their annual Open House at the historic Old Carpet Factory mansion, recording studio, and artist residency on the island of Hydra, Greece.
Hosted by Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld, with cultural programming curated by Ekaterina Juskowski, this year's Open House brings together artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, and collaborators for a week of exhibitions, screenings, readings, performances, and conversations.
Opuntia
Marble atelier on•entropy, founded by Niki and Zoe Moskofoglou, presents a site-specific installation Opuntia. Inspired by the prickly pear cactus, this limited-edition collection of sculptural marble objects explores organic forms, asymmetrical growth, and interconnected volumes. Through the invitation "Please Do Touch," the installation encourages an intimate tactile encounter with marble. In dialogue with the mansion's history of sound, music, and rare instruments, Opuntia reflects on material contradiction, endurance, and continuity.
Belonging(s)
A photographic project by Stefan Dotter that examines identity, ownership, and the contested idea of belonging on Hydra Island. Through the temporary displacement of borrowed possessions across the island, Dotter unsettles the boundaries between object, owner, place, and origin. Removed from their familiar contexts, these belongings become ambiguous markers of presence and attachment. The series suggests that belonging is never fixed, but continuously shaped by movement, memory, and claims to place.
Literary Readings
Readings by Makis Malafekas, Hunter Dukes, and guest writers.
Film and Music
Writer, musician, filmmaker, and actor Andrew Kamel joins the Open House for a special evening of film and music.
The program features a screening of Death Rides a Camel, a 16mm independent short film written, directed, and produced by Andrew Kamel and Jaafar Al-Nabi. Celebrated as the world's first "falafel western," the film merges the visual language of classic spaghetti westerns with North African and Middle Eastern storytelling traditions.
The evening also includes live music featuring selections from Kamel's forthcoming album.
Sunday
June 21, 6 – 9pm
ARTIST TALK AND READINGS
Mnemosyne Projects presents an artist talk:
The Paradox of Belonging and the Fragility of Attachment
Makis Malafekas presents his lates novel Deepfake
Glotta presents its second edition with the reading by Hunter Dukes
Monday
June 22, 12 – 5pm
OPUNTIA
Site-specific installation at the Old Carpet Factory
BELONGING(S)
Project preview at Bellevalia Olive Grove
Spring 2026 artist in residence & photographer Stefan Dotter presents 6 limited edition prints from the ongoing series
Tuesday
June 24, 6 – 9pm
OPUNTIA
Site-specific installation at the Old Carpet Factory
BELONGING(S)
Project preview at Bellevalia Olive Grove
Spring 2026 artist in residence & photographer Stefan Dotter presents 6 limited edition prints from the ongoing series
Wednesday
June 25, 6 – 9pm
FILM AND MUSIC
Screening of the short film "Death Rides a Camel" by Andrew Kamel and Jaafar Al-Nabi
With a special music performance by Andrew Kamel
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.
Open House:
June 21 - 26, 2026
Details hello@mnemosyneprojects.org
Opening Reception:
Sunday June 21, 2026
6 - 9PM
How to find us:
Old Carpet Factory is on Google Maps
Special events:
See the schedule for details
Questions:
@ocfstudio @mnemosyneprojects