Mary Konstantopoulou, Marvina Sinjari, Maria Tanasescu
Marvina Sinjari
Maria Tanasescu
The three directors of this documentary come from Greece and Romania, and from different creative backgrounds:
Marvina Sinjari graduated from Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales in 2022 and her work centres around alternative sustainable construction materials with a focus on the benefits of hemp. In 2021 she co-founded the integral cooperative MIKILIO in Athens promoting circular economy. She has participated in contemporary art exhibitions and organisations such as NEON, Whitechapel Gallery, Documenta14, and Heritage & Museums.Furthermore, she has participated in Public Art and Architecture festivals and in architecture workshops focusing on physical construction, restoration and the environment, in Greece, Portugal, UK. In 2019, she participated in the artists residency at Xarkis festival, in Cyprus. In 2018 she worked in Portugal, at Oficinas do Convento, a non-profit organisation, where she was an assistant to artistic productions and architectural activities, such as natural building workshops, carpentry, ceramics, screen printing and more.
Maria Tanasescu is also completing her Masters in Architecture degree at CAT, where her thesis focuses on social engagement. She has worked at architecture practices in England and Wales and is currently part of a collective that helps people better understand and obtain sustainable energy solutions. She is an active member in the Architects Union.
Mary Konstantopoulou is a design tutor with non-profit organisation STORE, hosting workshops for young people, and has taught in multiple higher education institutions in London. Currently she teaches masters of architecture at the University of Westminster, as well as working as a Part II Assistant at Jan Kattein Architects on civic and public realm projects. She graduated with a Distinction from the MArch course at the Bartlett, UCL. Her work revolves around human communities and their connection to non-human beings and environments through fiction and film.