Mariana Ziku
University of the Aegean, Cultural Technology and Communication, Department Member
- Hellenic Open University, School of Humanities, Department MemberUniversity of Ioannina/Greece, Department of Fine Arts and Art Sciences, AlumnusKU Leuven, Dept. of Computer Science, Department Memberadd
- Mariana Ziku is a PhD candidate and research associate at the Intelligent Interaction Research Group, Dept. of Cultural Technology and Communication, School of Social Sciences, University of the Aegean in Greece. She is also staff member... moreMariana Ziku is a PhD candidate and research associate at the Intelligent Interaction Research Group, Dept. of Cultural Technology and Communication, School of Social Sciences, University of the Aegean in Greece. She is also staff member of the Master’s Programme Folk/Popular Culture and Modern Cultural Heritage at the Hellenic Open University. Her research is in Digital Cultural Heritage/Cultural Informatics, particularly in the field of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCE). She holds a BA in Art Sciences, an MA in Theory/History of Art and Curation (University of Ioannina, Greece), and an MSc in Digital Humanities (KU Leuven, Belgium). She has been trained in the digital curation of intangible, audiovisual and documentary heritage in Egypt, Belgium, and Germany as grant recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci European Commission programme. She has been working as a project manager, researcher and professional in the framework of over 10 European cross-border cooperation and national programmes in research, arts/culture, and education. She is a member of ICOM's International Committee for Documentation and co-founder of the Biennale of Western Balkans.edit
The essay analyses conceptual models, open practices and applied frameworks of linked data in connection to digital cultural heritage. Following a data-centered approach, it reviews linked data working models and metadata schemas focusing... more
The essay analyses conceptual models, open practices and applied frameworks of linked data in connection to digital cultural heritage. Following a data-centered approach, it reviews linked data working models and metadata schemas focusing on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), a topic with limited contributions in academic literature so far. The essay includes innovative examples and discussions on open data standards, challenges and new concepts for future research on the topic.
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The essay aims to bring forward the ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration of artist‒writer Poly Kasda and professor of artificial intelligence John Kontos, who marked the beginning of the art theory and artificial intelligence discourse... more
The essay aims to bring forward the ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration of artist‒writer Poly Kasda and professor of artificial intelligence John Kontos, who marked the beginning of the art theory and artificial intelligence discourse in Greece in the mid 80's, based on an original research.
To this end, the essay outlines three projects of Kasda‒Kontos collaboration in the course of 30 years, which marked their cross-disciplinary research:
● The film documentary 'The Adventures of the Eye' by Poly Kasda (1986)
● Kasda's book publication 'The Conscious Eye: Art – Perception – Informatics' (1988)
● Kasda–Kontos' joint book publication 'Artificial Intelligence Professor John Kontos needles Poly Kasda's “Conscious Eye”: Perception – Consciousness – Diegesis – Discovery – Creativity' (2015)
To this end, the essay outlines three projects of Kasda‒Kontos collaboration in the course of 30 years, which marked their cross-disciplinary research:
● The film documentary 'The Adventures of the Eye' by Poly Kasda (1986)
● Kasda's book publication 'The Conscious Eye: Art – Perception – Informatics' (1988)
● Kasda–Kontos' joint book publication 'Artificial Intelligence Professor John Kontos needles Poly Kasda's “Conscious Eye”: Perception – Consciousness – Diegesis – Discovery – Creativity' (2015)
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Perceptions of Evil in the fields of Theodicy, Linguistics, Morality, Symbolism, Visual Narratives and Psychology, where various debates and beliefs have built a respective written tradition upon the understanding and interpretation of... more
Perceptions of Evil in the fields of Theodicy, Linguistics, Morality, Symbolism, Visual Narratives and Psychology, where various debates and beliefs have built a respective written tradition upon the understanding and interpretation of Evil, in relation to the Grimm Tales and their illustrations.
Research Interests: Gender Studies, Censorship, Women's Studies, Narrative, Word and Image Studies, and 14 moreIllustration, Psychology of Evil, Symbolism, Theodicy, Folktales, Linguistics, Censorship (History), Carl G. Jung, Text And Image, Problem of Evil, Evil, Philosophy of Evil, Evil in literature, and Brothers Grimm
The first catalogue publication of the Biennale of Western Balkans and the initiation of its publication by the History of Art Laboratory, School of Fine Arts in the University of Ioannina, Greece. The catalogue includes curatorial texts... more
The first catalogue publication of the Biennale of Western Balkans and the initiation of its publication by the History of Art Laboratory, School of Fine Arts in the University of Ioannina, Greece.
The catalogue includes curatorial texts from the exhibitions, conferences and events that took place in October 2018 in Ioannina, as well as reflections and documentation by artists, participants, volunteers and organisers. It has been published in English and is available in digital format under an open license (CC BY-SA 4.0), uploaded to the open-access repository Zenodo. In addition, you can access the Biennale's 2018 stationery, including booklets, posters, banners and invitations in the following link www.bowb.org
The illustrations and catalogue layout have been designed by Markos Karellas and Christos Kotsinis. The publication has been realised with the support of the School of Fine Arts, University of Ioannina and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports.
We warmly thank everyone taking part in the publication and invite you all to check it out and experience tradition anew once again.
The catalogue includes curatorial texts from the exhibitions, conferences and events that took place in October 2018 in Ioannina, as well as reflections and documentation by artists, participants, volunteers and organisers. It has been published in English and is available in digital format under an open license (CC BY-SA 4.0), uploaded to the open-access repository Zenodo. In addition, you can access the Biennale's 2018 stationery, including booklets, posters, banners and invitations in the following link www.bowb.org
The illustrations and catalogue layout have been designed by Markos Karellas and Christos Kotsinis. The publication has been realised with the support of the School of Fine Arts, University of Ioannina and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports.
We warmly thank everyone taking part in the publication and invite you all to check it out and experience tradition anew once again.
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This publication addresses open science and participatory research dimensions (e.g. citizen science, crowdsourcing) in the field of cultural heritage, by emphasising the role higher education institutions can play. Some of the... more
This publication addresses open science and participatory research dimensions (e.g. citizen science, crowdsourcing) in the field of cultural heritage, by emphasising the role higher education institutions can play.
Some of the questions this study tackles are:
• How can universities act as citizen science incubators?
• How to connect civic engagement with open science?
• How to move towards active public engagement models in scholarly research, all with an application in the cultural heritage field?
The study maps the infrastructures, digital tools and typologies which enable the active involvement of citizens in scientific knowledge co-creation, identifying 110 international cases, refined to 25 European-based practices. The study also documents obstacles and pitfalls in design, implementation, assessment and sustainability at HEIs and stakeholder groups they collaborate with. The study includes a set of visual representations (infographics) of the performance of HEIs in citizen engagement in the cultural heritage sector.
Cite as:
Zourou, K. & Ziku, M. (2022). Citizen Enhanced Open Science in Cultural Heritage - Review and analysis of practices in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6875125.
Some of the questions this study tackles are:
• How can universities act as citizen science incubators?
• How to connect civic engagement with open science?
• How to move towards active public engagement models in scholarly research, all with an application in the cultural heritage field?
The study maps the infrastructures, digital tools and typologies which enable the active involvement of citizens in scientific knowledge co-creation, identifying 110 international cases, refined to 25 European-based practices. The study also documents obstacles and pitfalls in design, implementation, assessment and sustainability at HEIs and stakeholder groups they collaborate with. The study includes a set of visual representations (infographics) of the performance of HEIs in citizen engagement in the cultural heritage sector.
Cite as:
Zourou, K. & Ziku, M. (2022). Citizen Enhanced Open Science in Cultural Heritage - Review and analysis of practices in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6875125.
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The zine publication documents "Art Pluriverse", an annual community science series initiated by the Biennale of Western Balkans in 2020 as part of its year-round programme, in connection with the History of Art Laboratory, School of Fine... more
The zine publication documents "Art Pluriverse", an annual community science series initiated by the Biennale of Western Balkans in 2020 as part of its year-round programme, in connection with the History of Art Laboratory, School of Fine Arts, University of Ioannina in Greece. Art Pluriverse aims to uplift intangible cultural heritage through community science, by engaging communities and the public in co-creative research in close collaboration with artists and researchers. Drawing on art, intangible cultural heritage and open knowledge, the programme foregrounds communities that safeguard local practices, by documenting their artistic heritage and traditional knowledge through open, educative and participatory methods. The collaborative process leads to the co-creation of research-based art and the development of digital community archives based on open-access principles, envisioning an Art Pluriverse for collectively experiencing and sharing tradition anew.