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60 Years - Memories

Many people have visited, accompanied, supported and shaped the Goethe-Institut during these years. We have asked our friends, artists, partners, students and staff to tell their stories. In the category 60 Years – Memories their impressions and memories of the Goethe-Institut in Nicosia will be presented throughout the year. We would like to thank everyone who has agreed to do so and who will share their memories with us.

Marina Christodoulidou, curator

Photo (detail): Panagiotis Mina

Memories
Marina Christodoulidou

The picture shows a portrait of a woman. She is standing sideways and her head is turned towards the camera. She is wearing a black top. The shoulder facing the camera is covered with a colourful scarf. She wears gold creoles and red lipstick.

Photo (detail): Amita Cathcart

Memories
Georgia Doetzer

The picture shows a woman (Arianna Economou). She is sitting on a blue cushion and supporting herself with her left hand. She has short red-dyed hair, wears a necklace and a light grey knitted jumper.

Photo (detail): Lisa Fuhr

Interview
Arianna Economou

A woman in a black blouse stands smiling in front of a wall covered with bougainvillea. She her head slightly bended to the left and her long black hair falls over her left shoulder.

Photo: Özge Tahiroglu

Interview
Özge Tahiroglu

A young man with a black shirt, short hair and beard, and a middle-aged woman with short gray hair and a white shirt stand in front of bookshelves and among books. They look at each other and smile.

Photo: Panagiotis Mina

Memories
Ruth Keshishian

Two hills from the Skouriotissa mine can be seen in the background. A woman in a white blouse and long blonde hair is standing smiling in front of them on the right side of the picture.

Photo: Angela B. Clement

Memories
Angela B. Clement

Marios Ioannou and Achim Wieland, Co-Artistic Directors / SrslyYours Ensemble

Photos: Nicolas Iordanou/Jessica Nilsson

Memories
SrslyYours Ensemble

Johannes Patsalides, teacher at the Goethe-Institut from 1970-2020

Photo: Johannes Patsalides

Interview
Johannes Patsalides

A young woman (Andri Christophides) with straight brown hair and a peach shirt sits in front of a table and smiles at the camera. Her elbows are resting on the table and she is supporting her chin with her right hand. In the background, bookshelves can be seen blurred. A young woman (Nihal Soğancı) with long, brown wavy hair and a yellow jacket sits in front of a table and smiles at the camera. Her hands rest on the table.

Photos: Kerim Belet

Memories
Home for Cooperation

The painting shows a wall with a crack running through it. At the upper part of the crack a richly decorated frame hangs above the crack. In this frame a picture of a woman can be seen. At the lower part of the crack hangs a yellowed paper with a photo of an old staircase on it.

Photo: Dize Küker

Memories
Dize Kükrer

A middle-aged man with grey hair, sunglasses and a plaid shirt is seated in the lower right of the photo. Behind him can be seen a wooden floor with a raised platform and a row of pine trees.

Photo: Garo Keheyan

Interview
Garo Keheyan

Portrait Matthias Fritsch

Photo (detail): Leander Lenz

Memories
Matthias Fritsch

Portrait of Gürgenc Korkmazel

Photo: Gürgenc Korkmazel

Memories
Gürgenc Korkmazel

Portrait of a man (Achileas Kentonis). He is wearing a dark grey turtleneck jumper and round glasses. He is sitting on a desk chair. Behind him is a white wall with an artwork. With his right hand he grasps his chin.

Photo: Achileas Kentonis

Interview
Achileas Kentonis

The picture is in black and white and there are two portraits on it. On the left portrait is a woman (Marina Neophytou). She has shoulder-length hair, wears a sun hat and smiles at the camera. On the right portrait is a man (Alden Jacobs). He has a beard, wears glasses and smiles.

Photo: Marina Neophytou, Alden Jacobs

Memories
Visual Voices

The picture shows a woman (SenemGökel) standing in a stable aisle. She has short black hair and is dressed in black. Next to her in a box is a black horse, which she is stroking. In the background you can see another stall where another horse is standing.

Photo: Senem Gökel

Memories
Senem Gökel

Nora Hadjisoteriou (left) and Lily Michaelidou (right)

© Nora Hadjisoteriou/Lily Michaelidou

Memories
Lily Michaelidou and Nora Hadjisoteriou

Elia Neophytou

Photo: Antonis Pouliasis

Memories
Elia Neophytou

A woman with blonde hair is holding a microphone in her right hand. In her left hand she is holding papers with her speech, which she is reading. She is wearing an elegant green dress. The sky is dark and behind her there are fairy lights hanging.

Photo: Panayiotis Hadjiapostolou

Interview
Ute Wörmann-Stylianou

Photo: Goethe-Institut

Interview
Björn Luley

A man sits on a leather chair in front of a desk. He has white hair and white beard, wears a pullover above a white-blue stripped shirt and has his hands with tangled fingers placed in front of his chin. On the desk there is an open notebook, a printer and a blurred plant and on the background there are bookshelves.

Photo: Michalis Kyprianou

Memories
Giorgos Moleskis

Half portrait of a woman with black hair in a topknot and light brown eyes. She is wearing a black blouse with embroidered sleeves, standing in front of a white wall and looking at the camera.

Photo: Elena Christodoulidou

Memories
Elena Christodoulidou

Half portait of a man leaning with his left shoulder on a light blue wall. His face is turned to the right and he has his left hand on his chin. He has vivid blue eyes, wrinkles around his eyes, nose and mouth and he is well shaved. He is wearing a ring on his ring finger, a chequered jacket and a purple shirt.

Photo: Joachim Sartorius

Interview
Joachim Sartorius

Half portrait of a middle-aged man in a black suit. He has short black and gray hair, a gray beard, brown eyes, and smiles at the camera. In the background you can see a blurred plant.

Photo: Yiannis Toumazis

Memories
Yiannis Toumazis

A black and white half portrait of a young man with black hair and beard, square-framed glasses and a dark t-shirt. He is staring with a serious look at the camera. Behind him are books on a shelve.

Photo: Chrysostomos Pashiardis

Memories
Chrysostomos Pashiardis

A lady stands smiling in front of a yellow ocher wall with a blue wooden window, under the afternoon sunlight. She has her long brown hair tied, her hands in both pockets of her black trousers and she wears a grey blouse and a neck chain.

Photo: Yiannis Kourtoglou

Memories
Kyriaki Costa

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