Art & Science
Workshops
At Studio Σούστα, learning happens through play and observation. Each workshop begins with a question and unfolds through making—mixing, building, and experimenting.
Studio Σούστα — Rationale
The name Σούστα (Sousta) embodies tension, rhythm, and momentum. Etymologically linked to the spring mechanism—something that compresses to later release force—it symbolizes potential energy transformed into movement.
Studio Σούστα channels this dual meaning into its identity. Like a spring, it compresses curiosity into focus and releases it as exploration. Like the dance, it embraces rhythm and participation.
The studio’s workshops invite people to experience science not as abstraction but as a physical, collaborative process—an act of discovery through making, moving, and testing.
At its core, Σούστα stands for forward motion through engagement. It is a place where art and science meet in motion—where knowledge is not transmitted but generated, and where curiosity finds form through experiment and creation.
The spiral mark visualizes this principle: a continuous line suggesting both structure and flow, repetition and progress.
Conceptual Topics
1. Curiosity as Energy
At Studio Σούστα, curiosity is treated as stored energy—a kind of intellectual tension waiting to be released. Each workshop begins with a question rather than an answer, inviting participants to compress their attention, focus it, and let it expand into insight.
This cyclical rhythm between inquiry and discovery mirrors the motion of a spring, revealing how learning gains force through curiosity itself.
2. Learning Through Making
The studio’s approach is rooted in tactility. Experiments, objects, and materials become tools for understanding. By merging art and science, Σούστα turns observation into construction—participants don’t just see how things work; they build the proof themselves.
It’s a process that values imperfection, iteration, and the joy of small discoveries.
3. Systems in Motion
Every concept at Σούστα exists within a moving system—social, mechanical, or natural. The studio designs experiences that visualize these dynamics: oscillation, feedback, transformation.
The sousta itself reflects this philosophy—a device that balances stillness and motion, compression and release, stability and evolution. Through that lens, every experiment becomes a metaphor for progress.
Maria Venetikidou — Creator
Maria Venetikidou is an interdisciplinary educator and artist working at the intersection of science, design, and experiential learning. With a background in physics and visual communication, she develops programs that translate complex ideas into tangible, sensory experiences.
Her practice centers on curiosity as a form of motion—bridging analytical thinking with creative exploration. At Studio Σούστα, she designs environments where discovery is collaborative and knowledge emerges through play, observation, and hands-on experimentation.
Contact
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