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Jim Cogswell's Vinyl Euripides installation explored in exclusive interview

Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design Professor Jim Cogswell and Elena Gourgou, a Research Scientist at the University of Michigan College of Engineering, explore Cogswell’s groundbreaking installation, Vinyl Euripides, located at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens, Greece. Using vinyl as a transformative medium, Cogswell drew inspiration from Cacoyannis’ cinematic adaptations of Euripides’ plays, forming a trilogy of panels centered around the Trojan War. As the conversation unfolds, discover what led Cogswell to these ancient narratives and how his installation connects cultures and histories across time.

Read more about Vinyl Euripides in this recent blog post by Vassilis Lambropoulos in Piano Poetry Pantelis Politics.