Giannisi Phoebe / ProfessorBorn in Athens (1964). An architect, graduated from the National Polytechnic School of Athens (1988), Phoebe Giannisi holds a DEA in Philosophy from Paris I-Sorbonne (1989) and a PhD in Classics from Lyon II-Lumère (1994), published in France as Récits des Voies. Chant et Cheminement en Grèce archaïque, (Grenoble: Éditions Jérôme Millon, 2008). She has also co-authored, with Alexander Tzonis, a monograph on ancient Greek architecture, published by Flammarion in French, English and German (Classical Greek Architecture: The Construction of the Modern, Paris, 2004).
Phoebe Giannisi is also the author of eight books of poetry, including Ομηρικά, (Athens : Kedros, 2010), published in German (“Homerika”, poets, translated by Dirk Uwe Hansen, Reinecke & Voss. 2016) and in English, (“Homerica”, translated by Brian Sneeden, World Poetry Books, 2017). This book has been selected by Anne Carson as a favorite book of 2017 (“unusually excellent new poetry book from Greece, in unusually excellent translation”) in the Paris Review. Brian Sneeden’s translation of Ραψωδία (Athens: Gutenberg 2016) has been awarded the PenHeim Grant for translation into English (2018) and the 2019 Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize. It has also been nominated for the Anagnostis Book Awards (2017). In 2022 a second poetry collection has been published translated in English by Brian Sneeden, Cicada (New Directions: 2022).
A 2015–2016 Humanities Fellow of Columbia University, Giannisi is a founding member of the magazine [φρμκ].
In 2022 she has been the first nominated Vakalo Scholar at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Her work transverses the borders between poetry and performance, installation, theory and representation, and investigates the connections of place and the body with poetics.
Phoebe Giannisi has contributed to several group shows including the Lyon Biennale (2009), Guggenheim New York (2013), Bauhaus Dessau (2015).
In 2010 she was co-curator for the Greek Pavilion of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition (La Biennale di Venezia) with a project on biodiversity and seeds, entitled The Ark. Old Seeds for New Metropolitan Cultures (http://phoebegiannisi.net/en/proj.php?id=7).
In 2012-13, her poetic video/sound installation about the Cicada, TETTIX, was exhibited at the Museum of National Art (EMST) in Athens. (http://phoebegiannisi.net/en/p.php?id=7)
In 2015 she exhibited her work project about husbandry of goats AIGAI_O (http://phoebegiannisi.net/en/p.php?id=114) at the Angeliki Chatzimichali Museum in Athens (with Iris Lycourioti).
In October 2016, she presented her performance/lecture Nomos_The Land Song at Onassis Center, New York (http://phoebegiannisi.net/en/p.php?id=120).
Personal website
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Performative Space and Poetics; Poetry; Material Culture, Land and Polyphony, Narratives and Geography; Embodied Subjectivity; Cultural Studies; Post Human Studies and Poetics; Ancient Greek Poetry and Poetics of Performativity
1988, Diploma of Architect Engineer (1988), National Technical University of Athens
1989, DEA de Philosophie et Esthétique, Paris I- Sorbonne (1989)
1994, Docteur en Langues et Histoire des Mondes Anciens (1994), Lyon II-Lumière
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2023 - 0, Παγώνα Ζάλη, "Τα Αλάνια της αρχιτεκτονικής στην Δυτική ιστοριογραφία και στο αυτόνομο φεμινιστικό κίνημα της Μεταπολίτευσης στην Ελλάδα"
Position: Supervisor Professor
Funding Body: University of Thessaly
2020 - 2024, OPEN-UP Research Program: Creative Europe 2020-2024. 
Position: UTH TEAM, RESEARCHER
Funding Body: UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY
2020 - 2021, “Protocols of Residency: Documentation, Analysis and Design of the Mobile Household of the Moving Subject. Case Studies in Thessaly”.
Position: Deputy Academic Supervisor
Funding Body: Greek Ministry of Education. Support to Researchers with Accentuation to the Young
2013 - 2019, Eriphyli Veneri PhD Thesis. Title: Greek Restaurants in Berlin. Multisensoriality and myth poetics in the kitchen experience.
Position: Supervisor Professor.
Funding Body: University of Thessaly
2012 - 2014, Mémoires de la terre. Mémoires de la terre. TWO YEARS RESEARCH PROGRAM
Position: COLLABORATOR, ORGANIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN THESSALY
Funding Body: ORGANIZED BY: Labex HASTEC (Laboratoire européen d’histoire et d’anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances), UMR ANHIMA : Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes antiques, IMAF : Institut des Mondes Africains). SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBLES: Renée Koch Piettre, Odile Journet-Diallo, Danouta Liberski- Bagnoud.
2011 - 2018, Maria Vidali PhD Thesis. Subject «Liminality, metaphor and place in the farming landscape of Tinos: the village of Kampos», 2011-2018.
Position: Supervisor Professor.
Funding Body: University of Thessaly
2010 - 2011, The Ark. Old Seeds for New Metropolitan Cultures. Exhibition of the Greek Participation at the 12th Biennale of Architecture of Venice. Exhibition at Benaki Museum
Position: Member of the Team
Funding Body: Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climatic Change, University of Thessaly
2007 - 2008, "Volos Waterfront"
Position: Applicant
Funding Body: ΔΕΜΕΚΑΒ
2006 - 2007, Drafting a Preliminary Design for the New Computer Engineering Department Building, University of Thessaly
Position: Applicant
Funding Body:
2024, "Chic Parisien", Natioanl Museum of Contemporary Art, 29-02-2024.
2023,
"Τhe Black of Bones", Ακουστική Εγκατάσταση στο Being As Communion, 8th Thessaloniki Biennale 2023.
2023, “Oh, Tranquility! Penetrating the very rock, A Cicada’s voice,” organized by PCAI (Polygreen Culture & Art Initiative), Pikionis Pavilion, Delphi, 24–07–2023.
2022,
"Chimeras",Performance, University of Michigan, 13-05-2022.
2022, “Chic Parisien”, poetry performance for the exhibition Sheltered Gardens, curated by Kika Kyriakakos. Performance Program curated by Vaskos. Diomedes Botanical Gardens, Haidari, 23-9-2022.
2022, “Cicada” (2012), Video projection. Contribution to the artist program of the 12th Festival Routes at Marpissa, curated by Despoina Zefkili. Marpissa, Paros,26/8-28/8/2022..
2022, Cicada, poetry performance. Invited by the Pen America World Voices Festival, WORLD VERSES: AN EVENING OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY, 13-5-2022, NYU Skirball Center, New York, 13-05-2022.
2022, “Meteorosophy”, lecture performance delivered at the Sanctuary of the Nymphs, in the vicinity of the National Observatory of Athens. Part of the exhibition Weather Engines, Onassis Foundation, curated by Daphne Dragona and Jussi Parrika, 3-4-2022.
2021, "The Buzz", An open “insect-poetic” performance on the Hill of the Muses. In collaboration with Eleni Sikelianos and Katerina Iliopoulou, 16-10-2021.
2020, “Chatzilazarou and Axioti", Video reading for the Cycle of Poetic Presentations of the Hellenic American Union. Dedicated to the Women Poets Pioneers from Greek Modernism, 20-10-2020.
2020, "Thetis and Chimera", Poetic Video Performance. Third Festival of Poetry Performance at the 17th Book Exhibition of Salonica., 28-11-2020.
2019, Poetic Reading at 4.0: Neural Network. Istanbul Offline. International Poetry Festival, 6-4-2019.
2019, Chimera. Group Performance for the publication of the book , Kastaniotis Editions 2019, Athens, Central Market, Restaurant Epirus, . 21-11-209.
2019, “Thetis-Chimera”, Contribution to the Group Exhibition Terra In-Cognita, curated by Fay Tzannetoulakou, Museum of Rooftile and Brickworks Factory N. & S. Tsalapatas, Volos, 2019.
2019, "Τragoudia_Kids II", Poetic Performance aind installation of performative objects, Museum Aggeliki Chatzimichali, Athens. Curated by Apostolis Artinos, 18-1-2019.
2019,
Performed at 'Poetry on Stage' Multimedia Poetry Performances,Performance Room 225. Grand Parade Building, 5-4-2019.
2018, "THETIS AND AEDON I", Poetic Installation "The Fortress" curated by Theodoros Zafeiropoulos inside the building fortified complex of Troupakis-Mourtzinis in old Kardamyli, 18-06-2018.
2018, "Cyclops:A Symbiotic Dithyramb", Poetic performance in the context of "Making Oddkin — for joy, for trouble, for volcano love", curated by Nadja Argyropoulou, Nisyros Island, 10-9-2018, Pandeli's Pen.
2018, "THETIS AND CHIMERA", Performance contribution to the Greek-German Poetry Night 'Syn_Energy Berlin_Athens Symposium and Readings', Heimathafen Neukölln, 17-10-2018.
2018,
ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙΑ: Kids. Poetic performance in the context of «ΜΕΤΑ_ΣΥΝΟΡΑ POST_BORDERS», curated by Vassilis Amanatidis, Venue: Labattoir, Thessaloniki 9-12-2018.
2017, Ph. Giannisi, Z. Kotionis, “Nature- Culture Calling”, participation in the “Care and Repair” project, Vienna Biennale, 2017
2017, "Care+Repair", Pariticipation at the exhibition of “Care and Repair” project, Vienna Biennale 2017, Nordbahnhof, Vienna, Organised by Architekturzentrum Wien, Curated by Angelika Fitz & Elke Krasny. Ίούνιος - Ίούλιος 2017 (Με Ζήση Κοτιώνη).
2017, Audiovisual installation at the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (INHA) as part of the conference “Mondes anciens, Nouveaux Regards” (organized by ANHIMA – Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes antiques), Paris, June 8–11, 2017, featuring the work AIGIS: inscribed goatskin, lectern, AIGIS artist book, and headphones with a sound piece, June 2017.
2017, Recitation of poems on the theme of Penelope from The Homerics (2009) by actress Kristina Adolphson at the tribute event Penelope at the Nordiska museet (Penelope och Nordiska museet). Introduction: Ann-Margret Mellberg. Translation: Ann-Margret Mellberg and Jan Henrik Swahn. May 2017.
2017, "Rhapsody", Polyphonic Reading Happening Performance for the book launch of the poetry collection "Ραψωδία" at Romantso, Athens, 2-2-2017.
2017, Presentation of audio material of a poetic reading performance at “Art of the Possible: Towards an Antifascist Feminist Front,” Documenta 14, organized by Angela Dimitrakaki and Antonia Majaca in collaboration with Sanja Iveković, Avdi Square, Athens, 2017.
2017, “Aigis II”, performance–participation in “MetATiLi̱thi / The Impossible Utterance, Performative Readings,” curated by Apostolis Artinos, as part of The Symptom Project, Amfissa, Panourgia Museum, 14–10–2017.
2016, Performance at "How assemblies matter?", organized by Athens Biennale OMONOIA, curated by Jenny Marketou, 18–12–2016.
2016, "...to the Cicada: Platonic Works + Days", Performance at ANIMART 2016, Organized by: The Milena Principle - Forum, Delphi, 23-07-2016.
2016,
"Kernos, Performative Dinner", Performance in the context of the symposium “Just Food”, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Institute for Education in the Arts, Vienna, in collaboration with Zisis Kotionis and Elke Krasny, 2016.
2016,
“Nomos: the Land Song,” performance – participation in the Onassis Festival NY 2016, 'Antigone Now', Onassis Cultural Center New York, 15–10–2016. '
2016,
"ΗΟΜΕRΙC TETTIX", Performance at the Book Launch 'Austerity Measures (Penguin, 2016)', Columbia University, The Heyman Center for the Humanities, 20-4-2016.
2015, "ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔI I”, polyphonic poetry performance within the exhibition 'ΑΊΓΑΊ-Ω: Τραγούδια' by Phoebe Giannisí and Iris Lykourioti, Museum of Greek Folk Art and Tradition “Angeliki Hatzimichali,” Athens.
2015, "ΑΙΓΑΙ_Ω ΙΙ", Performance, participation in 'Exulat: Dimitria 2015', Thessaloniki. Curated by Vasilis Amanatidis. Participating poets: Phoebe Giannisí, Vasilis Amanatidis, Katerina Iliopoulou, Zafeiris Nikitas, Giannis Stigas, Marios Chatziprokopiou, Lenia Zafeiropoulou.
2015,
"Kernos: a plate for all". Food and audio installation. Oscar Schlemmer's house, Bauhaus, Dessau: “Householding, 2015” curated by Regina Bittner, Elke Krasny. With Zissis Kotionis.
2015,
"PATRIS II", Site specific installation at the group exhibition 'In the name of Le Corbusier', Spiteris House, bathroom, Curated by Fanis Kafantaris, Panayiotis Tournikiotis. 6/10-8/11/2015. In collaboration with Zissis Kotionis.
2015,
"AIGAI_Ω. Songs", Exhibition at the Museum Aggeliki Chatzimichali. Athens, 22/10/2015-20/11/2015. With Iris Lycourioti.
2015, "ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔI II”, Polyphonic Poetry Performance using performative objects–exhibits within the exhibition “ΑΊΓΑΊ-Ω: Τραγούδια” by Phoebe Giannisí and Iris Lykourioti, Museum of Greek Folk Art and Tradition “Angeliki Hatzimichali,” Athens, 2015.
2014, "ΑΙΓΑΙ-Ω ΙΙ. Που καρτερούν την άνοιξη", solo performance at the celebration for the 4th issue of the literary magazine Fármako, “[frmk],” Romantso, Athens, 4–12–2014.
2014, "AIΓΑΙ-Ω, Έαρ (Spring): The Meal" (in collaboration with Iris Lykourioti), installation and performance at Función Lenguaje, Centro de Literatura Aplicada de Madrid, 16–03–2014.
2013, “Tettix Performance IV,” recitation/performance at the TETTIX Exhibition (Media Lounge, National Museum of Contemporary Art) on Thursday 10/01/2013, with participation by: Patricia Kolaiti, Iordanis Papadopoulos, Iris Lykourioti, Katerina Iliopoulou, Gianna Boukova, Doukas Kapandai, Kostis Velonis, Nadia Kalara, Maria Topali.
2013, "Ψηλά στο Σαμάρι”, Installation of objects and performance, participation in Lustlands, vol. II, On the Great Eastern (by Andreas Embeirikos), curated by Nadia Argyropoulou and Lakis & Aris Ionas / The Callas, Thermissia, Argolis, Peloponnese, 04–06–2013.
2013 - 2014, “No Relation to Dionysus,” video (in collaboration with Zisis Kotionis). Participation by invitation at the BMW Guggenheim Lab in the exhibition Participatory City: 100 Urban Trends from the BMW Guggenheim Lab, October 2013–January 2014.
2012, "Tettix Performance I", Performance at Εco-poiesis, Curated by Susan Gevirtz, San Francisco, 2012.
2012, “Tettix Performance II,” recitation-performance & video screening of Ea Ekeina, with Amanda Ackerman at the Poetic Research Bureau, Los Angeles, Chinatown, The PRB, The Public School, Los Angeles, 11–03–2012.
2012, "Που καρτερούν την άνοιξη", second solo performance from the poetic project ΑΙΓΑΙ_Ω at the event for the 4th issue of the magazine [FRMK]#4. Autumn–Winter 2014, semi-annual magazine for the exploration of the poetic phenomenon, Romantso, Athens, December 2014.
2012 - 2013, “TETTIX”, Poetic installation at the Media Lounge of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, 05/12/2012 – 24/02/2013.
2012, “Tettix Performance III”, Ρecitation-performance at the Greco-British poetry evening with English poets Fiona Sampson, Elaine Feinstein, and Michael Symmons Roberts. Organized by the British Council. Athens Centre, 28/06/2012.
2012, Participation in the group exhibition LOGOTHERAPY at Dezaar, 07/04–27/05, curated by Alexandros Psychoulis.
2011, Poetic performance at SOFIA: POETICS FESTIVAL 2011, International Poetry Festival, 26–29/08/2011.
2011, “In Vino Veritas. Dionysos Tub,” Performance & installation, Organisation: the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) & the Municipality of Athens, Plato Academy, 24/09/2011 (with Zissis Kotionis).
2011, Sound installation at LIVING – Frontiers of Architecture III–IV, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, 01/06–23/10/2011.
2010, Participation in The Marathons Marathon Project, discussion/performance with Hans Ulrich Obrist and Nadia Argyropoulou, Acropolis Museum, 30/10/2010.
2010, "ΕΑ ΕΚΕΙΝΑ ΙΙ", Performance at the International Workshop on Poetry/Recitation/Recording 'InSituPoetics', organized by the University of Thessaly, Moni Pau, Argalasti, 06 to 12-09-2010.
2010, “Katadesmoi / Love Spells”, Poetry performance and video screening at the Dasein Festival, 3rd International Literary Meeting DASEIN, Athens, 08/05/2010.
2010, "The Florist", Sound Installation, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary.
2009, “Cicadas and Nightingales: Poetry, Voice, Environment”, Πerformance–lecture, Bar Dasein, Athens, 08-12-2009.
2009, Participation with poetry recitation at the 53rd Biennale di Venezia, Eventi Collaterali MHO_Save the Poetry, Fondazione Mare Nostrum, organized by Poetry Network / Net-Poetry Reading via Web Cam by Caterina Davinio, 09–10/2009.
2009, “HOMIRIKA”, Performance–recitation at the 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale in the project Making Words / Poets Machine, Thessaloniki Port, Warehouse G, 18–19/09/2009.
2009 - 2010, “Le Marchand de Pots de Fleurs”, Sound installation in the group project TAMA-project 'SIDE EFFECTS' at the Xe Biennale Lyon (16/09/09–03/01/10), curated by Hou Hanru, Artistic Director: Thierry Raspail, part of the exhibition section Vivons Ensemble.
2009, "ΕΑ ΕΚΕΙΝΑ Ι", participation in the action by the Philopappou Group “Et in Arcadia Ego, poetica residenza Arcadia / a workshop of words”, Faliro Beach, as part of Live – HEAVEN 2nd Athens Biennale 2009, curated by Dimitris Papaioannou and Zafos Xagoraris, 26/06/2009.
2008, "Ικεσίες Ι, ΙΙ, ΙΙΙ", Site specific performane& video at Territual PAOU, Moni Agiou Nikolaou, Pau, Argalasti, organized by the University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture, curated by Alexandros Psychoulis, 28/09–07/09/2008.
2008, Participation in the 2nd Comics Festival '9x9 Comics & Poetry Meeting @dasein', exhibition of comics and poetry featuring nine cartoonists and nine contemporary poets, Bar Dasein, 11-03–to 20/04/2008, in collaboration with Panagiotis Pantazis.
2007, Participation in the project Karaoke Poetry Bar, organized by intothepill.net within and supported by the 1st Athens Biennale, Metaxourgeio,12 to18-11-2007.
2007 - 2008, Participation in the project Extranymia by Alexandros Psychoulis, in the exhibition In the Present Tense. Young Greek Artists at the Athens Concert Hall, organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), Athens Concert Hall, 13-12 to 30-03-2008.
2000, Participation in the exhibition '2ooo Cans', exhibition of selected objects and artworks on the theme of the can, Lithografeio, Piraeus Street, 2000.
1998 - 2006, Performances with the group Astiko Keno: HyperASTIKO KENO 13: Food and Others 2 (2006) ASTIKO KENO 12: Visit, Climbing, Ascent on Patroklos Island, Southern Attica (2004) ASTIKO KENO 11: Waiting at the Refugee Apartment Buildings of Alexandras Avenue (2003) ASTIKO KENO 10: What Else Can Happen in the Metro (2002) ASTIKO KENO 9: Farewell to the Free City. Meal at Plato Academy (2002) ASTIKO KENO 8: Action at the Old Building of the Saint George Mills, Port of Patras, as part of the 3rd Exhibition (2001) ASTIKO KENO 7: Game. Action at the Workers’ Apartment Buildings on Alexandras Avenue, NTUA, Sector 3 (2000) ASTIKO KENO 5: Look at the City from Below. Wanderers. Action at Klafthmonos Square (1999) ASTIKO KENO 2: Action in the vacant space on Katsikoyanni Street. Reading, temporary activation of the Psyrri area (1998) ASTIKO KENO 1: Action in the vacant space between Taki, Agioi Anargyroi, and Lepeniotou Streets, Psyrri area. “Properties Inaccessible to Rights”, with Zafos Xagoraris, Katerina Vardaka, Aristeidis Antonas, Zisis Kotionis (1998)
Introduction to Architecture I
Introduction to Architecture II
Materia and Poetics: Diaspora
Space and Poetic
2024,
Seminar leader at "Chimeras in the Museum", Columbia University & SNF Public Humanities Initiative, 14-11- 2024.
2024, Invited visiting professor for the "Creative Writing Masterclass' & Graduate Class led by Eleni Sikelianos at Brown University, 29&30 October 2024.
2024, Invited visiting professor at ‘Material Culture and the Bodily Senses: Past and Present’ graduate class led by Yannis Hamilakis, Brown University, 31 October 2024.
2024, Invited visiting professor for the course ‘Hellenism: The First 3000 Years’ led by Soo Young Kim, Princeton University, 7 November 2024.
2019, Workshop leader at 'International Workshop at the island of Trikeri' 1-4/6/2019, organised by the Research Center on History, Theory and Conceptual Design & the Post-Industrial Design Master's Profram of University of Thessaly and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. Co-led by professors Iris Lycourioti & Elke Krasny.
2017 - 2018, Course Leader at the Post-graduate studies Program 'Post-Industrial Design', Department of Architecture, Univeristy of Thessaly. Course:Metis in ancient Greek Thought.
2016,
Visiting Associate Professor. Department of Art History and Archeologhy. Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. Columbia University. Spring Semester 2016. Course: “Corporealities: The Poetics of Performativity”
2015, Seminar instructor at "Poetics of Ancient Greek Land: Homer, Hesiod, Lyrics", Contribution to the dissemination seminars for Educators "From Scientific Research to Teaching". Chania 16-1-2015.
2015 - 2018, Member of the Coordinating Scientific Committee of the Postgraduate Program "POST-INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: Design and Artistic Practices for the Production of Everyday Life".
2011, Lead Instructor for the subject "On the island of Trikeri" for the international workshop "Changing Landscapes - Mediterranean Sensitive Areas Design", University of Thessaly, 2-16 June 2011.
2011 - 2012, Co-organiser of 'GREECIS' Series of academic lectures for the School of Architecture, University of Thessaly. Co-organised with Iris Lycouriotis, Yorgos Tzirtzilakis.
2009, Co-organizer of the International Workshop "Foodprint", University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture, Paou Monastery, Argalasti, August 2009. Co-organised with Maria Papadimitriou.
2009 - 2013, Course Leader at the Post-graduate Program of Studies 'Architctural Design-Symbioses', Department of Architecture, Univeristy of Thessaly. Course: 'Landscape Theory and Practices of Dwelling', co-led with Zisis Kotionis.
2000 - 2002, Design Mentor at the Graduate Design Studios led by Professor Ron Walkey, University of British Columbia. 2000-2001: Athens. 2002: Cairo.
1995 - 1996, Visiting Scholar, Ηarvard University. Gradutate Course, Classics Department, Professors Gregory Nagy, Emily Vermeule, 1995-1996.
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Phoebe Giannisi, Goatsong. Translated by Brian Sneeden, Fitzcarraldo Editions: 2025.
Phoebe Giannisi, Cicada. Τrans. Brian Sneeden, New Directions:2022.
Phoebe Giannisi, Θέτις και Αηδών. Kastaniotis: Athens, 2021.
Phoebe Giannisi, Chimera. Kastaniotis: Athens, 2019.
Phoebe Giannisi, Ραψωδία. Gutenberg: Athens, 2016.Spanish Traslation: Phoebe Giannisi, Rapsodia.Translated by Vicente Fernández González & Ioanna Nicolaidou, Vaso Roto: 2025.
Phoebe Giannisi, Τettix. Gavrielidis Editions: Athens 2012.
Phoebe Giannisi, Ομηρικά. Kedros: Athens, 2009. English translation: Phoebe Giannisi, Homerica. Translated by Brian Sneeden, World Poetry Books: 2017. German translation: Phoebe Giannisi, Homerika, Translated by Dirk Uwe Hansen, Reinecke & Voß: Lepzing, 2016. Spanish Translation: Phoebe Giannisi, Homerica. Translated by Vicente Fernández González & Ioanna Nicolaidou, Vaso Roto: 2017.
Récits des Voies, Grenoble: Jérôme Millon, 2006
Alexander Tzonis, Phoebe Giannisi. "Classical Greek Architecture: The Construction of the Modern", Paris: Flammarion, 2004. γερμανική έκδοση: *Klassische* griechische Architektur: die Konstruktion der Moderne και γαλλική έκδοση: *Architecture* grècque *classique*: la construction de la modernité
Giannisi P., Koch Piettre R., eds. Appareils rituels pour une mémoire de la terre – Volume 1. Report of the International Comparative Workshop Memories of Gaia: Ritual Mechanisms – Dispositifs rituels pour une mémoire de la terre: Atelier comparatif – International Study Days. Part of the two-year research program Mémoire de la terre. Scientific Program Directors: Renée Koch Piettre, Odile Journet-Diallo, Danouta Liberski-Bagnoud, with the support of Labex HASTEC (Laboratoire européen d’histoire et d’anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances), UMR ANHIMA: Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes antiques, IMAF: Institut des Mondes Africains), University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture (Volos, Greece), Moni Pau, Volos, June 2014. (in press)
Giannisi P., Lykourioti I., Fatsea R., eds. Vers Contre LC: 16+10 θέσεις για την επικαιρότητα του Le Corbusier. Volos and Athens: Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly and Futura, 2010.
Giannisi P., Kotionis Z., Iliopoulou K., eds. Ark. Old Seeds for New Cultivations. 12th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Greek Participation. University Editions of Thessaly: Volos, 2010.
Giannisi P., "Chimeras: Empty Space and Melting Borders" in 'Anne Carson/Antiquity', edited by Laura Jansen, Bloomsbury: 2021.
Giannisi P., Krasny E., “Archaeologies of Exile on Trikeri Island: Listening to Stones and Speculating on Prison Matters", in 'Writing Architectures: Ficto-Critical Approaches', edited by Hélène Frichot & Naomi Stead, London: Bloomsbury Collections, 2020, 60–78.
Giannisi P., “Éco-nomies du son : Énoncés terrestres en Grèce ancienne”, in ‘Mémoires de la Terre. Études anciennes et comparées’, ed. Renée Koch Piettre. Grenoble: Editions Jérôme Millon, 2019, 33-44.
Apergis O., Amanatidis V., Giannisi P., Iliopoulou K., Ioannidis P., Lampropoulos V., Boukova G., Chiotis Th., "A Conversation on Poetry Now", [FRMK] Publications, Athens, 2018.
Giannisi P., "Poetic Speech and Public Space" in the collective volume 'Organizing from Below / HOW Assemblies Matter?', ed. Jenny Marketou and Stephanie Bailey, Naked Punch Publications, 2017.
Giannisi P., "Tο όνομα της κόρης της Σαπφούς και άλλα ποιήματα”, Afterword in the book by Jesper Svenbro “Κλέις", Perispomeni Publications, 2017.
Giannisi P., "Ρέκβιεμ για μια εφηβεία", Preface to the book by Maria Topali, Októ Publications, 2017.
Giannisi P., Kotionis Z., "Co-existence–Co-nourishment" in “Coexistences: Architecture in the Age of Natural Cultures and Artificial Nature”, Kastaniotis Publications, Athens, 2015, 34–37.
Giannisi P., "Sea-body-psycho-graphies: Wind, Wave, Body", in “Symbiosis: Architecture in the Age of Natural Cultures and Artificial Nature”, Kastaniotis Publications, Athens, 2015, pp. 74–87.
Giannisi P., "Tο βουνό, το καλύβι και η κάπα” in “Η ετεροτοπία της καλύβας”, ed. Apostolis Artinos, Smili Publications, Athens, 2014, 140–153.
Giannisi P., "Weather Phenomena and Immortality. The Well-Adjusted Construction in Ancient Greek Poetics" in ‘From the Things Themselves: Architecture and Phenomenology’, ed. Jacquet B. & Daniell T., Kyoto University Press and EFEO, Kyoto, 2012.
Giannisi P., "Trikeri Island: Hedonistic Landscapes on/by the Sea" in Changing Landscapes, ed. Lois Papadopoulos, Spyros Papadopoulos, Vasso Trova, University of Thessaly Press, 2012, 40–41.
Giannisi P., Kotionis Z., "Rural Fields for Common Pleasures" in ‘Hands-on Urbanism 1850–2012: The Right to Green’, ed. Elke Krasny, Architekturzentrum Wien, Vienna, 2012, 38–57.
"Χιμαιρική Ποιητική Ζωολογία", [FRMK] 12–13, 2019.
Giannisi P., "Seaward: The Sound of Eros and an Athenian Avenue to the Aegean", in Montreal Architecture Review. Vol. 4, 2017.
"A-part: Για τη Μαρίνα Τσβετάγιεβα”. Publication in the magazine “Ποιητική”, issue 16, September 2015.
2007-“Identificación de cuerpos(El arte de la memoria y los restos arqueológicos de Atenas) /Identification of bodies. The art of memory and the antiquities of Athens” Περιοδικό Metalocus (020) R1/07, σ. 66-75.
“Nomos_The Land Song”, in : Walking practices, Walking Art, Walking Bodies. Conference Proceedings, edited by Geert Vermeire, Yannis Ziogas. University of Western Macedonia School of Fine Arts, Department of Fine and Applied Arts. 2020, 24-36.
“Seawards: Routes of Syngrou Avenue in Modernism”. Proceedings of the Symposium at the Amphitheatre of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (9/10–12/2011) on the theme: “Living in Athens Today”. Organized by the Society for the Study of Modern Greek Culture and General Education of the Moraitis School (forthcoming).
Gavrílou E., Giannisi P., Panýris K., “De-appropriation: Language and Practice", Proceedings of the Symposium ‘Housing: Designing, Building, Thinking’, Aristotle University, 2012 (forthcoming).
"Chic Parisien", in the exhibition catalogue 'Sheltered Gardens', FUTURA 2024.
“Darkness Again & “Land Song”, in the catalogue of the 8th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art 2023 'Being As Communion', Thessaloniki, 2023.
"Reconstruction”, in the catalogue “Angelopoulos Forever”, 63rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Ed. Orestis Andreadakis, Thessaloniki International Film Festival Publications, 2022, pp. 272–279.
"ΠΡ ΠΡ ΠΡ ΠΡ ΦΡ ΦΡΦΡΦΡ ΚΚΚΚ ΧΕΙΧΕΙΧΕΙ ΤΣΟ ΤΡΤΡΤΡΤΡ ΓΙΕΧΕΧΕΧΕ", in 'First, Last and Always Psiloritis Biennale', 3rd Act, edited by Stamatis Schizakis, Athens: 2019.
“A Probability of Blood”, Text in the catalogue of the Kyriakos Syfiltzoglou exhibition, 2018.
"Discussion/performance with Hans Ulrich Olbrist and Νadjia Argyropoulou" in The Marathon Marathon Project, the DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens, 2017, pp. 132–135.
Giannisi F., Kotionis Z., "Πατρίς", in the catalogue of the exhibition ‘Στο όνομα του Le Corbusier’, ed. Aris Kafantaris, Panagiotis Tournikiotis, October 2015.
"ΤΕΤΤIX", Catalogue of Solo Exhibition, National Museum of Contemporary Art, 2012.
Phoebe Giannisi, Zissis Kotionis, "Flight and Fall from East to West", in: The Dispersed Urbanity of the Aegean Archipelago: 10th International Exhibition of Architecture Venice Biennale: Greek Participation, Katerina Kotzia, Elias Constantopoulos, Lois Papadopoulos (edited by), Athens: Futura, 2006, 312-325.
2006. "Delian Palm Tree" in: The Dispersed Urbanity of the Aegean Archipelago: 10th International Exhibition of Architecture Venice Biennale: Greek ParticipationKaterina Kotzia, Elias Constantopoulos, Lois Papadopoulos ((edited by, Athens: Futura, 2006, 206-220.
"Μίμηση και Πληγή: 20 σημειώσεις για την ποίηση της Ελένης Βακαλό και Λειμώνες, ΣΕ ΑΝΤΙΛΑΛΟ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΕΝΗΣ ΒΑΚΑΛΟ", in the magazine issue 'CHARTIS 25 Tribute: Eleni Vakalo', edited by Maria Kakavoulia and Anteia Frantzi, January 2021.
"Αφιέρωμα στην ποίηση ντοκουμέντο", translated by Svetlana Alexievich, FRMK 16, December 2020.
Giannisi P., Kotionis Z., “Dimitris Fatouros, a Hero of Architecture”, Kathimerini Newspaper, 13.11.2020.
"Λοιμός", Text in the newspaper 'Tα Nέα', 28-03-2020.
"Αφιέρωμα στον Ελύτη", newspaper 'Ta Nea', 05-10-2019.
“The Sound Matters in the Poem Too: A Coffee with Phoebe Giannisi”, interview by Efi Falida in the newspaper 'TA NEA', 17-9-2019.
"Τόνι Μόρισον, με μία ψυχή τεράστια", Kathimerini Newspaper, 11.08.2019.
“Πάνω σε 13 ομηρικούς στίχους…", newspaper Ta Nea, 19/7/2018.
"ΑΊΓΑΊ-Ω: Μηρυκάζοντας την έκθεση", A conversation between Phoebe Giannisi, Iris Lykourioti, and Stamatis Schizakis, Interview by Stamatis Schizakis, October 2017.
"Reading Greece: Phoebe Giannisi on the Meeting Point between Poetry, Performance, Representation and the Natural World", Interview by Athina Rossoglou in Greek News Agenda, 23-09-2017.
“Single-Family House in Agria.” Publication in DOMES 2016, Yearbook of Greek Architecture, 2016.
Poems in 'The Books Journal 10', August 2011.
Poems in the magazine 'Ποιητική', Issue 7, Spring–Summer 2011.
2023, "Music of the Sea", Performance & panel discussion at Creative Europe OPEN UP_UTH Festival, University of Thessaly, 29 May – 1 June 2023.
2022, "Aigaiou 7", Poetic Lecture at Athens Princeton Center. Participation at “Currents/Ρεύματα” International Conference curated by Polina Kosmadaki, Brooke Holmes, Giorgos Tzirtzilakis , 2-7-2022.
2020, "Performative Architecture and Care Practices", Presentation and discussion at 'Architecture and Care. Presentation and Talk at DAZ' in collaboration with Zisis Kotionis , 24-02-2020.
2020, Discussion on the topic: "The Architecture of the Poetic Work – Inside and Outside the Book." Participants: Phoebe Giannisi, Zissis Kotionis, and from the magazine FRMK, poets Orfeas Apergis, Katerina Iliopoulou, Panagiotis Ioannidis, and Gianna Boukova. Organized by: Laboratory of History, Theory and Conceptual Design, Department of Architecture, ΟΣΔΕΛ , 05-12-2020.
2019, "From Language to Language”, Helicon International Translation Workshop 2019. Participants: Mehmet Altun (Turkey), Cagla Meknuze (Turkey), Halil Karapashaoglu (Cyprus), Hao Guang (Singapore), Phoebe Giannsi (Greece), Sibila Petlevski (Croatia). Israel: Marzuk Al Halabi, Yakir Ben Moshe, Shira Stav, Noam Partom, Yonatan Kunda, Maya Tevet Dayan. Tel Aviv,26-30/11/2020
2019,
"Tithonus in the City". Cavafy Symposium 2019, “Cavafy: Polis and Politics; Civitas and Civilization”. Organized by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture. Alexandria, 2-3/10/2019.
2019,
“Nomos-The Land Song”. Invited Κeynote Speaker of the Conference International Encounters/Conference -Walking Practices/Walking Art/Walking Bodies. University of Western Macedonia, School of Fine Arts, Prespes, Greece,1 to 7 July, 2019.
2019, “Ι-Goat: the animal, the voice and the ego". Symposium Image / Public Space / Politics, IAKA, 21-22 November 2019, in the panel Performative Poetry: Gender, Trans-Digital and Post-Human Practices. Organizing committee: Rika Benveniste, Elena Tzelepi, Daphne Tragaki.
2018,
"Performances of the myth", Lecture and discussion in the Greek-German Litterature Symposium SYN_ENERGY BERLIN_ATHENS, Curated by Michaela Prinzinger, Linde Nadiani, Berlin Lettretage, 18-10-2018.
2017,
"AIGIS: Transhumance, Tragédie et Poétiques de l’Animal", Contribution to the ΑΝHIMA (Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes antiques) Congress “Mondes anciens, Nouveaux Regards”, Colloque international Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes Antiques, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, Galerie Colbert, Institut national d’histoire de l’art, 8-11/6/ 2017.
2017, "Chimerics": Liquid Antiquity Workshop: A New Fold, 8-9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2017, organized by Princeton Athens Centre, Athens, Curated by: Dimitri Gondicas (Princeton Athens Center), Brooke Holmes (Princeton/ Postclassicisms), and Polina Kosmadaki (Benaki Museum) and supported by the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies and Postclassicisms, 8-9/11/ 2017.
2017, "Nothing to do with Dionysos," Care + Repair Symposium, organized by Architekturzentrum Wien, within the framework of the “Care and Repair” project, Vienna Biennale 2017, Curators: Angelika Fitz and Elke Krasny, 30-6-2017.
2016, "Agrias Settlement: Aegean Street," Participation in the Workshop "Housing Policies and Practices in Emergency Conditions," within the framework of research funded by the Centre for Research in the Humanities (ΚΕΑΕ) for 2016. Scientific coordination of the workshop: Laboratory of History, Theory, and Conceptual Design, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, 14-12-2016.
2016, "Ground Practices and Installations," Lecture – Presentation of Recent Work, organized by Studio-X Istanbul, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), 28-1-2016. With Zissis Kotionis.
2016, "Αrchitecture and Politics/ A Will to Act/ A Literary Cafe in Venice", Oranised by The Atelier Pierre Hebbelinck & Pierre De Wit in Liége (Belgium), Atelier in Lille Hart Berteloot AAT (France), 15th Venice Biennale, 1-6-2016.
2016, Participation in the Chair of Session 01 at the conference "Starting Points – Structures INDEX 04," organized by Structures – International Architecture Review, Benaki Museum, 4-6-2016.
2016, Participation in the roundtable discussion “How Do Assemblies Matter?” with the theme “Fieldworks II, Aesthetics of Doing,” organized by Athens Biennale OMONOIA, curated by Jenny Marketou, 18 December.
2016, Participation in the roundtable of "Thessaloniki – Rediscovering Multiculturalism: Mediterranean, Border, and Bridge in Times of Crisis," theme: "Greece Today: Stay or Leave?" with authors Vassilis Amanatidis, Phoebe Giannisi, Yannis Skaragas, Vassilis Terzopoulos, Nikol Ljubić. Organized by: Allianz Foundation (Kulturstiftung Allianz), Berlin Literary Colloquium (Literarisches Colloquium Berlin), Goethe-Institut, 3–4 June 2016.
2016, Participation in the roundtable “Schools of Walking: Translating Walking Experiences into Forms of Participatory Pedagogy,” at ANIMART 2016, organized by The Milena Principle – Forum, Delphi, 23-7-2016.
2015, "Géo-graphie. Enoncés terrestres en Grèce ancienne", Participation in the conference "Les toiles symboliques du territoire" of the two-year research program, supported by Labex HASTEC (Laboratoire européen d’histoire et d’anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances), UMR ANHIMA: Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes anciens, IMAF: Institut des Mondes Africains. Scientific Coordinators: Renée Koch Piettre, Odile Journet-Diallo, Danouta Liberski-Bagnoud, Paris, 23–24 November, INHA, 2015.
2015, "L'arbre comme lieu de métamorphose poétique rituelle", nvited participation in the 15th International Conference of CIERGA (Centre International d’Étude de la Religion Grecque Antique) on the theme 'Le monde végétal dans les représentations et les pratiques religieuses des anciens Grecs - The Plant World in the Religious Representations and Practices of the Ancient Greeks', Organized by: Department of Philology, University of Ioannina, and Centre International d’Étude de la Religion Grecque Antique, University of Ioannina, Karolos Papoulias Center, 1–4 October 2015.
2015, "Outdoor Recitations and Archaeology – 3 Poetic Projects: Homerica (2009), Nothing to Do with Dionysos (2011), Tettix (2012)," Participation in "Archaeological Dialogues," organized by the Museum of History, University of Athens. Workshop: Approximation Exercises: Performative Art Projects in the Archaeological Field, Coordinators: Mantha Zarmakoupi and Panos Kouros, 10-1-2015.
2015, "Poetics of the Ancient Place: Homer, Hesiod, Lyric Poetry – Teaching Practice," Participation in the workshop "From Research to Teaching," Chania Municipal Library, Public Benefit Foundation for Social and Cultural Work (KIKΠE) and Future Library, 16-1-2016.
2015, “Apart: On Marina Tsvetaeva’s poetry”: Reading Architecture Symposium, Benaki Museum, Athens16-18 June 2015.
2014, "Le doigt d’ Oreste: Cheminement, récit, rituel", Participation in the International Comparative Workshop “Memoire de la Terre: Appareils Rituels,” Moni Pau, Volos. Organized by: Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, with the support of Labex HASTEC (Laboratoire européen d’histoire et d’anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances), UMR ANHIMA: Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes anciens, IMAF: Institut des Mondes Africains, University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture (Volos, Greece), 16–21 June 2014.
2014, "MEDITERRANEAN. From Myth to Reason: Song and procession in Ancient Greece" Caixa Forum, Barcelona, 13/03/2014.
2014, "Récit, cheminement et corps poétique", Participation in the International Comparative Workshop 'Appareils rituels pour une mémoire de la terre', Moni Pau, Volos. Organized by: Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, with the support of Labex HASTEC (Laboratoire européen d’histoire et d’anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances), UMR ANHIMA: Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes anciens, IMAF: Institut des Mondes Africains, University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture (Volos, Greece), 16–21 June 2014.
2013, "Ashes, Stones and Cups: 3 Subjects Tracing the Contemporary Greek City," at the "Multimedia Database as Narrative Mechanism Symposium," organized by the EPEOT Laboratory, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, 12–13 April 2013.
2013, "Sign and Becoming," Participation in the 10th International Conference of Semiotics "Worlds in Change and Signs of the Times," organized by the University of Thessaly (School of Human Sciences & Department of Architecture) and the Hellenic Semiotic Society, Volos, 4–6 October 2013.
2013, "Sylvia Plath, Confessional Poetry and the Eye of I," Lecture at the presentation of Sylvia Plath’s book Ariel, Hellenic-American Union, Athens, 15-04-2013.
2013, "TETTIX [cigale]: le song-line du corps poétique", Participation in the conference "Mémoires de la Terre" of the two-year research program, supported by Labex HASTEC (Laboratoire européen d’histoire et d’anthropologie des savoirs, des techniques et des croyances), UMR ANHIMA: Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes anciens, IMAF: Institut des Mondes Africains. Scientific Coordinators: Renée Koch Piettre, Odile Journet-Diallo, Danouta Liberski-Bagnoud, Paris, Sciences religieuses, Room 116, December 2013.
2012, "BUILDING AN ARK TO PRESERVE SEED DIVERSITY", Ecopoesis CCA, San Francisco, 8-4-2012.
2011, "Towards the Sea: Routes of Syngrou Avenue in Modernism", Lecture at the Symposium 'Living in Athens Today', National Hellenic Research Foundation, by invitation from the Society for the Study of Modern Greek Culture and General Education of the Moraitis School, Amphitheater of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, 10-12-2011.
2011, "Trikeri Island: Hedonistic Pathways," within the framework of the International Workshop 'Changing Landscapes', organized by TAM, University of Thessaly, Amphitheater of Tsapaltas Multipurpose Hall, 5–6-2011.
2011, Evelyn Gavrilou, Phoebe Giannisi, Kostis Panigyris, "De-familiarization: Language and Practice," Participation in the symposium 'Housing: Designing, Constructing, Thinking', Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, February 2011.
2011, Participation in a roundtable discussion at the workshop “Symbiosis and Distribution: Practices for the Common in Extended Metropolitan Fields,” within the exhibition Ark: Old Seeds for New Cultivations, Benaki Museum, 16-4-2011.
2010, "Poetics and bricolage," Invited presentation at the two-day 'Meeting of Philology and Anthropology' of the Department of Philology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ioannina, on the theme 'Rereading Claude Lévi-Strauss', 20/4/2010.
2010, "The Ark: Land, Biodiversity, and Architecture," at the Sostenuto Forum 'Ready to Change?', Ljubljana, 2–4 December 2010, with Zissis Kotionis.
2009, "Food, Dress and Architecture as Everyday Practice" presentation at the conference 'Transilient Boundaries in/of Architecture', University of Edinburgh, ACE, Architecture, 30 & 31-4-2009 (together with Zisis Kotionis).
2009, "Mortality and Immortality: Weather Phenomena and the Well-Adjusted Construction in Ancient Greek Poetics", participation in the conference ‘Architecture and Phenomenology 2’, Kyoto, Japan, 26–29 June 2009.
2009, "The florist – Recitations of Roma Street Vendors and Oral Poetry," Participation in the Workshop 'Building Together', University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture, EU-ROMA Research Program Action 02, 8-4-2009.
2008, “Fields of Utterances – Fields of Performances”, participation in the seminar on ‘NOSTOS OF THE HOUSE. Architecture, artistic practices and public space’, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, 17-1-2008.
2008, “Récits des Voies”, participation in the discussion seminar dedicated to the book 'Récits des Voies', Centre Louis Gernet, 28-3-2008.
2007, “Shepherds, Laws, Roads”, participation in the seminar ‘Constructions of the Familiar’, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly – Makrinitsa Community, 29-11-2007.
2007, “The Culinary Art of Ilias Petropoulos”, participation in the seminar ‘Ilias Petropoulos – A Subversive Intellectual’, University of Thessaly, Department of History, Archaeology & Social Anthropology (I.A.K.A.), 7-11-2007.
2006, “Carte Descartes or Le Corbusier and the Tea House”, participation in the seminar ‘Vers-Contre L.C.’, organized by the Department of Architecture, Polytechnic School, University of Thessaly, Municipal History Center of Volos, Association of Architects of Magnesia, Spirer Building, Volos, 6-4-2006.
2025, "Goatsong — Performance and Conversation", University of Oxford – Sub-Faculty of Modern Greek, 17-11-2025.
2025, "Poetry, Myth and the Body: The Launch of Goatsong", University of Cambridge – Centre for Greek Studies, 14-11-2025.
2024, "Chimeras in the Museum", Seminar - Presentation at Columbia University – SNF Public Humanities Initiative, 14-11-2024.
2024, "Chimeras: Poetics of Assemblage and Becoming", Διάλεξη - Περφόρμανς στο University of Pennsylvania, προσκεκλημένη ως επισκέπτρια Ακαδημαϊκός και Καλλιτέχνης του Vakalo Family Fund in Modern Greek Studies, 02-11-2024.
2024, "Transhumance", Performance, Princeton University, 103 Scheide Caldwell House, 07-11-2024.
2024, "Transhumance", Poetic Performance at Columbia University Program in Hellenic Studies,The Opening Gallery, New York, 26-10-2024.
2023,
"Phoebe Giannisi, in performance & talking with Eleni Stecopoulos", Presentation at The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University, προσκεκλημένη ως Mazza Writer in Residence για την Άνοιξη 2023, 21-04-2023.
2023,
"The Poetry of Phoebe Giannisi". Performance & Discussion at the Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington DC με τον Brian Sneeden, Organised by APGRD (University of Oxford), the Bristol Poetry Institute (University of Bristol), the Michael Marks Trust, and New Directions Publishing.
2023, Lecture-Performance at 'Leros Seminars for Humanism', Columbia University: curated by Neni Panourgia, Stathis Gourgouris, 3-7-2023.
2022, "Chimeras", Performance-Lecture at University of Michigan, Modern Greek Program (LSA) as Visiting Scholar and Artisti of the Vakalo Family Fund in Modern Greek Studies, 13-03-2022.
2022, “Cicada“, Lecture at Brown University, invited by Laird Hunt and Eleni Sikelianos to contribute at Writers on Writing, a reading serie, part of a course on contemporary literature. 3/3/2022.
2021, "Assemblages of Words," Lecture by invitation at Openuputh, 01-02-2021.
2021, "ΕΓΩ / ΑΙΓΩ (I/GOAT)", Online video-perfromance, Participaion at the Visiting Artist Series Lecture Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University, with Brian Sneeden, 12-02-2021.
2020, "Chimera": Invited lecture in the Educational Seminar Series "Anthropology and Art" (Organized by: Culture-Borders-Gender/LAB of the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, in synergy with the course "Anthropology of Art" of the Interdepartmental MA Program "Art and the Public Sphere," Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), 21-12-2020.
2018, "Chimeric Poetics", Lecture to the students of Princeton University, Princeton Athens Center, invited by Katerina Stergiopoulou, November 2018.
2017, "Chimeric Poetics", Lecture at the Department of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 15-3-2017.
2017, "Myths of the Place: Homerica and Tettix," lecture at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 17-05-2017.
2016, Lecture at the University of Connecticut on the subject of 'Myth and Poetics', with Brian Sneeden & Introduced by Peter Constantine, 22-10-2016.
2016, “Chimeric Poetics” at the Workshop “Exercises in Neopoietic III” by Filippos Oraïopoulos, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, 19–22 December 2016.
2015, "Tettix: Sound Poetics," Lecture in the Graduate Seminar "Archaeology and Anthropology in Contemporary Art," within the presentation "Performative Art Projects in the Archaeological Field," Panteion University, Department of Social Anthropology. Participants: Panos Kouros, Mantha Zarmakoupi, Phoebe Giannisi, Natasa Biza. 11-3-2015.
2011, "Ark: Old Seeds for New Cultivations," Department of History, Archaeology, and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly, Multimedia Hall, 9-3-2011. With Zissis Kotionis.
2011, "The Ark," within the framework of the International Workshop 'Changing Landscapes', organized by TAM, University of Thessaly, TAM Amphitheater, 6-6-2011. With Zissis Kotionis.
2011, “Theoretical Framework, Preparation, and Design of the Greek Participation in the Venice Architecture Biennale: Greek Pavilion Building at the Giardini,” Lecture and discussion via Skype, as part of the course Dialectics of Architecture and Place, Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 20-5-2011. (Course Instructor: George Thomas Kapelos) with Zissis Kotionis.
2010, "Preparing an Exhibition: The Ark and Its Theoretical Background," within the framework of the Graduate Courses, Department of History, Archaeology, and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly, November 2010. (Course Instructor: Ioanna Laliotou)
2024, "The Butcher Boy”, audiovisual installation. Participation at the exhbition: "Rembetico", curated by Christoforos Marinos, Evita Tsokanta, at Tsitsanis Museum, Trikala.
2022, "The Butcher Boy”, audiovisual installation. Exhbition: "Rembetico", curated by Christoforos Marinos, Evita Tsokanta. 10/2-3/4/2022
2022, “Tettix” (2012), Video projection. Contribution to the artist program of the 12th Festival Routes at Marpissa, curated by Despoina Zefkili. Marpissa, Paros, 26/8-28/8/2022..
2020, Participation in the Catageios Project exhibition Exploring Rare Mysteries at the Pramantha Arte Art Center in Calabria with the work Thetis and Chimera. Curated by Faye Tzanetoulakou. Organized by Antonio Bruno, Umberto Colosimo, and Maria Rosaria Gallo, 19/12–31/12/2020.
2020, Participation with the work NatureCultureCalling (Phoebe Giannisí, Zisis Kotionis) in the exhibition Critical Care: Architecture for a Planet in Crisis at DAZ, Berlin, 24/02–22/03/2020.
2019, “Aigis”, Contribution to the Group Exhibition “Blind Date: Version of Artistic Citizenship”, curated by Antonis Volanakis, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Rethymnon. 28/6- 27/10/2019
2019, “Thetis and Chimera”, Participation in the exhibition Terra InCognita (organized by AICA Hellas) at the Tsalapatas Brickworks – PIOP Museum Network. Curated by Faye Tzanetoulakou, 2019.
2019, PR PR PR PR FR FRFRFR KKKK HEIHEIHEI CHO TRTRTRTR YEHEHEHE, Phoebe Giannisi, Act #3 of TFLAPB (The First and Last and Always Psiloritis Biennale) 2019. Curated by Stamatis Schizakis
2019, "Tithonus", sound work, contribution to the group art show in the Garden of Villa Iolas, Athens, organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi. Curated and coordinated by Naira Stergiou and Eriphyli Veneri, 12 - 19/7/2019.
2018 - 2019, "Tettix", poetic installation from the permanent collection of EMST, in a group exhibition at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), At the Beginning Was the Word, 27/11/2018–17/01/2019.
2015 - 2015, ΑΙΓΑΙ-Ω. TΡΑΓΟΥΔΙΑ. AIGAI-O. SONGS. (with Iris Lycouriotis). Exhibition at the Centre for Folk Art and Tradition Angeliki Hatzimichali. Athens. 22/10/2015 - 20/11/2015.
2015 - 2015, "PATRIS II, 2015". Site specific installation for the Exhibition "Στο Όνομα του Le Corbusier", (In the name of Le Corbusier), House Spiteris/Proveleggios, Athens, 6/10-8/11/2015. Curated by Fanis Kafantaris, Panayotis Tournikiotis. (with Zissis Kotionis).
2015 - 2015, "KERNOS: ONE PLATE FOR ALL". Sound and food/edible installation. Artistic Contribution for the Haushaltsmesse 2015 in the Shlemmer House. Bauhaus Dessau. (with Zissis Kotionis).
2012 - 2013, TETTIX. Landscape-Poetic Installation at Media Lounge of National Museum of Modern Art. Athens.
2011, Sound Installation at 'LIVING' – Frontiers of Architecture III–IV, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, 1/6–23/10/2011.
2011, ΙNVINOVERITAS Dionysos Tub. Performance of recitation and curation of the Action/Installation. Organized by EMST (National Museum of Contemporary Art) and the City of Athens. Plato Academy, 24/9/2011.
2011, Exhibition: Ark. Old Seeds for New Metropolitan Cultivations. Greek participation in the 12th International Exhibition / Venice Architecture Biennale. Benaki Museum, 28/03–22/05/2011.
2010, National Commissioner together with Zisis Kotionis: Curation and Design of the Greek Participation in the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2010. Theme: The Ark / Old Seeds for New Metropolitan Cultures. Greek Pavilion, Giardini, Venice. Exhibition title: People Meet in Architecture. Exhibition duration: 29/08/2010 – 21/11/2010.
2021, "Resources and questions. A meeting with the poetry of Phoebe Giannisi and Katerina Iliopoulou", Poetic lecture at the Meetings of 'Elefsomenes' 20-03-2021.
2021, Live online discussion on the topic "Eco-Lit, Trafika-Europe Radio" with the poet Margarita Serafimova. Organized by: Zinc Bar Sunday Reading Series, 14-02-2021.
2021, Live online discussion on the topic "Greek Classics: Past, Present, and Future" with speakers Vassilis Lambropoulos, Tatiana Faia, Phoebe Giannisi, and Roberto Salazar. Organized by: The Panthessalian Poetry Festival in collaboration with the Vesropolis Festival of Hope. Moderator: Marija Dejanović, 12-03-2021.
2019, "Poetry and the Boundaries of the World," Discussion, Xarta Bookstore, Volos. Organized by: [frmk] magazine, 5-12-2019.
2018, Charlotte Perriand “L’art de vivre” ou “La chambre vide”. Public lecture on Charlotte Perriand's work at the opening of the exhibition Le Corbusier - Pierre Jeanneret - Charlotte Perriand at El Greco Gallery in Athens, 27-6-2018.
2017, "Ancient and New Poetry," live discussion with Jesper Svenbro at the event presenting his book 'Κλέις. Το όνομα της κόρης της Σαπφούς και άλλα ποιήματα', Perispomeni Editions, Numismatic Museum of Athens, 14-6-2017.
2012, "Poet, Child, and Union with the World," Lecture at the tribute to Rainer Maria Rilke on the occasion of the publication of the Duino Elegies, by Maria Topali with Dimitris Maronitis, moderated by Nikos Xydakis, Free Thinking Zone Bookstore, Athens, 26/06/2012.
2011, "Terre et Mémoire", Invited keynote speaker at the UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri Award Ceremony 2011, Maison de l’UNESCO, Paris, 24-05-2011.
2010, Interview with Hans Ulrich Obrist and Nadia Argyropoulou & performance at 'The Marathons Marathon Project', Acropolis Museum, 30-10-2010.
2008, Participation in the presentation of the book ‘Αποχαιρετισμοί’ by Zisis Kotionis (Ekkremes Publications, Athens 2008), Hellexpo International Book Fair, Pavilion 13, Gavriil Pentzikis Hall, Thessaloniki, 31-5-2008.
2014,
Organization of the International Comparative Research Workshop and Symposium on “Appareils Rituels pour une Memoire de la Terre,” Moni Pau, Argalasti. Collaborators: Vasiliki-Maria Plavou, Chara Stergiou. Scientific Coordination: Phoebe Giannisi (Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly), Renée Koch-Piettre (EPHE, ANHIMA), Odile Journet-Diallo (EPHE, IMAF). June 2014.
2011, Organization of a symposium in collaboration with Zissis Kotionis and Yannis Arvanitis on the theme “Symbiosis and Distribution: Practices for the Common in Extended Metropolitan Fields,” within the exhibition Ark: Old Seeds for New Cultivations at the Benaki Museum, 16-4-2011.
2011, Organization of the Curatorial Lecture Series Greecis with Irida Lykourioti and Giorgos Tzirtzilakis, Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, Academic Year 2011–12.
2010, Organization of the International Workshop of Poetry/Recitation-Recording 'InSituPoetics' at Moni Pau, Argalasti, University of Thessaly, Department of Architecture, 6–12 September 2010.
2009, Organization of the International Workshop 'Foodprint', University of Thessaly/Department of Architecture, Moni Pau, Argalasti, August 2009, with Maria Papadimitriou.
2020, Discussion with Dimitris Trikas about the book Chimera, on the program Bookfly, Third Programme, 17-1-2020.
2025, Nominated for the ALTA — National Translation Award in Poetry by Chimera, New Directions 2024, translated by Brian Sneeden.
2025, Selected book (Finalist) for the Poetry Book Society Winter 2025 award in the category ‘Translated Poetry Selection’ for Goatsong, Fitzcarraldo 2025.
2025, Selected book (Finalist) Chimera, New Directions 2024, for the PEN America Literary Award for Poetry in Translation 2025.
2023, Nominated for the ALTA — National Translation Award in Poetry for Cicada, New Directions 2022, translated by Brian Sneeden.
2023, Selected poet for the Mazza Writer in Residence program (Spring 2023) at the Poetry Center of San Francisco State University, funded by the Sam Mazza Foundation.
2022, 1st Fellow of the Vakalo Family Visiting Scholar and Artist Fund, Modern Greek Program, University of Michigan.
2021, Invited Visiting Artist at the Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS), Harvard University. Washnigton DC, 2020.
2020, Fellowship awarded to Brian Sneeden by the National Endowment for the Arts, USA, for the translation of the book Chimera (Kastaniotis: 2019).
2019, Attribution of Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize to Brian Sneeden for his translation of the book Ραψωδία, 2019.
2016, Humanities Fellow at Columbia University, 2016.
2012, Commendation in the category ‘Best Completed Project of 2009–11,’ DOMES 10/11 Awards 2012, for Holiday House, Naxos, Cyclades – Greece.
2010, Curator (selected as) for the Greek Participation with Zissis Kotionis of the XIIe Biennale of Architecture at Venice. Project: The Ark. Old Seeds for New Metropolitan Cultures, 2010.