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Dr Elena Papadaki
Associate Professor in Curation and Digital Arts
Elena Papadaki is an Associate Professor in Curation and Digital Arts, with a career spanning both professional practice and academic research.
Before entering Higher Education, she worked at the Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Department of Museum Studies, Athens) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM), gaining over a decade of experience in the arts and museum sectors. In 2012, she founded Incandescent Square, a collaborative platform for research and design. Through this initiative, she has curated and managed projects across France, Greece, Malta, Portugal, and the UK.
Her research sits at the intersection of time-based media, curatorial discourse, spatial politics, symbiotic systems, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is especially interested in the transformative potential of exhibitions and public programming, particularly in relation to immersive and technology-driven practices.
Elena is a Pathway Councillor for the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), advising the Design for Life – Students for Change group. She is also a member of the Curators’ Group at the University of Greenwich Galleries, contributing to the strategic planning and vision of the exhibition programme, and a Visiting Professor at the École de Recherche Graphique (ERG) in Brussels.
Her research outputs span academic publications and curatorial practice. She has authored peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, contributed to book chapters, and co-edited scholarly volumes and conference proceedings. Her curatorial work includes exhibitions and participation in curated events and competitions across Europe. Alongside presenting her research at conferences and study days, she has also organised and convened interdisciplinary symposia, fostering critical dialogue across creative and academic communities.
Elena welcomes PhD supervision in interdisciplinary creative practices, with expertise in: audiovisual media, curating, spatial politics, immersive technologies, symbiotic relationships, and exhibition histories.