Alexandra Athanasiadou, PhD, is the founder and director of the PHLSPH – Philosophy & Photography Lab, an online international platform connecting philosophers with visual artists using the photographic medium through workshops, discussions, mentorship and tailor-made activities. It is designed for knowledge sharing, empowering artists with theoretical tools and experimenting on the cross-sections between visual and philosophical thinking.
She has been working with artists for the past fifteen years from different positions in the photography world through various collaborations with institutions, organizations, festivals and galleries. She holds a PhD in philosophy (Aesthetics) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a Master of Arts from the Courtauld Art Institute in London, and is a graduate of Oxford University (St. Hilda’s College) and of the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Athens).