“Arche” is the beginning of a drawing practice based investigation, using traditional and digital methodologies towards uncovering the influence of female philosophers within the Ancient Athenian Agora, particularly in the Poikile Stoa, a physical structure where art and philosophy intertwined. “Arche” begins its investigation through a cross analysis of ancient literary references along with contemporary scholarship, and without much physical evidence, drawing is necessary in this investigation to physically connect the dots in fragmented information.
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