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Christos Chatzigeorgiou: Memory as a Form of Resistance

Published January 14, 2026, 06:19
Christos Chatzigeorgiou: Memory as a Form of Resistance

Christos Chatzigeorgiou presents his new poetry collection, "Naked Life", an exploration of life in extreme situations. The author emphasizes the importance of criticism, creative freedom, and experimentation to keep poetry modern and meaningful. The collection consists of reflective prose and narrative poetry, divided into three sections: "The Survival of Fireflies", "I Don't Know When I Died", and "La Vita Nuda". These sections are connected through the experience of life under constraints and loss of protection, with memory functioning as a form of resistance. The cover of the collection features a Banksy graffiti from the Calais lifeguard station, which Chatzigeorgiou considers a visual allegory of "naked life", that is, life without rights, as experienced in forced migration. This work highlights the impossibility of indifference in the face of violence and injustice. The author states that his studies in mathematics helped him perceive mathematics not as a system of rules, but as an experience of form, with errors, repetitions, and moments of clarity. This approach influenced his literary work, giving it a unique aesthetic and philosophical dimension.