On the occasion of Mother’s Day, the Museum of Cycladic Art presents a workshop specially designed for expectant mothers on Sunday, May 10, titled “Aphrodite: The Female Form and Motherhood”. The workshop is inspired by the exhibition Jeff Koons: “Venus of Lespugue” and the timeless representation of the female body throughout the history of art.
From the Paleolithic Venuses to Jeff Koons’ contemporary Balloon Venus Lespugue, the female body emerges as a symbol of life, fertility, continuity and transformation. Drawing on this long artistic and symbolic lineage, the workshop creates a space for reflection on motherhood as a physical, emotional and deeply intergenerational experience.
Through a guided session, participants will have the opportunity to explore the relationship between memory, the body and the transition into motherhood. The workshop invites them to reflect on the bonds and experiences that shape us, while encouraging a more conscious connection with this new phase of life.
In dialogue with Koons’ work, the body is approached not as a static image, but as a site of transformation, anticipation and continuity. Here, art becomes a catalyst for observation, reflection and connection, illuminating motherhood both as a personal journey and as part of a broader human and feminine narrative.
The workshop has been designed and will be led by Dr Meropi Michaleli, a psychoanalyst specializing in early relational experiences and parenthood, founder of KOITIDA and author of Paths of Parenthood (Papadopoulos Editions).
More information here.
