On the Rock: The Acropolis Interviews

The marble workers laboring on the decades-long restoration of the Acropolis are the invisible force rebuilding one of the worldÕs most storied monuments. Inheritors of a millennia-old tradition few carvers exist today; fewer pass the Acropolis entrance exams. Their work is a highly technical fascinating amalgam of past and present yet what these master marble carvers do and how they do it was previously undocumented.As the Acropolis restoration enters its final phases in the midst of political and economic crises in Greece this book of interviews (in English with Greek translation) conducted by American artist Allyson Vieira presents the marble carversÕ stories in their own words. The workers describe their craft techniques training and their specific roles in the restoration; and consider how the Greek crisis has changed the way they think about their jobs and their citizenship.

Paperback: 272 pages

Publisher: Soberscove Press; Bilingual edition (February 19 2019)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1940190223

ISBN-13: 978-1940190228

Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.7 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds