The selection of the participating artists, both international and Greek, is influenced by “Ascesis: The Saviors of Gods” (Ασκητική), the spiritual exercises written by the renowned Cretan thinker, Nikos Kazantzakis. The exhibition will establish a creative dialogue among the artists’ works and the essay, tracing the enlightenment of a human life’s pathway, from the time of birth ‘till death. The original manuscript of Ascesis will be on display- a courtesy of The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum- and it is presented in Thessaloniki for the first time.