Project by MariaEleni Komninou @mariaelenikomninou
Along the Path positions the path as the primary architectural and ecological agent on Santorini. Shaped by volcanic geology and human movement, the island is understood through two intertwined systems, the subterranean and the architectural, but it is the path that connects and activates them. Historically, these narrow donkey routes enabled survival, linking yposkafa dwellings, agricultural fields, and sites of production. Once seen as bare lines of transit, the paths are reimagined here as spaces of cultivation and exchange. They become productive corridors where agriculture, water distribution, and material flows are embedded within movement itself. The path is no longer passive, it absorbs, and supports life. Donkeys, central to this network, are no longer instruments of labor alone but part of a more balanced system, moving freely along an expanded infrastructural spine. The path transforms from a passive route into an active framework, supporting ecology, sustaining agriculture, and redefining how the island is inhabited and maintained.
