Category: Fellows news

Stefania Strouza (ARTWORKS Fellow 2018) participates in the group show Archipelago Mountain at the Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki.

This is a project about landscape as a formal and informal disposition of elements. Coordinates. An arrangement, a hierarchy: borders and de-limitations, transpositions and transgressions, frames and their inside-outside, margins, and of course landscape—of the geographical, political, personal, and emotional nature. Édouard Glissant calls it archipelagic thinking. A group of islands that lends its topography to an alternative imaginary. A reassessment of the insularity of bound cultures, of nation-states, and the heaviness of “continental thought”.

The archipelago is an alternative imaginary, one that posits that identity could be as a conglomeration of islands (composed of many, yet is one).

Oh these little earthquakes, here we go again, these little earthquakes.
Doesn’t take much to rip us into pieces.
(Tori Amos’ Little Earthquakes)

Identity formation, embodiment, complex colonial histories, multiplicity, interconnectedness, diaspora and change — Oh, to dispel the oppressive idea of nationalistic wholeness! This is a project about landscapes.

Participating artists: Jay Mar Albaos (PH/FI), Sherine Anis (EG/AT), Martha Atienza (PH/NL), Katrin Hornek (AT), Henna Laininen (FI), Roberta Lima (AT/BR/FI), Linda Reif (AT), Jaakko Ruuska (FI), Stefania Strouza (GR/AT), Sophie Hirsch (AT/ US)

Curated by: Ana de Almeida & Stephanie Misa

Fotis Sagonas (ARTWORKS Fellow 2018) participates in BREATH, an exhibition curated by Miguel Fernández Belmonte, featuring Greek emerging artists at the Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, 22.11.2018-25.11.2018.

Participating Artists: Dimitris Ameladiotis, Vasilis Avramidis, Konstantinos Fazos, Vana Fertaki, Dimitris Georgakopoulos, Paris Giachoustidis, Christos Lahanas, Dora Oikonomou, Vasilis Poulios, Fotis Sagonas, Aris Stoidis, Nikos Tolis, Alexandros Touliopoulos.

Nefeli Papadimouli (ARTWORKS Fellow 2018), presents her solo show D’ÎLE À ÎLE at 76,4 non profit art space, in Brussels.

Duration: 11.11.2018-02.12.2018

Our fellow Panos Profitis, participates in the exhibition of the first international artist-in-residence programme on installation art, organised  by Eleusis 20121 European Capital of Culture.

The exhibition will open on November 8, 2018, as part of the “Initiator”; under the guidance of this year’s Initiators (mentors), Anne Langlois (40mcube) and Benoît-Marie Moriceau (Mosquito Coast Factory) in Central and Lower Eleusis.

The programme was launched, in the form of a pilot, on October 8, 2018, with a one-week intense workshop, a period of in-situ research and production, culminating with the exhibition.

Initiator activities are concentrated in Lower Eleusis, the port and the industrial zone. During the programme, artists had the opportunity to explore socio-political issues concerning labour and deindustrialization and interact with the local community. The programme provides the opportunity to emerging artists, accompanied by experienced artists and curators, to conceive a project and experiment on small-scale installations.

Participating Artists: Sophie Innmann (Germany), Evi Kalogiropoulou (Greece), Doruntina Kastrati (Kosovo), Hortense Le Calvez (France), Panos Profitis and Despina Charitonidi (Greece)

Our Fellow, Alexis Fidetzis, participates in the Taxi Driver Poetry Workshop takin place within the context of the 6th Athens Biennale ANTI, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Athen.

The Taxi Driver Poetry Workshop has been conceived as an experimental and unpredictable language “class” at GiGi, a space dedicated to Greek-German love and togetherness. Through a guided tour following the flow of “German Traces”, the workshop will end up at Esperia Palace for inhabiting the space with poetic moods and performative attitudes. Language teachers, students, administrative staff of the Goethe Institute, and visual artists, will coexist considering the means of interpreting a poem through an artwork and vice versa. Based on the German-Greek stereotypical constructions occupying the Athenian streets, we will attempt to approach and poeticize our “speech” and that of the taxi drivers of our heart.

Participants: Amalia Charikiopoulou, Marios Chatziprokopiou, Alexis Fidetzis, Eva Giannakopoulou, Matthias Jakus, Vasiliki Sifostratoudaki, Dimitris Soudias, The Flower Girls, Eleftherios Varlamis Stefas, Markella Xilogiannopoulou.

Alexandros Kaklamanos and Orestis Mavroudis (ARTWORKS Fellows 2018), take part in the  exhibition of the Artists in Residence Program by Eagles Palace (ARP) which takes place every year in Ouranoupoli, Halkidiki.

This year, in its fourth edition in May 2018, the focus of the ARP was on the moving image. Eight visual artists and filmmakers were hosted at Eagles Palace where they experimented with the medium, covering a wide range of practices of the moving image.
The exhibition is organized by Eagles Palace and curated by Aliki Tsirliagkou.

Participating artists: Alexandros Kaklamanos, Esmeralda Momferratou, Emma Doxiadi, Dimitris Foutris, Elias Mamaliogkas, Virginia Mastrogiannaki, Orestis Mavroudis and Sofia Simaki.

Our Fellows Zoe Giabouldaki, Malvina Panagiotidi, Nefeli Papadimouli and Valia Papastamou, participate in the Caritas Romana group show, on the occasion of the 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

This year, the festival selects the International Competition films guided by caritas romana / roman charity, a classical yet lesser-known art theme that inspired numerous artists through time. It is the story of a woman, Pero, who secretly breastfeeds her aging father Cimon, who is sentenced to die by starvation, and thus restores his strength. With this noble deed, Pero goes beyond herself, her body and her social role as mother and daughter. This special transition and role variability is common ground in the films of the International Competition section, in different ways.

Based on the “caritas romana” concept, TIFF invited 15 young Greek artists to watch the films of the IC section, become inspired and create 15 original works for each one of them. These works will be presented for the first time in the exhibition organised by TIFF in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Centre of Thessaloniki, with the support of NEON Organisation. The participating artists are: Dimitris Ameladiotis, Dimitris Efeoglou, Zoe Giabouldaki, Elias Kafouros, Anastasia Mina, Malvina Panagiotidi, Nefeli Papadimouli, Valia Papastamou, Kostas Pappas, Alexandra Petranaki, Hara Piperidou, Lysimachos Polychronidis, Nana Sachini, Babis Venetopoulos, Ioanna Ximeri.

Curator: Orestis Andreadakis
Coordination: Thanos Stavropoulos
Opening: 03.11.2018, 18:00

Aegean Datahaven, a work by Kyriaki Goni (ARTWORKS Fellow 2018), is going to be presented in three different shows in Arnhem, London and Utrecht.

• The exhibition, Hidden Structures, organized by Oddstream in Arnhem, 11.10.2018-14.10.2018. Hidden Structures presents works which uncover the hidden, expose power dynamics in digital technologies and show us an alternative future. Hidden Structures takes place in an inherent hidden network: the historic medieval cellars of Arnhem.
• The exhibition Data and Art, organized by Mozfest, in London, 22.10.2018-28.10.2018. Mozfest, is a celebration for, by, and about people who love the internet, showcasing world-changing ideas and technology through workshops, exhibitions, talks, and interactive sessions.
• The exhibition Algorithmic Superstructures, organized by IMPAKT, in Utrecht, 24.10.2018-11.11.2018. The IMPAKT Festival 2018 explores the architecture behind algorithmic super-structures. What hidden realities and new imaginaries do algorithmic superstructures uncover in the post-truth era? Algorithmic Superstructures offers a diverse programme of art, technology and media culture.

The 24th Athens International Film Festival  celebrated Greek cinema with the Awards of the Greek Short Films Competition.

At the award ceremony taking place at Danaos cimena, the Artistic Director of the Festival, Loukas Katsikas, and the Director of Greek short films, Panos Genas, welcomed the committees and the participants! ARTWORKS Fellows Eirini Vianelli, Giorgos Nikopoulos and Jacqueline Lentzou were among the awardees.

Awards:

Special mention to George Nikopoulos for “The Ox”

Special mention by the Committee
“Icebergs” by Eirini Vianelli

Best Film Award
“Hector Malot – The Last Day of the Year” by Jacqueline Lentzou

Our Fellows Eirini Vianelli and Giorgos Nikopoulos take part in the 11th Animasyros International Animation Festival!

George Nikopoulos presents his film THEOX at the Feature Competition Section Audience Prize, at Pallas Cinema, 20:00.

Eirini Vianelli presents her film Icebergs at the Student Competition Section III, at the Apollo Theater, 19:00.

The International Animation Festival + Agora of the island of Syros is the largest festival and market of its kind in Greece and one of the 20 most important globally. It started in 2008 and it is annually held in the capital of Cyclades, the neoclassical town of Hermoupolis. The festival comprises screenings, tributes to international animation festivals, artists and studios, media literacy activities for children, youngsters and adults, parties and tons of parallel events.

Duration: 26.09.2018-30.09.2018

Our fellow, Kyriaki Goni, takes part in the exhibition  Focus Locus organized by Action Field Kodra.

Action Field Kodra visual arts festival, one of the most prominent international art events in Greece, is organized every year by the City of Kalamaria as part of ‘Para thin’ alos’ festival and aspires to promote young artists and experimental, innovative artistic practices.

This year, Action Field Kodra stands its ground for 18th consecutive time, showcasing works and in situ projects from the local and international artistic scene. Opening will take place on Sunday 16.09.2018 at 20:00 in the Dorms building of the ex-military camp.

Under the title “Focus Locus” this year’s exhibitions will renegotiate the concept of locus as well as a wide range of issues associated with it, such as displacement, relocation and settlement, focusing also on the history of the region of Kalamaria and of the camp itself. Moreover, cyberspace, digital history and digital memory will also be addressed

Exhibition Duration: 16.09.2018 – 26.09.2018

Artistic Director:
Dimitris Michalaros

Main Curators:
Anthi Argyriou
Panagis Koutsokostas

Invited Curator:
Rena Pitsaki

Participating artists:
Zoi Antoniadi, Ellada Acheriote, Elena Chatziathanasiou, Vera Chotzoglou, Christina Dimakogianni, Julia Gorostidi, Ifigenia Ilia-Georgiadou, Borislava Georgitseli, Maria Kalathaki, Angie Korona, Andriana Koymentakou, Thomas Lioutas, Dimitra Mitsaki, Xrysa Panagiotidou, Marina Papadaki, Apostolis Philippou, Evangelia Raftopoulou, Katerina Sarisava, Vangelis Savvas, Charis Spanoudi, Zoi Theodorou, Alexandra Tsitsinta, Elina Verykiou, Chu Yun-Tien, Chrysa Zafeiropoulou, Zannis Bafaloukos, Babis Venetopoulos, Kyriaki Goni

Nefeli Papadimouli takes part in the group show (ΑRTISTS) AGAINST EGO curated by Palette Terre, at Enterprise Projects.

Exhibition Text:

To be an artist is to consider that the world as it is is not enough. It is to consider that we do have a say. It is also to consider our point of view as a starting point to look at the world, to take a stand. We think that all of these considerations start from a conception of a « me » as a being knowing oneself is thinking; a being full of ego.

Philosophy has been interested in the εgo ever since Descartes; Descartes first considered the ego as a thought-provoking subject. Then, Sartre distinguished the “me” from the Εgo: “The Εgo is not the owner of consciousness, it is the object of consciousness.”

In many religions and beliefs the ego is considered as a confinement: believing that we know who we are.
Each artist has his or her own practice. Everyone tries to make a living out of his art, everyone tries to find a way to exist as an artist. For this purpose, everything is allowed: we want to exist, we want to say, we want to live. We believe that the art world forces the artist to sell himself as an incredible, surprising, inevitable person. If he wants to exist, the artist must assert his ego.

We do know we have ego. That’s probably one of the reasons we’re artists. But what to do?

Can we for one exhibition, use our ego for something other than personal success? Can we, for one exhibition, set aside the injunction to succeed and propose another model of success?

Prticipating artists: Camille Blatrix, Bastien Cosson, Anouchka Oler,
Nefeli Papadimouli, Anastasia Pavlou, We Are the Painters

Duration: 29.09.2018 – 13.10.2018

Our fellows Eirini Vianelli and Jacqueline Lentzou participate at the Greek Short Film Competition Section of the 24th Athens international Film Festival!

Eirini Vianelli presents her film Icebergs on Friday, September 21, 18:00, at the Odeon Opera. Based on the book “Scenes” by award-winning screenwriter Efthymis Filippou (“Dogtooth”, “The Lobster”, “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”), Icebergs is an existential, dark comedy consisting of 14 short vignettes, ranging from the mundane to the absurd.

Jacqueline Lentzou presents her film Hector Malo: The Last Day of the Year, on Monday, September 24, 17:15, at Danaos 1.
Film Synopsis: New Year’s Eve dawns in a moon-kissed car, and Sofia has a dream that she tells no-one: while walking on a desert, she gets to know that she is sick. She pretends she does not care. Has she lost heart?

The Athens International Film Festival Opening Nights, was founded by the Athens Film Society with the intention of highlighting lesser-known aspects/genres of independent cinema, introducing audiences to some of the best productions of the year and establishing itself as the ideal opening of the upcoming movie season. The Festival was launched in September 1995 and continues successfully until now.

Kosmas Nikolaou (ARTWORKS Fellow 2018) presents Choir and Manoeuvre, at Villa Bologna, in Malta. Kosmas, is the recipient of the Roberto Cimetta Fund Valletta 2018 Mobility Funding.

Choir and Manoeuvre is a site-specific intervention in the gardens of Villa Bologna, inspired by the archaeology and the history of Malta. Choir and Manoeuvre is a meeting with the genius loci. The starting point for the intervention is the question of the Maltese Temples. The artist is looking at the mega structures and their relation with the landscape; their orientation and their enigmatic alignments with the celestial bodies. Other references are the Mediterranean flora and fauna, and the colonial past of the island. The spectacular gardens of Villa Bologna are the setting for a storytelling encounter. Sounds, voices and histories amplify our relationship with the location and they offer visitors the opportunity to be part of an imaginary scenario and discover the secret life of the garden. The story will be told on-site through a guided tour to temporary, imaginary structures.

Choir and Manoeuvre is part of Transformer, a multifaceted, two-year project presented by Blitz, Valletta, in collaboration with Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London.

Transformer is supported by the Multi-Annual Support Grant, Arts Council Malta and is part of the Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture Programme.

Duration: 08.09.2018-14.10.2018

Sound design: Marios Vitis
Sound engineer: Thomas Gounaropoulos
Translation / proof reading: Ioanna Gerakidi
Brochure: Chrysanthi Koumianaki
Performer: Mohamed Ali (Dali) Agrebi

Our fellows, Orestis Mavroudis and Alexis Fidetzis, participate in the Volax Blind Date group show, in the village of Volax, Tinos, curated by Adonis Volanakis.

The exhibition takes place within the framework of the KINONO Tinos Art Gathering 2018. KΙΝΟΝΟ is a meeting of artists, educators, researchers, scholars and scientists invited to Tinos to produce work by drawing inspiration from the island itself. Within a community of dialogue and synergy, an open and interactive experience fuses multiple and diverse fields of art, science and new media. Visitors, locals and participants engage with the island’s landscape, history as well as each other, towards an act of inter-discovery and communication.

Volax Blind Date focuses on the notion of the love garden. Here the garden is defined as a seducer; the embodiment of a romantic crossing of gaze and desire. The encounter with another body surpasses the singularity of one’s self; it opens up multiple identification fields even for short periods of time.

The artists participated: Nadia Kalaras, Christina Katsari, Dimitris Martides, Orestis Mavroudis, Alexis Fidetzis

The stop-motion film, Icebergs by our fellow Eirini Vianelli won the Special Jury Mention for a Short Film at the 2018 Sarajevo Film Festival.

Icebergs is an existential, dark comedy consisting of 14 short vignettes, ranging from the mundane to the absurd. It is based on the book “Scenes” by  Efthymis Filippou.

The Sarajevo Film Festival is the leading film festival in the region, recognised by both film professionals and the wider audience. It is an international film festival with a special focus on the region of South-East Europe, shining an international spotlight on films, talent and future projects from the region.

Manolis Mavris (ARTWORKS fellow 2018) won the Best Short Film award at the Alpinale Kurzfilmfestival in Austria with his film Maneki Neko!

The Alpinale Film Festival which was established in 1985 is held every August in Nenzing in Vorarlberg. It is specifically designed to provide a platform for young filmmakers to conduct multi-cultural and open dialogue with an international audience.

ARTWORKS fellow 2018, Jacqueline Lentzou participates at Syros International Film Festival (SIFF) with her film Hiwa and the ARTWORKS team will be there!

Founded in 2013, the Syros International Film Festival showcases a wide spectrum of cinema in traditional and re-purposed island sites. Located in the middle of the Aegean summer, removed from the usual demands and hierarchies of the film industry, SIFF embeds events, styles and programs—experimental and narrative, recent and retrospective, Greek and international, workshops and expanded cinema performance—into its unique setting. The festival aims to welcome an array of cinematic experiences into this immersive dreamscape, allowing us to re-think the question of “What is cinema”? SIFF is exclusively supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

This year’s theme Is It Real? invites us to explore the construction of reality in all areas of film making.

Kyriaki Goni (ARTWORKS fellow 2018), presents her works Aegean Datahaven and eternal_u.inc at the platform Digital Futures, organized by Victoria and Albert Museum in partnership with EVA (Electronic Visualisation and the Arts) Conference, in London.

Digital Futures is an open platform for displaying and discussing work by researchers, artists, designers, companies and other professionals working with art, technology, design, science and beyond.  It is also a networking event, bringing together people from different backgrounds and disciplines with a view to generating future collaborations.

On View: 09.07.2018-12.07.2018

Our fellows, Ioannis Koliopoulos and Paola Palavidi, as Hypercomf  are included in the publication Do not Iron, dedicated to artists’ clothes, photographed by Reto Schmid.

With the works of: Niki de Saint Phalle, Marcel Duchamp, Saelia Aparicio, Eric Winkler, Lucile Littot, Matthieu Haberard, Real Madrid, Antoine Donzeaud, Sam Henty, Bianca Bondi, Antoine Grulier, UraraTsuchiya, Eric Giraudet de Boudemange, Anna Lucia Nissen, Sara Naim, Hypercomf, Jade Fourès-Varnier et Vincent de Hoÿm, Orfeo Tagiuri, Gaia Vincensini, Deborah Bowmann, Paloma Proudfoot, Lili Reynaud Dewar, Martin Margiela, César, Liz Craft for Sundogs, Anne Speier for Sundogs, Mathis Altmann for Sundogs

Launched on Friday July 6th at Offprint LUMA foundation, Arles.