performance installation exhibition by Suzana Phialas
Based on post-photographic stills of the artist's
latest custom trained Ai model "BDSTYL"
31 May 8:30pm
Reservations in advance due to LIMITED SEATING
On-Stage performance ~ limited seating (70)
venue info & reservations
⤸ 77 77 77 45
Creative Team
Concept, creation, artistic direction: SUZANA PHIALAS
Co-creation, scenario: PAVLOS VRIONIDES
Choreographic direction: SUZANA PHIALAS in collaboration with the performers
Performers: BELINDA PAPAVASILIOU, JULIA BRENDLE, KATERINA TYLLIRIDOU
Creative consultant: ANDRIA MICHAELIDOU
Light design: VASILIS PETINARIS
Music compositions: KALAQS, FRANK MANZANO, SUZANA PHIALAS
Live Band: MUSHA
Set design: STHEPHANIE MOUROUZI, GIORGOS MARATHEFTIS
Video: PAVLOS VRIONIDES, SUZANA PHIALAS
Poster photo, trailer: PAVLOS VRIONIDES
Make-up: MELANIE CHRISTOU
Choreographer’s assistant: BELINDA PAPAVASILIOU
Stage assistance: LORNA LADOMATOU
Exhibition images: Custom Trained Ai Model by SUZANA PHIALASMUSIC
scene 1: ccO music: various tracks composed by SUZANA PHIALAS
scene 2: Carnival of Souls by Combustible Edison: Re-mixed by SUZANA PHIALAS, KALAQS
scene 3: Song Blue Velvet: Re-mixed by KALAQS
scene 4: Sounds: Frank Manzano soundscapes re-mixed by SUZANA PHIALAS
scene 5: Live music: KALAQS, SHUFFLE, MARINOS THEODOSIOU
MUSHA BAND
“AiNa” comes to life as an IRL simulation of the artist’s post-photographic Ai body of work “Performing anatomies”. Phialas’ work & improvisations with the performers are based on images & videos of a custom AI model she has trained.While the majority of creations within this collection take the form of still images and animations, the inception of AiNa marks the artist’s initial venture into creating an IRL simulation in the genre of performance based on this model.I think of the still image works as “microcosmic performances" extracted from the fabric of daily existence. Each image encapsulates mundane moments and familiar scenarios, seamlessly weaving together domestic interiors and outdoor settings. While universally relatable, these depictions are elevated by a nuanced interplay of wit and irony, infusing them with a distinctive flavor. The resulting amalgam is an assortment of absurd, illogical, and whimsically surreal episodes plucked from the canvas of ordinary life.
𒆜👁Exhibition images contain nudity👁𒆜
⚠️ 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 ⚠️
acknowledgements
Created within the framework of TERPSICHORI program
Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture.With the support of Limassol MunicipalityOrganized by the Department of Contemporary Culture, Deputy Ministry of Culture and the Rialto Theatre.
Special Thanks to
Zalou Thrift Store, Giannis Ioannou, Nadia Anaxagorou,
Katrin Moschovaki, Adonis Kyprianou, +ergeio Ipogeia Skini
Nina Sumarac, Evis Michaelides, Andreas Pavlou
share. Remix, rework, recreate. This only works if we all take part.
Art only exists because of other art, so go make something.
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BDSTYL 2013