The Soma, The Psyche, The Spirit, The Self is a video installation projected on two facing freestanding walls. It comprises two counter-opposed projections, mirroring one another, and depicting the figure of a Shaolin monk, in his traditional orange robe, moving in from a distance. The two images differ only in that the one is a slightly more ethereal version of the other. The Shaolin monk’s movement is choreographed based on the Tai-Chi form. The space between the two projection screens is energized by the synchronized movements, as he approaches, slowly moving closer and closer toward his ethereal self (in the opposite screen). The energy builds up as the movement becomes increasingly faster, and the choreography shifts seamlessly from Tai-Chi to Kung-Fu. The video is shot in front of the main gate of Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, circa 1936.
The Soma, The Psyche, The Spirit, The Self
Bida 2005 – Bienal International del Deporte en el Arte
Curated by: Marta Moriarty, Tono Arean, Sania Papa, Christos Savidis.
Participation: The Soma, The Psyche, The Spirit, The Self
Video Installation
Venues: Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Kaftatzoglio Stadium &
Las Atarazanas Reales
Thessaloniki, Greece & Seville, Spain, 2005
Exhibitions:
2005
Bida 2005 – Bienal International del Deporte en el Arte. Curators: Marta Moriarty, Tono Arean, Sania Papa, Christos Savidis. Locations: Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Kaftatzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece & Las Atarazanas Reales, Seville, Spain
2008
Material Links – A Dialogue Between Greek and Chinese artists. Curator, Iris Kritikou. MOCA – Shanghai Museum. Shanghai, China.
Open Plan 2008 – Art Athina. Curator, Bettina M. Busse. Participation with Zone-D Gallery. Athens, Greece
