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Development, test, construction and implementation of media installation works

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With the grant I will develop, test, construct and implement complex media installation projects and create a sensitive, bold and solid body of work, to support the progression of my practice. In all the confirmed exhibition projects I will present installations that incorporate visual and performative elements to cinematic and media arts, in order to create metaphoric approaches on human wonders and conditions. The thematic scopes of the projects will reflect on the ways we perceive and categorize reality, behave and communicate, as well as speculate about the side effects of the present, the unknown and the maybe true. The grant will enable me to explore and extend the capabilities of the latest media technologies, as well as research and experiment with sculpting materials and manufacturing techniques. I aim to collaborate with national and international experts and foster a vivid working process that engages multiple fields of knowledge. I will look into the ontology of the selected mediums to use, and develop narrative content for and through it. I will blend carefully crafted objects and staged environments with stable media structures and platforms, to present a thoughtful and sensorial experience for the viewer.

With the grant I was able to support the production of a major solo exhibition Staged Circumstances and Piles of Things at Amos Rex Museum (opened April 2025) and the large-scale sculptural media installation Piles of Things, which formed its core.

The exhibition included 17 works created over the past ten years, where scales and perspectives shifted. Non-chronological scenes were framed to be walked through, forming a path of nested realities. The installations embedded gestures of reaching out, where clarity and confusion coexisted as part of the same act. Piles of Things speculated about the search for balance and harmony among human-made things, reflecting on the precarious yet grand nature of interconnectivity, communication, and togetherness. 
I applied for support to cover part of the material and technology costs, as well as the collaboration, outsourcing, and studio rental expenses involved in creating the exhibition of media installations.

The grant has played a key role in enabling me to develop, test, construct, and implement a large and complex project, and to create a body of work that supports the progression of my practice. As planned, I have combined visual and performative elements with technology to create metaphoric approaches to human wonders and condition. The themes of the project reflect on how we perceive and categorize reality, behave and communicate, and speculate about the side effects of the present, the unknown, and the maybe true.

As planned, the grant has also enabled me to explore and extend the capabilities of media technologies, as well as research and experiment with sculpting materials and manufacturing techniques in the studio. I have been able to collaborate with experts and foster a vivid working process engaging multiple fields of knowledge. I have been able to blend carefully crafted objects and staged environments with stable media and structures, to present a thoughtful and sensorial experience for the viewer. 

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