"Within
the Confines" is an ongoing project emerges as a wholly CPU-composed
work, wherein the ethereal manifestation of a monochromatic creature is projected on a
small scale onto the periphery of a wall. The visual
narrative insinuates an untamed wilderness, encapsulated by the very confines
that envelop it. These confinements, both literal and metaphorical, suggest
the
limitations we impose upon our surrounding world. In this composition, the
demarcations between reality and an enigmatic realm are artfully obscured,
inviting the observer to question and redefine the boundaries of perception. Y.P. (2023)
Within
the confines (2023),
installation view,
3D animation loop, portable projector, dimensions variable
A Random Event in The Field (Intimate digitized space,
Part1) 2022-ongoing
A random event in the field (Part1) computer 3D simulation, 4K video, stereo sound.
Artist/Director: Yorgos Papafigos
Trials & Errors (2021), curated by Daphne Dragona and Katerina Gkoutziouli
Installation view: Yorgos Papafigos "Boliasma II" (2021)
1. Authentic body II (2021), 3D Printed SLA clear resin, multicolour 3D printing, stainless steel pin, carbon fiber fixation apparatus.
2. Unique body II (2021) 3D Printed SLA clear resin, multicolour 3D printing composite, stainless steel pin, carbon fiber fixation apparatus.
3. New body II (2021) 3D Printed SLA clear resin, multicolour 3D printing composite, stainless steel pin, carbon fiber fixation apparatus.
Trials & Errors / Catalogue
Boliasma II introduces three unusual personal sculptural devices that address the impact of intelligent systems on the environment. Industrial toxic materials, organic matter and electronic waste are assembled and welded together with medical instruments used for healing. Reminiscent of trash collectors with an eerie aesthetic, these objects look like contemporary grafting (boliasma) devices that involve both the possibility of transformation but also failure. They could generate a new form of energy, or they could end up being remains of materials with different decay times affecting the environment. Made from fragments of the culture of connectivity, the Boliasma Il sculptures comment on humans' constant effort to restore their relationship with the environment through new technological inventions and interventions.
All artworks are new commissions.
Credits
Exhibition Design | Panos Dragonas
Visual Communication Design | NMR Office
Audiovisual Design | Michalis Antonopoulos, Antonis Gkatzougiannis, Makis Faros
Press & Publicity | Foteini Barka
Art Mediator | Lydia Panagou
Under the auspices and with the financial support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
With the support of Bios-Romantso
Organised and produced by VEKTOR Athens
Ο βασικός στοχασμός, γύρω από τον οποίο εξελίσσεται η δημιουργική διαδικασία της παραγωγής του έργου, διερωτάται σχετικά με το κατά πόσο υπάρχει κατανόηση της μηχανικής μάθησης που σχετίζεται με την τεχνητή νοημοσύνη και τα σημαντικά προβλήματα που έχουν προκύψει από την περιβαλλοντική και κλιματική κρίση. Μέσω της εικαστικής αντίληψης/αφήγησης, προσεγγίζω το θέμα χρησιμοποιώντας και ανακατασκευάζοντας ήδη υπάρχοντα αντικείμενα όπως βιομηχανικά τοξικά υλικά, οργανικές ύλες αλλά και δημιουργώντας προσωπικές φανταστικές συσκευές. Τα νέα αυτά θραύσματα που προκύπτουν, συναρμολογούνται και συγκολλούνται μεταξύ τους με τη χρήση ιατρικών εργαλείων ίασης και επούλωσης τραυμάτων τα οποία λειτουργούν, μεταφορικά, ως συλλέκτες/bots ενέργειας αλλά και ως φανταστικά ενδιαιτήματα με σκοπό τη γέννηση/αναπαραγωγή μίας νέας υβριδικής οντότητας με απόκοσμη αισθητική δομή η οποία παράγεται με τη βοήθεια των ΑΙ collector Βots και αποτελούν στο σύνολό τους το έργο μου.2. Unique body II (2021) 3D Printed SLA clear resin, multicolour 3D printing composite, stainless steel pin, carbon fiber fixation apparatus.
3. New body II (2021) 3D Printed SLA clear resin, multicolour 3D printing composite, stainless steel pin, carbon fiber fixation apparatus.
Trials & Errors / Catalogue
Boliasma II introduces three unusual personal sculptural devices that address the impact of intelligent systems on the environment. Industrial toxic materials, organic matter and electronic waste are assembled and welded together with medical instruments used for healing. Reminiscent of trash collectors with an eerie aesthetic, these objects look like contemporary grafting (boliasma) devices that involve both the possibility of transformation but also failure. They could generate a new form of energy, or they could end up being remains of materials with different decay times affecting the environment. Made from fragments of the culture of connectivity, the Boliasma Il sculptures comment on humans' constant effort to restore their relationship with the environment through new technological inventions and interventions.
All artworks are new commissions.
Credits
Exhibition Design | Panos Dragonas
Visual Communication Design | NMR Office
Audiovisual Design | Michalis Antonopoulos, Antonis Gkatzougiannis, Makis Faros
Press & Publicity | Foteini Barka
Art Mediator | Lydia Panagou
Under the auspices and with the financial support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
With the support of Bios-Romantso
Organised and produced by VEKTOR Athens
Το έργο της έκθεσης αποτελείται από 3 γλυπτά που δημιουργήθηκαν με την μέθοδο της τρισδιάστατης φωτογραφικής αποτύπωσης (3D scanning, photogrammetry) και στη συνέχεια εκτυπώθηκαν σε τρισδιάστατη μορφή (Binder Jetting, sandstone Stereolithography).
Τα έργα της έκθεσης είναι νέες αναθέσεις.
Με την οικονομική υποστήριξη και την αιγίδα του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού.
Y.Papafigos, Athens 18/10/2021 George Papafigos
Photos by Constantinos Caravatellis
Collaborative project. Year: 2021 Length: 04:12 min, CGI 4K, Stereo sound Artists/Directors: Yorgos Papafigos, Kostis Spanopoulos. Animation: Yorgos Papafigos - Sound Design: Kostis Spanopoulos
The Post-Removal has been made entirely with a CPU system, 3D scanning data, dynamic simulations, and artificially designed sound recordings.
The artwork explores the idea of free will and society's role in violence, as well as the turmoil of a non-human entity seeking to atone. The detached hand serves as a symbol of a Deus-like device, freed from pain as it falls into a tank as an inanimate mass production object. However, it defies expectations by attempting to stay alive, only to ultimately perish.The work is a social-political commentary on contemporary society's post-human condition, presenting a bleak vision of a dystopian future. It challenges the concepts of human deification and the idealization of objects in modern society, while also reflecting on the role of new hybrid technologies in a capitalist world increasingly dominated by control. "The Post-Removal" invites the viewer to contemplate these themes and consider the implications for our society and our future.
Exhibitions/Premiere:
(2022) The Root, Amphicar studio, Athens, curated by Foteini Vergidou (2021) 6th Supernova Digital Animation Festival, Denver, Colorado, US