Replicas by Eleni Palogou

What triggered me to start this research is the multiplicity of reality. How something is represented, how it actually is and then how we all perceive it in our very own way. In that sense reality doesn’t exist, only versions of it. The lack of awareness of this multiplicity affects a lot our lives; what we believe, what we take as granted and how he behave.Through this practice based research I am experimenting on how to create moments of surprise and realization for the spectator. I work with copies and representations, replicas as I like to call them. The Replicas can be made of different materials, can be virtual or very physical. Until now I used scale models, mirrors and projections but the list is endless; so are the different ways to use the replicas or the impact that they will have. The way that the replicas are introduced to the spectator and their interaction is also very crucial in my work and another field to research. The movement and the body play a significant role to this. The special relationship that we have with our body, the way that we perceive it and how the movement can reset these relations and affect how we experience things.

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Perspectives- Pastoe Fabriek, Netherlands 2020

Multiple video walk network

This project was an experiment performed during the closing presentation of the second semester in the Master Scenography. I decided to present in a way that I would show the work done, and at the same time, I would explain my artistic system and perform a new experiment live. Besides making this presentation performative, I also aimed to take my work to the next level regarding spectatorship and perception. During the semester, I researched how to position the spectator, give guidance and the right instructions, and transform him into a performer. With this last experiment, I focused on how to combine the different positions and approaches of the spectator by using various mediums such as video walks and live stream through zoom.

For this experiment, I designed and directed nine separate video walks. They all started at specified points in the same room and guided the spectators to take specific routes. The routes were designed to intersect each other and divided the spectators into four groups, leading them in three different rooms. Elements of the video sometimes repeated live, and situations taking place on the screen were matching situations in the physical space. Finally, the fourth group was guided only by audio to a room where the live stream documentation of the whole experience was projected. All the other video walks also finished in the same room. Before entering the room, the spectators were asked to leave their devices on a table and replay the videos. A collection slowly formed with all the different videos playing together; the spectators were able to have this last moment overview and realize the complexity of the performance and how each spectator’s experience was totally different.

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