Eliza Soroga – Thodoris Tsirkas – Nikos Georgopoulos
Ε: Performance & Multimedia Artist T: Web Developer N: Creative Director
60 designers
57 projects
E.S.: Award-winning performance artist from Athens. Working in a site-specific manner, she explores interdisciplinary methods of re-inventing public space. She holds MA’s in Performance Making (Goldsmiths University of London) and Cultural Theory (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). She was awarded as the Overall Winner in Performance & Video Art at the 11th International Arte Laguna Prize (Arsenale, Venice 2017) and ARTWORKS Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Artist Fellowship Program. Her work has been commissioned by the Ministry of Culture (Greece), Athens & Epidaurus Festival (2018), ZAO EXPO’22 | Togatta Residence 044 | 蔵王町, Japan (2022), City of Athens (2019) and Arts Council England (2013 – 2017). Her works have been shown at V&A Museum (London), Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture (Edinburgh), 3331 Arts Chiyoda (Tokyo), National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), EYE Film Institute (Nederlands), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France) and many more. Eliza is the co-founder of the Performance Architecture School. She works as a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins (University Arts London) and University of East London. Websites: www.elizasoroga.com / www.performarch.com
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T.T.: Web developer. He creates digital applications such as websites and web applications. He has collaborated with important creative offices, companies and creators for the implementation of large and small projects. He is a member of the award-winning creative office Nowhere Studio that is active in the field of graphic design and web development, designing and implementing printed and digital visual communication applications.
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N: He is the Creative Director and founder of the acclaimed Marlon Tate creative agency. Described as “sensitive, considered and essentially poetic”, he is best known for creating ideas driven visual identities and advertising campaigns for creative clients. In 2020, he branded Greece’s first coliving brand, Ilior, as an imaginary country and in 2021 he launched East London’s biggest urban regeneration project as a cultural moment. He spent a decade in London working as an art director for Frieze Art Fair and Fashion Space Gallery. He taught Branding at London College of Communication from 2017 to 2021 and in 2018 he was named the first-ever Head of Graphics of Pollard Thomas Edwards overseeing the award-winning brand narrative of Eastman Village. Nikos also serves as the Creative Director of Moments magazine for the popular Greek newspaper To Vima and Archisearch. He studied at Vakalo School of Art & Design (BA Hons, MA) and at Camberwell College of Arts (MA) in London. Websites: www.marlontate.com / www.timetravelbranding.com
This project came to select sound stories of citizens and passersby in Athens. Benches have always been a place of everyday narratives. This action, the outcome of the cooperation between different fields (performance, graphic design, web development), creates a “museum” of narratives in the heart of the city so that benches assume a narrative aspect beyond their practical usage and public space becomes a place of expression and socialisation. When users find themselves at one of the six benches, they can listen to the stories there, different for each bench and record their own – on a smartphone, laptop, tablet and 4G. In the artwork, we listened to unique stories from the quarantine and isolation, love confessions, but also treasure hunts, jokes and metaphysical narratives. This is a rare encounter between passersby, as they get to know each other by listening to their stories and they can also leave their own sound mark in the city.
Concept: Eliza Soroga, Thodoris Tsirkas
Visual Identity – Web Design: Nikos Georgopoulos
Visuals: Anna Vichou
Photos: Alexandros Vilaras
This project came to select sound stories of citizens and passersby in Athens. Benches have always been a place of everyday narratives. This action, the outcome of the cooperation between different fields (performance, graphic design, web development), creates a “museum” of narratives in the heart of the city so that benches assume a narrative aspect beyond their practical usage and public space becomes a place of expression and socialisation. When users find themselves at one of the six benches, they can listen to the stories there, different for each bench and record their own – on a smartphone, laptop, tablet and 4G. In the artwork, we listened to unique stories from the quarantine and isolation, love confessions, but also treasure hunts, jokes and metaphysical narratives. This is a rare encounter between passersby, as they get to know each other by listening to their stories and they can also leave their own sound mark in the city.
E.S.: Award-winning performance artist from Athens. Working in a site-specific manner, she explores interdisciplinary methods of re-inventing public space. She holds MA’s in Performance Making (Goldsmiths University of London) and Cultural Theory (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). She was awarded as the Overall Winner in Performance & Video Art at the 11th International Arte Laguna Prize (Arsenale, Venice 2017) and ARTWORKS Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Artist Fellowship Program. Her work has been commissioned by the Ministry of Culture (Greece), Athens & Epidaurus Festival (2018), ZAO EXPO’22 | Togatta Residence 044 | 蔵王町, Japan (2022), City of Athens (2019) and Arts Council England (2013 – 2017). Her works have been shown at V&A Museum (London), Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture (Edinburgh), 3331 Arts Chiyoda (Tokyo), National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), EYE Film Institute (Nederlands), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France) and many more. Eliza is the co-founder of the Performance Architecture School. She works as a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins (University Arts London) and University of East London. Websites: www.elizasoroga.com / www.performarch.com
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T.T.: Web developer. He creates digital applications such as websites and web applications. He has collaborated with important creative offices, companies and creators for the implementation of large and small projects. He is a member of the award-winning creative office Nowhere Studio that is active in the field of graphic design and web development, designing and implementing printed and digital visual communication applications.
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N: He is the Creative Director and founder of the acclaimed Marlon Tate creative agency. Described as “sensitive, considered and essentially poetic”, he is best known for creating ideas driven visual identities and advertising campaigns for creative clients. In 2020, he branded Greece’s first coliving brand, Ilior, as an imaginary country and in 2021 he launched East London’s biggest urban regeneration project as a cultural moment. He spent a decade in London working as an art director for Frieze Art Fair and Fashion Space Gallery. He taught Branding at London College of Communication from 2017 to 2021 and in 2018 he was named the first-ever Head of Graphics of Pollard Thomas Edwards overseeing the award-winning brand narrative of Eastman Village. Nikos also serves as the Creative Director of Moments magazine for the popular Greek newspaper To Vima and Archisearch. He studied at Vakalo School of Art & Design (BA Hons, MA) and at Camberwell College of Arts (MA) in London. Websites: www.marlontate.com / www.timetravelbranding.com
Concept: Eliza Soroga, Thodoris Tsirkas
Visual Identity – Web Design: Nikos Georgopoulos
Visuals: Anna Vichou
Photos: Alexandros Vilaras
