Interweaving Spaces [2021-Present]
In late 2021, I was commissioned to create a room installation for the Sussex Wildlife Trust's Kelp research project conference. The SKRP research programme has a collaborative effort between research organisations, regulators, filmmakers, fishers, conservation groups, marine user groups and local communities aiming to restore the kelp forest off Sussex shores. For more about the project, please click here.
The work simulates kelp forests similar to the ones off Sussex shores, which are under a restoration program and imagines how they are connected to other kelp forests in different regions worldwide. The textile designs that were created for the installation are taken from traditional textile designs from these regions. The installation included a sound piece using recordings of a diverse group of people living in Sussex and their experiences of swimming in the sea.
In 2022 the installation was developed further into an immersive room installation that is also used as the setting for a dance performance Code Red! Code Red! by Lya Abdou Issa [aka blkdimond] deals with the disastrous effects of global warming and climate change, especially in the global south.
At the installation's core is a sound piece, created in collaboration with Liam King [aka kid7], sampling the inspirational speech by Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley at COP26 - see an extract below.
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Video clip and photos from the rehearsal of the dance performance Code Red! Code Red! is set up in the Interweaving Speaces installation.
Photos of some elemnets of the project installed on a small scale at Stiftung-Kuenstelrdorf gallery, Schoppingen, Germany, 2022
The Calling - an underwater photography series & a dance film [2021-2022]:
Photography: Gil Mualem-Doron / Performer: Dimitris Galanakis
The Calling - an underwater photography series & a dance film [2021-2022]
Photography: Gil Mualem-Doron / Performer: Dimitris Galanakis
Winter 1970. The Aegean Sea is roaring. Ordered by The Junta, a ship carrying tons of soil and fertilizers is approaching the shores of Epanomi. The plan - transforming the unique sand dunes area into an agricultural zone at the cost of destroying the unique natural habitat. A Siren that is local to the areas, and some rumours say they are, in fact, the village queer shapeshifter, hearing the call of nature. The transformation of the land will also affect marine life. And they are calling; they are singing into the wind their enchanting melody. The ship’s mesmerized sailors steer the ship, crashing it on a shoal. Terrified from the revenge of the Siren, the ship is abundant to the forces of nature. Today, almost 50 years later, the proximity to Thessaloniki, the diversity of the beach, the crystal-clear blue-green waters, and the eerie beauty of the ship make the shipwreck of Epanomi one of the most popular beaches near the city and the wreck a tourist attraction.