loquitur muros
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Title
loquitur muros
Headline
loquitur muros
Concept author(s)
Bleeps and Dimitris Petalas
Concept author year(s) of birth
2003-1978
Concept author(s) contribution
Documentary is based on story by myself(Bleeps) and is being directed by Dimitris Petalas
Concept author(s) Country
Greece
Other author(s)
Stefanos/George Nikola
Other author(s) year(s) of birth
1980/1977
Other author(s) contribution
Stefanos is Bleeps collective and George is the photographer working working along with Bleeps
Other author(s) Country
Greece
Friendly Competition
Competition category
Visual communication practice
Competition subcategory
moving
Competition field
nonacademic
Competition subfield
artist
Subfield description
I am an artivist based in Athens Greece.My work examines present issues seen through their historical and philosophical aspect.I use the pseudonym Bleeps.I have created a collective.
Check out the Debt. 2012 outlines of Memefest Friendly competition.
Description of idea
Describe your idea and concept of your work in relation to the festival outlines:
It is a documentary about the crisis in Greece examined through my street art .It focuses on the problems created by Capitalism and the monetary system in general.The foundation of this systematic concept is the creation of debt.
What kind of communication approach do you use?
I use symbolic figures playing roles in obscure events.Usually elements of grotesque and calligraphy are combined.
What are in your opinion concrete benefits to the society because of your communication?
My works are in public display and thus free for all people to see.they communicate ideas and thoughts which in my opinion can help individuals especially ones belonging to the lower social classes(I don't accept this terminology) to come in contact with alternative analysis than the one offered by systematic media
What did you personally learn from creating your submitted work?
The documentary I am submitting helped me go deeper to the way the capitalist system works and creates social antithesis. Showing my interpretation to the existentialist dimension of social clash and injustice
Why is your work, GOOD communication WORK?
It is easy to be understood I believe and using visual with audio provides more information to the individuals in order to understand the social mainly impact of capitalism and the "debt creating policy"
Where and how do you intent do implement your work?
I intend to let it follow its pathway mainly through internet.
Did your intervention had an effect on other Media. If yes, describe the effect? (Has other media reported on it- how? Were you able to change other media with your work- how?)
Yes it has attracted the attention of major media in my country and Europe and they broadcasted it.
Curators Comments
Tony Credland
I find this documentary very engaging in the way it is narrated and structured. The subject matter of what is happening to Greek society is important to be shown and explained to a wider audience and in this case a documentary seems fitting.
The start is quite poetic and engaging pulling the audience in to a more complex story of the effects of debt and where many European countries are heading.
The sound track sometimes gets in the way of the narrative which is a shame as the visuals are well shot and interesting in their own right.
The focus on the creation of various street paintings is well filmed and edited getting a personal angle and giving hope through action, rather than waiting to see what happens.
It is hard to comment too much on the style of graffiti/painting, as we don't often see close ups, but it seems strong and particular to the location if not a graphic style i would be drawn to.
There are some quite striking moments like when the you see the child crying in front of the balloons or the kids playing violins, some parts becoming more interesting the more times i watched it. I particularly enjoyed the anger and simplicity of the end sequence.