Theo Triantafyllidis
6th Athens Biennale 2018: ANTI
October 26, 2018–December 9, 2018AB6 Main venue, Athens
Theo Triantafyllidis is included in the 6th Athens Biennale 2018 ANTI, curated by Stefanie Hessler, Poka-Yio,
Kostis Stafylakis with the mixed reality installation NIKE, Courtesy of Onassis Foundation.
Theo Triantafyllidis creates augmented sculptures, physical entities which are enhanced by digital simulations that intend to queer virtual reality. Room-scale tracking devices allow viewers to interact with the video imagery shown on a screen, affecting the algorithms guiding the depicted action, which in turn react to their choices. In the work Nike, viewers are immersed in the studio of an artist inhabiting a gender fluid body. Simultaneously super-hero masculine and high-femme with long blue hair, the artist’s baritone voice is musing on the act of creating while working in the studio. As the sculpture is coming into being, the immersive workspace can be navigated thanks to the augmented reality technology, making each viewing experience unique.
