Objects in Odysseys constitutes a video performance but also a durational work of art in the intersections of the poetic and the technological; created by both the artist and the sea. Having Odyssey and histories of messages in the bottle across seas and eras; an anecdote poetic sentence is fragmented and integrated into ephemeral sculptural objects accompanied with text and GPS sensor. The objects are left to travel on the sea; drifting materialities towards unexpected trajectories. A common thread brings together the poetic word, geolocation, objects and mobility. Linguistic objects float, driven by currents and chance upon a sea which is ascribed with agency and potential. The artist creates a poetic condition for the future made of objects, gestures, intentions and words; revealing a universal link between life, sea, womb and destination. During 2020-21, the work will be developed across different media (text, installation, video, digital art), also available online.
Main action camera and drone: John Tsanis // Extra camera and drone: Chris Spanos
Bill Psarras (1985) is an artist and academic. He is Adjunct lecturer at the Department of Performing & Digital Arts, University of Peloponnese. Former lecturer of the Dept. of Audio & Visual Arts, Ionian University (2016-2019); he conducted his arts-based postdoctoral research on the intersections of performance, site and technology (State Scholarship 2017-19). In 2020-21, he was awarded with the ARTWORKS Fellowship of Stavros Niarchos Foundation. He is a Dr. of Arts and Technology, Goldsmiths University of London (AHRC award), holding an MA in Digital Arts (UAL) and a BA in Audiovisual Arts (Ionian University). His art practice includes video performances, site-specific practices, media installations, digital art and poetry. His work has been exhibited in international festivals, group exhibitions and cultural institutions across Europe and US. He has published across international journals (LEA MIT Press, Technoetic Arts, IJART), conferences and book chapters. He is the Art Director of Primarolia Festival.
