This audiovisual work is the recording of the performance of an improvisational act which is based on the mantra chant "Om mani padme hum". This piece is divided into two sub-axes/elements, the element of «ether» which is projected by musical instruments and the element of «earth» which is introduced by the voices. The element of ether is presented in the first part of the work and the element of earth follows in the second part. In the third and last part of this work a new element/axis is revealed, which is the combination of the two previous ones. The recording of this performance has undergone such an audio processing so as to enhance the abstract character of the image.
Echotopia is a project founded on March 2018, by Sophia Emmanouilidou and Cristiana Papakosta . Echotopia focus on the exploration of the aspects of image and the sound. Music tries to accompany the image, but also it works the other way round, and image tries to accompany the music. The combination of these two (Image and Sound) made Echotopia.
Sophia Emmanouilidou
Sophia Emmanouilidou studied Music Composition at Bachelor’s and Master’s level (5-years degree equivalent to an integrated master) in Faculty of Fine Arts, School of Music Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR) under the supervision of Prof. Michalis Lapidakis. She studied also composition with Prof. Christos Samaras, Prof. Dimitris Papageorgiou and Prof. Dimitris Maronidis. In 2020 she graduated from Aristotle University and she was admitted at the intersectional Master Programme “Sound Arts and Technologies” at Ionian University in Corfu (GR). Sophia Emmanouilidou currently focuses on electroacoustic compositions and music programming as well all multidisciplinary compositions for acoustic instruments, tapes, media and music programming.
Christiana Papakosta
Christiana Papakosta is a graduate student of School of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR). She continued her studies as a postgraduate student at the School of Philosophy and Education, Faculty of Philosophy at the same university and she specialised in the field of Philosophy of Art. After finishing her studies at a Master’s level, she therefore specialised as an animation technician in 3D Animation from Institute of Vocational Training Akmi. As an artist, Christiana Papakosta performs traditional music as a street artist in various locations around Greece and Cyprus.
