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LAUNCHING CEREMONY (2021) Single-channel video, B&W, sound, 17min Originally conceived to be performed in a shipyard, ‘Launching Ceremony’ is an audiovisual poem focusing on the ceremonial launching of a new ship embarking on her maiden voyage. Through a reanimation of mid- century archival footage “choreographed” to a commissioned theremin score, the work invites its viewers to partake in the ceremony, as well as to reflect on free movement and lost futures in an increasingly entrenched world. A commission by the Syros International Film Festival (SIFF) realized with the support of NEON Organization for Culture and Development, in partnership with the Greek Film Archives. Credits A film by Marina Gioti | Music: May Roosevelt | Producer: Jacob Moe

Marina Gioti (Athens, 1972) Filmmaker and visual artist based in ?thens, Greece. She is also a trained Chemical Engineer with post graduates studies in Environmental Management, Media & Communication and New Media. In her works, which comprise of films, installations and media art pieces, she often revisits historical eras and stories offering parallel readings to dominant narratives. Artistic, archival and scientific research alongside observation play a crucial role in her practice, while objets trouvés and cultural debris serve as raw material or situate themselves at the center of her works. She is the laureate of the 2022 ?ceans-themed COAL prize for art and ecology. Recent shows and festivals include: Elefsina Mon Amour, Eleusis 2023 European Cultural Capital Flagship art show, Old Oil Mill Factory, Eleusis, Greece (2023), ARCOmadrid Special - La Casa Encendida, Madrid (2023) | Public Domain- New Acquisitions MOMus – Thessaloniki Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki (2022) | Launching Ceremony, Tarsanas Shipyard/ Syros International Film Festival-SIFF (solo, 2021)| Theorimata II, EMST - Athens Museum of Contemporary Art (2020)| Atlas: A Sound Cartography of Europe, Centre Pompidou, Paris / ZKM-Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe / Onassis Stegi, Athens (2019) | CPH:DOX, Copenhagen (2019)| Harmonie Inconnue I & II, Galerie Dominique Fiat, Paris (2019)| | Polysomnogarden- Forum Frohner, Krems an der Donau (Solo, 2018)| Berlinale Forum Expanded (2018)| Yebisu Intl Festival for Art & Alternative Visions, Tokyo Museum of Photographic Art (2018)|The Invisible Hands, Signal - Contemporary Art Space, Malmö (solo, 2018)| Past Future Perfect, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart (solo, 2018)| 1st Anren Biennale, Chengdu (2018)| documenta 14, Athens & Kassel (2017) www.marinagioti.net