Sound of Color #4
Between improvisation, electronic music, ambient aesthetics, and psychedelic influences, “Sound of Color” continues at KET, offering new audiovisual encounters and different dynamics between sound and image every month.
Curated by Jannis Anastasakis and Natalia Manta, “Sound of Color” has evolved, through eleven years of continuous presence, into a unique field of artistic research and exchange, with a decisive influence on the Greek experimental scene and with few comparable examples, both in Greece and abroad.
The fourth event of the season features Jannis Anastasakis (guitar, analog synths, live electronics),Natalia Manta (live visuals), Antonis Anissegos (piano), Simos Riniotis (drums),Irini Karagiannopoulou (live visuals), and Harris Lambrakis (ney).
🔷 Based in Berlin, composer, pianist, and electronic musician Antonis Anissegos has performed in Europe, Asia, and America. In 2024, he formed the trio Air, Bee & Tree and the duo aNo. He participates in Berlin-based groups (Potsa Lotsa XL, Home Stretch, Callisto). He composes music for small ensembles, orchestras, and theatrical productions. He has released over 70 albums.
🔶 Simos Riniotis is a musician/improviser. Using drums and various small objects, he attempts to create soundscapes, exploring the boundaries of sound and genres. He has collaborated with important musicians and sound artists in Greece and abroad. His work has been presented at various institutions and festivals, such as the National Theater, the Onassis Foundation, the Aarhus Jazz Festival, and others.
🔷 Irini Karagiannopoulou was born in Thessaloniki. She studied at the School of Fine Arts and Design in Saint-Étienne and continued her visual arts research at the School of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe. Her work, which includes moving images, painting, collage, and publications, has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Her books are published by Kyvos Publications and Lendroit éditions. She is the editor of Janus Femzine and a founding member of the Extra-Conjugale collective. She lives and works in Athens.
🔶 Harris Lambrakis was born and raised in Athens. He studied at the Pallini Music High School and the Department of Music Studies at the University of Athens, specializing in ethnomusicology. For the past thirty years, he has participated in recordings and concerts in Greece and abroad, collaborating with important musicians from different musical fields. At the same time, he teaches the ney, passing on his experience and knowledge to younger musicians.
🔷 Natalia Manta is an artist based in Athens. Although clay is her primary medium, she also skillfully uses metal, wax, photosensitive chemicals, and video. Collaboration with various artistic disciplines is an integral part of her practice. From 2017 to 2020, she taught sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts, the same university where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. For the past 10 years, she has been co-organizing and curating the audiovisual improvisational series “Sound of Color” with Jannis Anastasakis. Her works have been presented in exhibitions and institutions in Greece and internationally. In 2022, she was awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS and has participated in important residency programs abroad. Her creations can be found in private and public collections.
www.nataliamanta.com
🔶 One of the most distinctive guitarists and musicians on the Greek improvisational scene, Jannis Anastasakis has developed a recognizable personal sound that moves between ambient and psychedelia, balancing melody and noise. He is the founder of JAM Pedals, a company that manufactures handmade pedals used by leading musicians (Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Daniel Lanois, John Medeski, Nile Rodgers, Lee Ranaldo, etc.). He has collaborated with important artists from the Greek and international music scene, such as Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Christian Fennesz, Giuseppe Doronzo, Savina Giannatou, Haig Yazdjian, Thodoris Rellos, Michalis Siganidis, Floros Floridis, Lena Platonos, Spyros Polychronopoulos, Dionysis Savvopoulos, Haris Lambrakis, and others. He is developing the audiovisual project “Sound of Color” with sculptor Natalia Manta on live visuals.
www.jannisanastasakis.com