Sound of Color #8
Amid psychedelic sounds, free jazz influences, electronic soundscapes, and reinterpretations of musical traditions, the audiovisual events of “Sound of Color” connect musical improvisation with the visual arts, presenting new, unexpected collaborations every month at KET. Curated by musician Jannis Anastasakis and visual artist Natalia Manta, it has been, for over eleven years now, a vibrant meeting place, deeply rooted in the city’s artistic communities.
The eighth event of the season features Jannis Anastasakis (guitar, analog synths, live electronics), Natalia Manta (live visuals), Anna Linardou (vocals), Harris Lambrakis (ney), Alexis Porfiriadis (piano), and Giorgos Efthimiou (live visuals).
🔷 Anna Linardou explores the versatility of the voice, studying and combining vocal qualities from contemporary, classical, and traditional song, as well as expanded vocal techniques. She has performed as a soloist in musical productions throughout Greece (Herodeion, Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls, Onassis Cultural Center…), as well as in concerts and festivals across Europe (Punkt Festival, Big Bang Festival) and in the U.S. Since 2021, he has been conducting the Intercultural Choir of the Greek National Opera.
www.annalinardou.bandcamp.com/album/heterotopia
🔶 Harris Lambrakis was born and raised in Athens. He studied at 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 prominent musicians from various musical fields. At the same time, he teaches the ney, passing on his experience and knowledge to younger musicians.
🔷 Composer, pianist, and improviser Alexis Porfyriadis studied composition in England and Austria. His works have been performed in Europe, the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. He has been involved in improvisation as a pianist and composer since 2005. He teaches improvisation, experimental music, and non-conventional performing arts in the Department of Music Science and Art at the University of Macedonia. He is a member of the 6daEXIt Improvisation Ensemble (Thessaloniki) and the WHI Ensemble (Athens).
🔶 Performer, visual artist, writer, curator, and filmmaker Giorgos Efthimiou works in the realms of the paradoxical, the punk, and poetic melodrama. He describes himself more as an outcast than an artist. He has completed more than 40 films and videos, which have been presented at festivals and venues around the world (Oberhausen, Jihlava, Leiden, Weiterstadt…). As a curator, he is associated with the site-specific screenings of the Pugnant Film Series, which he founded.
www.pugnantfilmseries.blogspot.com
🔷 Her primary medium is clay, but Natalia Manta also works with metal, wax, photosensitive chemicals, and video. Collaborating across different artistic disciplines is an integral part of her practice. From 2017 to 2020, she taught sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts. For the past ten years, she has curated, together with Jannis Anastasakis, the audiovisual performances “Sound of Color.” Her works have been presented in exhibitions and institutions in Greece and abroad. In 2022, she was awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS. She has participated in major residency programs abroad. Her works are held in private and public collections.
🔶 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.