Launching Ceremony
Synopsis
A site-specific audiovisual installation commissioned by the Syros International Film Festival and conceived by filmmaker and visual artist Marina Gioti, focusing on the ceremonial launch of a new vessel, compiling a montage of mid-century archival footage from Greek and international newsreels aiming to bring an international anachronism face to face with the present moment.
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