Tuesday 9 January 2018

up from the black


The video is based on movements and idea of Zeibekiko dance, traditional Greek protest dance improvised by one male, who is expressing their own or social struggles and reaching for hope. It was banned by authorities for couple of times and it’s still spontaneously performed by contemporary Greeks.

I moved Zeibekiko on the street of Athens. On poor, dirty, dark street. I wore jeans and black hoodie. I was a non gender no one. Dancing their sorrow out, trying to stop floating, hit the rock bottom with my feet and direct my sight towards hope.