Newsreels of Patras: a Labyrinth of images

"NEWSREELS OF PATRAS: a Labyrinth of images"
Cinematic installation, staged in 14 thematic "rooms"
of an old school in the city of Patras, Greece.
Project conceived and directed by Vassilis Kosmopoulos.
Archival footage (1928-1975), b/w & color, 66 min.
"Patras -- Cultural Capital of Europe 2006",
12/1/-19/2/2006.

Using archival film footage of Patras as source material for this interactive cinematic installation, the project managed to lead the visitor into a personal itinerary through the city's Labyrinth of memories, following the cinematic remains that have been saved on celluloid till our days.

A profound research at the Greek and international audiovisual Archives managed to trace, collect and document approximately 10 hours of archival footage, shot in Patras between 1928 and 1975, gathered from all the Greek public archives, as well as from Reuters, ITN, Instituto Luce, Deutche Wochenschau, British Pathe, British Movietone, Imperial War Museum and others - unpublished till then - amateur footage private collections.

The footage was edited in a total 66min material, organized in 14 separate thematic "rooms" and projected through 22 different projections into the installation's space.
Each one was designed according to the projected theme while visual story-telling varied, in a way that permitted the visitor to interact and - through his personal itinerary into the "Labyrinth" - to be part of an "open form of audio-visual storytelling".

The "Labyrinth" attracted 17.000 spectators in 40 days and had very good press reviews.

Art Director: Sofia Pantouvaki
Editing & sound design: Kenan Akkawi
Programming and Networks: Stuart Gall
Lighting: George Tellos
Historical documentation: Apostolos Kakoyannis

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#Kosmopoulos #Labyrinth_(Type_Of_Fictional_Setting) #Patras_(City/Town/Village) #Cultural_Capital_of_Europe #Archival_footage #Newsreel_(Film_Genre) #Installation_Art_(Art_Period/Movement) #Κοσμόπουλος #Πάτρα #Πολιτιστική_Πρωτεύουσα_της_Ευρώπης

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