Monotonia
Production: Medea Electronique
Cast: Maria Goula, Yannis Evangelidis
Directed by: Manolis Manousakis & Michael Tebinka
Cinematographer: Michael Tebinka
Music: Manolis Manousakis
Installation: Christos Laskaris
Format: Canon 5Dmk2, Canon lenses
‘Monotonia’ was installed and formed part of the opening of Onassis Cultural Center in Athens, Greece on Decmber 11-12, 2010.
Cavafis’ “Monotonia” and Vainegem’s “The Revolution of Everyday Life” serve as departure points for an audiovisual sculpture that attempts to deconstruct the very meaning of monotony; lack of variety, tedious repetition and routine. Deconstruction leads us to a cycle of events whose components are: illusion, obstruction, liminality and condition. Each component has individual characteristics, it is acted out differently and it is not bound to any specific order but is instead used to identify and create certain sets of scenarios.