https://thaliagroti.com Thalia Agroti Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:16:34 +0000 https://thaliagroti.com en https://thaliagroti.com/Home-Page Fri, 03 Aug 2018 13:29:58 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Home-Page Thalia Agroti &nbsp; ︎ Contact me &nbsp; ︎ Soundcloud &nbsp; ︎ Artist Statement ︎ About Sound &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ︎ Instagram https://thaliagroti.com/Becoming-Sentient Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:16:34 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Becoming-Sentient Becoming Sentient is an installation set up of a natural history museum representation based in the future. The display shows a number of hyperventilating creatures and some other body-parts. Similar to how modern day natural history museums currently contain specimens in tubular jars, I was largely inspired by the vast Wet Collection in the Natural History Museum in Berlin. In this iteration, the imaginary museum is designed to be a fuller experience by creating the atmosphere of the space in a way that mimics the underwater environment that is natural to the beings. The audience is given the option of touching some of the body parts, something which traditionally isn't practiced in galleries or museums. https://thaliagroti.com/Platinwald Sat, 04 Aug 2018 19:14:47 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Platinwald Platinwald is a sound-producing installation engaging with tactility through interaction. Using materials not seemingly paired with technology, the piece challenges the notion of existence through the relationship of physicality and the juxtaposition of the intangible aural experience which unfolds before the explorer. For more information please visit the Bare Conductive blog. https://thaliagroti.com/Circuit-Bending Sat, 04 Aug 2018 19:58:48 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Circuit-Bending With this mod, the Casio VL-tone replica is transformed into a programmable sequencer with various arpeggio abilities. Ideal for making prog-rock like patterns or anything rhythmic. <img width="1106" height="737" width_o="1106" height_o="737" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bd31a11f8202bd347bb0add8462795d01fee31a5d95e15f25bd930395f383ae3/excel-o-tone.jpg" data-mid="22205636" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bd31a11f8202bd347bb0add8462795d01fee31a5d95e15f25bd930395f383ae3/excel-o-tone.jpg" /> A Casio SK-1 modified with a 4 way joystick-type switch with additional X/Y parameter adjustments. These mods turn it into a very useful tool for live performance, especially effective on the rhythmic 'chord' section. <img width="1040" height="737" width_o="1040" height_o="737" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4e32727e9a0aa3bec329b6e8a07c7a3985b61895f5bf3cc8846fdfb66e55a63/CASIO-SK-1.jpg" data-mid="22689244" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4e32727e9a0aa3bec329b6e8a07c7a3985b61895f5bf3cc8846fdfb66e55a63/CASIO-SK-1.jpg" /> Modified version of the new Stylophone Gen X-1. It can operate as a standalone synth or it can be controlled by a modular synth (CV input, VCF input, Envelope input, Delay Time input) <img width="2500" height="1875" width_o="2500" height_o="1875" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4ed60f26cbb6f3528fd74f3adea90691c16fad2241d994c5f452e7527432dfb/IMG_7150.jpg" data-mid="22205637" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4ed60f26cbb6f3528fd74f3adea90691c16fad2241d994c5f452e7527432dfb/IMG_7150.jpg" /> https://thaliagroti.com/Stochi-Synth Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:55:46 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Stochi-Synth In Greek-Cypriot slang, Stochi roughly translates to heavy, hard to digest or unpleasantly overwhelming.&nbsp; Conveying a sensation akin to its origin, Stochi represents a versatile synth encasing double delay and feedback functions. It also contains a VCO, a built-in clock and a noise push button for extra intensity. It can be used both on its own or as an effect filter. https://thaliagroti.com/Music-Video Sat, 04 Aug 2018 19:58:53 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Music-Video Music video commision for Motorik 06 by electronic music producer&nbsp;BillyD.&nbsp; The visuals are made up of a combination of distorted found footage and live VJ screen capture.&nbsp; From Motorik (HALO1) released by Honest Electronics. To listen and download the full album please visit:soundcloud.com/honest-electronics/sets/motorik https://thaliagroti.com/Brain-Bubble Sat, 04 Aug 2018 19:58:45 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Brain-Bubble Brain Bubble is a live audio-visual piece transmitting inner emotions of anxiety and alienation.The abstracted human figure represents the merging of self with the virtuality of the internet domain. Finding comfort within that realm, so much so that it becomes frustrating having to face reality due to lack of exposure and fear of being misunderstood in the non-digital world.The soundscape has a primal role as it was created during a fluctuating state of anxiety by using EEG technology to translate brainwaves into sound. https://thaliagroti.com/Music-Promotion Sat, 04 Aug 2018 20:00:09 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Music-Promotion In 2014-2015,Thalia worked for Meoko, a London-based online magazine which promotes electronic music and events internationally. During this experience, Thalia’s position as the main writer entailed being in charge of scouting for article themes and&nbsp; interviewing DJs.Additional tasks included administrating the web page’s visual layout in regards to her articles as well as managing their appearance on social media or editing other written content. Communication was of key importance, especially in regards to interviews, in order to create a more fluid dialogue when direct contact with an artist was not an option.Liasing through emails or Skype was crucial to ensure both the manager and the costumer would be satisfied with the written and visual outlook of the promotional material. Her work can be found on the main website, while here are some examples of interviews,&nbsp;articles and mix descriptions. https://thaliagroti.com/About-Sound Sat, 04 Aug 2018 19:58:50 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/About-Sound Thalia’s sound exploration was born through a short Sound Studies module in early second year of her BA at Westminster University run by Steve Beresford. While in London, she has found comfort in the more experimental scenes and small communities available.She has released a tape through Musica Dispersa which can be purchased via Bandcamp, Musica Dispersa events and Electric Knife Records. She was part of the Swift Noise compilation and digital album release and colaborated with London based artist Raxil4. Through the MA in Sound Arts, Thalia has ventured further, such as broadcasting a collaborative piece on Resonance FM that can be heard here, as well as producing a multichannel, site specific installation alongside Ephemoral. https://thaliagroti.com/Artist-Statement Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:26:35 +0000 Thalia Agroti https://thaliagroti.com/Artist-Statement Thalia Agroti is a Greek-Cypriot multidisciplinary artist holding academic experience in MFA Computational Arts, MA Sound Arts and BA(hons) Contemporary Media Practice. She enjoys exploring, fusing and continually learning about different forms of media between the intersection of art and science. With an outmost affinity to the ephemerality of sound, Thalia's practice has taken a more physical presence through an enhanced curiosity for materials that can be paired with technology. In whichever form her work manifests in, she intuitively engages with ideas that primarily stem from personal experiences and introspection. While sentimentality is the fuel for her creative drive, the final outcome is often immersive or interactive in nature, in an effort to bring forward a mutual understanding for the viewer, or simply to allow room for playful inquisitiveness. Her recent research fuses themes surrounding existentialism with the non-human, through a speculative approach.