Mirror, pixels & stars

May is dedicated to Video/ Film and Performance

From the beginning of its existence, the moving image has fascinated the world. The unique interplay of light and shadow that conveys a sense of dynamic movement given with the most amazing technology ever seen by mankind. Without doubt, these days marked a turning point in the evolution from the old, to the new, contemporary world, with an unknown impact unfolding in the dawn of technology and art. The evolution of visual storytelling, of the moving image, developed from the first celluloid film screened by the Lumière brothers in 1895, to the pixel revolutionized. From silent films to today’s advanced digital effects, technology combined with artistic innovation have pushed the boundaries of the motion picture, transforming a mere curiosity, to one of the most dominant and defining chapters in contemporary culture.
«Mirror, pixel & stars» brings media technology, artists and audiovisual technicians invited by splitart projects wien in May, to produce a spectacular audio-visual ecosystem. The exhibition reaches beyond a limited and conventional display of art and the moving image or film, immersing in the essence of art that blurs the boundaries between mass culture, higher art and kitsch. It touches upon the true nature of contemporary culture.
«Mirror, pixel & stars» will not describe or compare art and cinema, nor attempt a stylistic comparison of painting and film, rather attempt to reveal the connections between the two mediums. Let the conventional distinctions that bound the experimental and the narrative medium or video art, give way to the essence of the idea itself, along with its functionality and outcome. May is a panorama dedicated to the moving image, featuring an exciting lineup of diverse international artists showcasing their work each afternoon and evening, offering the audience a unique opportunity to connect and engage in conversation.

Michalis Argyrou, Georg Georgakopoulos - Vienna 2025

Mirror, pixels & stars
May 13 - 28, 2025
Duration: Monday – Sunday 20:00 – 22:30
Introduction: Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 20:00
Splitart Projects Wien
Radetzkystrasse 4, 1030 Wien

Artists

Jeremias Altmann, Spyros Aggelopoulos, Pablo Chiereghin, Angelos Frantzis, Elena Gazi, Nikos Giavropoulos, Bady Minck (Julia Harrauer & Lisa Yang), Marlene Heidinger/ SICC-Kollektivs (Miryana Sarandeva, Merlin Dickie, Lukas Brunner, Marlene Heidinger), Rudi Hübl, Konstantinos Karamaghiolis, Menelaos Karamaghiolis, Lars* Kollros, Asteris Kutulas, Peter Kraus, Jenny Marketou/ Patrick Topitschnig, MASH (Katerina Anastasiou/ Christos Kapenis), Semina Milarokosta, Eva Stefani, Athanasia Tsopanargia, Anna Vasof.

Screening and Performance Program

Tuesday 13.05. Angelos Frantzis

Short film “Wild Beast”, 2013
Director: Angelos Frantzis
Actors: Katia Goulioni, Michele Valley, Alexander Voulgaris

Wednesday 14.05. Rudi Hübl

“Poster Polster Schlacht”
Screening and performance-destructive intervention

Thursday 15.05. Spyros Aggelopoulos

“The Apocalypse of St. John”
Screening and shadow theatre

Friday 16.05. Jeremias Altmann

"Machines"
"Through Time"
"Mechanotopia"
"Cocoon"
Short films and talk

Saturday 17.05. Pablo Chiereghin

"Untitled"
"Self-Vandalised Car"
"A Straight Line Through the Planet"
"Bagarino"
"Il Gioco Delle The Carte"
Screening

Sunday 18.05. Eva Stefani

“The Box”
“Manuscript”
“Kiss”
“Acropolis”
Screening of short films/ video works

Monday 19.05. Elena Gazi

“Prikosymphono” 2024
Stop-motion animation documentary
Artists: Elena Gazi, Dolan Bailey, Leonardo Dal Fabbro, Alejandra Diaz, Jose R. Madrid Alonso

Tuesday 20.05. Lars* Kollros & Jenny Athanasiadou

Collaboration video, followed by the film “Hohe Feiertage / High Holidays” by Lars* Kollros

Tuesday 20.05. Menelaos Karamaghiolis

"A bird in search of a cage" (2012–2019)
"Come down my richt hand depict what demonically torments you… a prayer" (1985–2022)
"No one will kill you", "Any more than if you were a corpse" (2019)
"#nøborders" (2019)
"The Greek dream – my home under the bridge" (2016) community-based projects with Døcumatism, including "the AfroGreeks" (2015–2025), "the AfroGreeks – prologue", and the "AfroGreeks Mykel”

Wednesday 21.05. MASH - Katerina Anastasiou/ Christos Kapenis

“Extinct Birds – Vortex Complex”
screening

Thursday 22.05. Marlene Heidinger/ SICC-Kollektiv (Miryana Sarandeva, Merlin Dickie, Lukas Brunner, Marlene Heidinger) Tintin Patrone

“IMPOSTER IMAGE”
Curated by: Marlene Heidinger

Friday 23.05. Peter Kraus

"SHUT DOWN", video & sound installation

Saturday 24.05. Nikos Giavropoulos

"SIX MEMORIES" Screening and talk
“Madonna” (1999)
“Pieta” (2003)
“Aphrodite” (2004)
“Selfexile” (2009)
“Oedipus” (2015)
“Hymn for the Liberty” (2021)

Saturday 24.05. Konstantinos Karamaghiolis

“ABEL”, Screening
Written-Directed and produced by: Konstantinos Karamaghiolis
Director of photography: George Frentzos Gsc
Production Design: Giorgos Georgiou
Costumes: Vassilis Barbarigos
Editor: Konstantinos Adraktas
Sound: Giorgis Sarantinos
Make-up artist: Sissi Petropoulou
Sound design: Manolis Manousakis Color Grading Angel Ballas
Casting: Ready2cast
Actors: Giorgos Adamantiadis Smaragda Alexandri Maria Georgiadou Konstantinos Georgopoulos Yannis Damalas Giorgos Dampasis Stathis Drakos Themis Theoxaroglou Mandy Chrisanthakopoulou

Sunday 25.05. Semina Milarokosta

“X-GAME” 2023, Video performance
“The other side” 2023, Video performance
"REFLECTION" Live Performance

Sunday 25.05. Athanasia Tsopanargia

“Chewed Food”, Live Performance

Monday 26.05. Bady Minck (Julia Harrauer & Lisa Yang)

Selected visionary stop motion short films, drawings, storyboards, accompanied by film-inspired dishes
"La Belle est la Bête (The Beauty is the Beast)"
"The Man with Modern Nerves"(co-directed by Stefan Stratil)
"Mécanomagie"

Tuesday 27.05. Anna Vasof

"Things and Wonders" Screening

Tuesday 27.05. Asteris Kutulas

“Satellite Clips Project”
Liquid Staging installation, Asteris Kutulas & Achilleas Gatsopoulos + 10 Satellite Clips
Music, Mikis Theodorakis
Artistic consultancy, Ina Kutulas
“FilmFemales”
Video Art by Georgios Kolios & Asteris Kutulas
Greek film history by Georgios Kolios
“24HRS FOREVER”
Poetic video art film by Asteris Kutulas, Hanna von Beeskow, WestBam & Ina Kutulas “EGOciety”
Video art diary by Asteris Kutulas, Ina Kutulas, Hanna von Beeskov

Wednesday 28.05. Jenny Marketou/ Patrick Topitschnig

Video, sound performance, intervention, artist talk

“Wild Beast”, 2013 by Angelos Frantzis

Destructive intervention by Rudi Hübl, “Poster Polster Schlacht”

Group photo at “Poster Polster Schlacht” by Rudi Hübl,

“The Apocalypse of St. John” and shadow theatre screened by Spyros Aggelopoulos

Short films/ videos “Machines”, “Through Time”, “Mechanotopia”, “Cocoon” by Jeremias Altmann

Films "Untitled", "Self-Vandalised Car", "A Straight Line Through the Planet","Bagarino", "Il Gioco Delle The Carte" by Pablo Chiereghin

Eva Stefani, “Acropolis”, “The Box”, “Manuscript”, “Kiss”

Elena Gazi, “Prikosymphono”

Lars* Kollros & Jenny Athanasiadou collaborative video, followed by “Hohe Feiertage / High Holidays” by Lars* Kollros

Menelaos Karamaghiolis, "A bird in search of a cage" (2012–2019), "Come down my richt hand depict what demonically torments you… a prayer" (1985–2022), "No one will kill you", "Any more than if you were a corpse" (2019), "#nøborders" (2019), "The Greek dream – my home under the bridge" (2016), community-based projects with Døcumatism, including "the AfroGreeks" (2015–2025), "the AfroGreeks – prologue", and the "AfroGreeks Mykel”

“Extinct Birds – Vortex Complex” by MASH (Katerina Anastasiou & Christos Kapenis)

Marlene Heidinger/ SICC-Kollektiv (Miryana Sarandeva, Merlin Dickie, Lukas Brunner, Marlene Heidinger) Tintin Patrone with painting, video and installation

Peter Kraus, video & sound installation "SHUT DOWN"”

Group photo

Nikos Giavropoulos, highlights from "SIX MEMORIES" (“Madonna”, “Pieta”, “Aphrodite”, “Selfexile”, “Oedipus”, “Hymn for the Liberty”)

Konstantinos Karamaghiolis “ABEL”

Semina Milarokosta with video pieces “X-GAME”, “The Other Side”, and live performance of “REFLECTION”

“Chewed Food” by Athanasia Tsopanargia

Julia Harrauer & Lisa Yang present Bady Minck with stop motion, short films, storyboards, drawings featuring Trailers & Workshowcase, La Belle est la Bête (The Beauty is the Beast) & The Man with Modern Nerves (co-directed by Stefan Stratil), Mécanomagie