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C o n t e m p o r a r y

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Thodoris Trampas

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with the latter, I have to say that reaction
may be a shout, or stopping the action or
even utter silence. Interaction needs
something more: it means awareness of
what has happened and what I am doing
together with someone else. More
specifically, in my latest project, “hostages”,
I asked for the immediate reaction and
interaction of the audience. I was tying
people up and at the same time they had to
decide for how long they would stay tied up,
if they would release themselves, if they
would tie me up. They could decide on how
the project would go on. The question is how
much do you want to participate in what is
happening, how passive or active you are. I

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think that nowadays we have become
passive, observing things only on the surface
and lightly without applying any filters.
Thanks a lot for your time and for sharing
your thoughts, Thodoris. Finally, would you
like to tell us readers something about your
future projects? How do you see your work
evolving?

At the moment I am already working on my
next project, which is titled “Convergence”. It
is a live performance laboratory where we
will work together with the audience very
day and record every moment through
various recording means. At the same time