Time , that specific characteristic of the human being. This particular dimension of everyone’s life, which sometimes flows fast and stressfully and some other times flows slowly and torturously. This mega repressor which gives the rhythm to our everyday lives and sometimes does not stop even when facing silence. However, Man is the one who can beat it, by imposing one and only one PAUSE. Every pause, no matter how small it may be, is always a victory over time. The Video Poem “Pause” is based on the homonymous poem of the Greek poet Anastasia Gkitsi and was first presented in printed style at the 1 st ART THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY FAIR in 2016, accompanying the works of 15 visual artists. In the video, the unbroken relationship between time and pause is presented by the Videoartist Janni Kolotouros through three different visual, musical and lingual themes by turns , however maintaining the conceptual cohesion.
The original musical composition by the musician Ilias Chadjoglou. French speaking by Marloes Frei. In English Natalie Maxson. In Greek Anastasia Gkitsi. The German translation was done by Katharina Liatzoura.
Anastasia Gkitsi was born in Thessaloniki. She is a teacher of theology in Secondary Education with postgraduate studies in Greece and abroad (Chambésy / Switzerland). She has created the SYGORMA artistic triptych where poetry, visual arts, music and new technologies are mutually encompassing and harmonized. Many of her articles, studies, translations and poems have been published in collective volumes, newspapers, magazines, anthologies. Her monologues were delivered on stage by Contract Ensemble and some of her poems were performed by Trickortreal and Persona non grata. Griechischer Kunstclub Nürnberg e.V and Global Art Nürnberg e.V.
Janni Kolotouros born in Fürth – Germany, Janni Kolotouros is a photo-media designer, who has been involved in video art for years. He is a member of the artistic group Griechischer Kunstclub Nürnberg e.V and has participated with his photographic works in group exhibitions. He is currently creating video-poems and videotaping a feature-length film.
