SCAFFOLDING // 2012
// when it comes down…
This documentary short captures the completion of Alexandros Vasmoulakis’ latest work of large-scale street art in the heart of Athens – on Psyrri’s main square. It is a non-conventional observation of a rarely-seen artist at work.
In this unique public studio – open to the gaze and judgment of passers-by – director Euripides Laskaridis tries to capture Vasmoulakis’ apprehension of the moment when the scaffolding will come down. This piece of construction equipment is an indispensable tool for the artist, allowing access to the work as a whole but also preventing him from ever seeing the work as a whole.
On the day the scaffolding comes down, the need for quick corrections tests the artist’s physical limits and creates unexpected moments of tension and release.
// where & when
GREECE // THESSALONIKI // 14th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Greek Panorama Section // 15 & 18 March 2012
// original music
SCAFFOLDING // by Giorgos Poulios
// project info
SCAFFOLDING // 2012
// documentary short
// five minutes
directed & edited by // Euripides Laskaridis
artist on the scaffolding // Alexandros Vasmoulakis
cinematographer & camera operator // Elena Margaritidi
music & sound design // Giorgos Poulios
poster artwork // Ovalimage
subtitles // Kyriacos Karseras
produced by // Euripides Laskaridis & the OSMOSIS performing arts company [GR]
officially selected by // the 14th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival as part of its Greek Panorama Section
special thanks to // 2|35, Sakis Bouzanis, Nikos Dragonas, Dean Hewett, Anna Houliara, Kyriacos Karseras, Kostas Kefalas, King’s Clothes, Polyzois Kotsanadas, Platon Louvaris, Yorgos Nanouris, Dimitris Papaioannou, Tina Papanikolaou, Dimitris Papas, Athena Sidiropoulou & Christos Xenitopoulos
