Nikos Veliotis is based in Athens Greece

video & intermedia:
imAgo  screenings include the 8èmes Rencontres internationales Paris/Berlin [nov 04] , 26^th Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier - France [oct04], the San Francisco International Film Festival - USA [apr04], , the TAPE 291 screenings at 291 Gallery - UK [jun04],  the Hertzoscopio 01 - Portugal [nov03] and the Electrograph 03 - Greece [oct03]

I was about to say screenings include the One Minute Film & Videofestival, Aarau and the zeroglab nanofestival for videos under 10 seconds

'VOMVOS' cello + video - performance / music & video by N. Veliotis European premiere at Fruits de Mheres festival - France [aug04], European tour in Jan - Feb 2005

MASS, music by Looper (M. Kuechen sax, N. Veliotis cello, I. Zach percussion), video by N. Veliotis  premiere in Athens - Jan 05

audio:
solo / CRANC - with Rhodri Davies, harp & Angharad Davies, violin / Looper - with Martin Kuechen, saxophone & Ingar Zach, percussion / various ad hoc meetings.

compositions:
V (2002) based on violin & cello recordings, included in the VW cdr by absurd

qpdbqp (2002) for 6 improvisers (piano, saxophone, clarinet, harp, cello & electronics) included in the Chris Burn ensemble cd by Musica Genera.

FULL (2003) for 8 cellos, included in the FULL cd by antifrost

aceghd (2004) for string quartet (violin, cello, guitar & contra guitar), included in the Quartet cd by hibary music.

Nikos Veliotis runs the 2:13club in Athens. Activities include monthly concerts of improvised and experimental music and the annual Athens 2:13 festival.

discography:
quartet 2004 |hibary music| / s q u a r e h o r s e (looper) 2004 |absurd| / radial 2004 |confront|  / texturizer 2003 |antifrost|  /  VW 2002 |absurd|   /  28-04-2001 2002 |absurd|   /   FIN 2002 WIM |wim060801|  / Beta 2001 |confront|   /   CRANC 2000 |edo07|  /  London Improvisers Orchestra 1999 |emanem|  

appearances & screenings include:
San Francisco International Film Festival - USA / Electrograph - Greece / Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier - France, Hertzoscopio - Portugal / Wandelweiser series Austria / Ulrischberg Kaleidophon festival - Austria / Musica Genera festival - Poland / Fruits de Mheres - France / Thission Theatre - Greece / Museum Reina Sophia - Spain / Fylkingen - Sweden  / Alicante Contemporary Music festival - Spain / Densites Festival - France / KLAPPSTUHLFEST - Germany / Open Windows Festival - Germany / Athens 2:13 festival / Free Music festival - Belgium / BIG Torino festival - Torino / Palaistine, Gaza strip / All angels festival - UK / Biennale for the young artists of Europe and the Mediterranea - Italy

vomvos (drone) cello with curved bow + video performance
 

The involuntary and sudden cut off from reality generated by the accidental discovery of a photograph triggers a daydreaming behavior

The constant tendency to mentally escape to an on the spot visualized utopia only to jump to a different one later on - switching from one fictitious utopia to the next so long as reality is effectively avoided.

Vomvos reflects a flight from reality in a highly magnified manner stretching the length and impact of an emotional fugue - state from a split second flash to a full hour floating performance.

Vomvos’ visual material relies totally on found photography downloaded via the internet. The audio part consists of overtone - rich, near silence drones played live on the cello with a BACH.Bogen.

Performance runs for 61' without break

Technical Requirements:
Video Projector / dvd player (optional) / white screen or surface (wall) aprox. 2x2m