Maria Mitsi (MITΣI) is GlogauAIR resident
from October 2024 to December 2024
MITΣI is a Berlin-based Cypriot artist and VJ blending real-time visuals, digital scenography, and sound. Her work, inspired by nature and the “sublime,” appears in global exhibitions and festivals, merging digital tech with interactive performance and stage design.
Meet the Artist
Statement
MITΣI is a Cypriot multidisciplinary artist and VJ, currently based in Berlin. Specializing in real-time visuals, digital scenography, and performance, she explores the intersection of digital technology, electronic music, experimental sound, site-specific installations, and stage design.
Active globally in exhibitions, festivals, and interactive performances, MITΣI utilizes computer software, hardware, and projection mapping techniques. Inspired by nature, space, and the concept of the “sublime,” she seamlessly merges sound and visuals to evoke humanity’s attempts to imagine the vast unknown.
While her work has received occasional funding, she recently participated in the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, as well as the Distortion Ø Festival in Copenhagen. Additionally, she delves into digital scenography in dance and body participation, employing choreographic tools and materials to explore new dimensions of performance and set design.
GlogauAIR Project
The project stems from my diverse background in digital scenography, site-specific installations, and the creation of visionary 2D + 3D images through live and/or generated visuals. My aim is to continue exploring deep philosophical inquiries surrounding the concept of the “sublime”—its complexities expressed through visual aesthetics, self-body integration, and the merging of digital technology with physical/natural spaces.
The “sublime” reflects the awe and terror experienced when confronting the immense power of natural forces. It also resonates with a modern perspective that explores the “invisible power” of digital technology, blending the natural with the technological to evoke a sense of the sublime in contemporary contexts.
I seek to delve into the human+self experience, investigating natural and unexplained phenomena as filtered through digital data. Through this practice and research, I aim to create an atmospheric environment immersed in digital imagery and interactivity, while integrating human experience into a conceptual and emotional landscape.
CV Summary
Education
- 2018. Master of Arts By Research. For a Programme of Work Entitled: “How Digital Scenography Affects the Visual Spectacle in a Site-Specific Choreographic Installation ”, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- 2014. Bachelor of Multimedia and Graphic Arts. Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Performances + Festivals
- 2024. Live Visual Performance. C Y WE RAVE VOL. 03, Cyprus
- 2024. Live Visual Performance. Ophan. Limassol, Cyprus
- 2024. λάβα/LAVA. Site-specific Installation/ 3-Dimensional Canvas. Distortion Ø Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2024. Live Visual Performance. About Blank. Berlin, Germany
- 2023. VICTOR X. Participatory/Immersive Performance. w/ Nasia Papavasiliou. Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Czech Republic
- 2023. Live Visual Performance. Distortion Unidad Records, Madrid, Spain
- 2023. THE AWESOME PERFORMANCE. Live/Choreographic Visuals. ByTheWay Productions. Mikis Theodorakis Theatre. Dance Days Chania Festival, Greece
- 2023. Live Visual Performance. Art & Research Exhibition, Awareness, Cyprus
- 2023. Live Visual Performance. C Y WE RAVE VOL. 02, Cyprus
- 2023. Live Visual Performance. Distortion Unidad Records. The Garage of the Bass Valley, Barcelona, Spain
- 2023. Live Visual Performance. Distortion Unidad Records, Madrid, Spain
- 2023. Live Visual Performance. Oddity, Greece
- 2022. THE AWESOME PERFORMANCE. Live/Choreographic Visuals. ByTheWay Productions. Rialto Theatre. Cyprus Choreography Platform, Cyprus
- 2022. DIFFERENT REALITIES. Video Art. Urban Awareness, Cyprus
- 2021. VICTOR. Immersive Theatre Performance. w/ Nasia Papavasiliou. ETKO Winery, Cyprus
- 2017. Live Generated Interactive Wall. IKEA House Party-Future Room. SOHO London, United Kingdom
- 2017. LOVESTUCK. Set Design and Live Visual Effects. Musical Theatre. London, United Kingdom
- 2016. απεραντοσύνη/VASTNESS. Interactive/Immersive Choreographic Installation. London, United Kingdom
- 2016. THE DIGITAL MOSAIC. icoNICity. Urban Gorillas, Cyprus
- 2014. LIMITATIONS. Interactive Digital Performance. Pop Up Festival Nicosia, Cyprus
- 2014. L’ELEPHANT. Experimental Animation. 13th International Festival Countryside Animafest, Cyprus
- 2014. Pixathlon. Worldwide Photography Competition, Cyprus
- 2013. Imagine Cup. Games category. Local semi-final competition, Cyprus
- 2013. LISTENING TO LIMASSOL. Soundscape composition. International Short Film Festival. Limassol, Cyprus
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