Sotiris Fokeas (a.k.a. Soteur)

• Soteur in the exhibition of the Lambakis archive, at the Byzantine and Christian Museum. You probably hadn't thought about it before. Now that you're experiencing it?

I am still impressed by the feeling that the contrast creates. From the beginning it was a huge interest for me to be able to make this contrast fit and create space - images - thoughts. It was definitely one of my favorite projects!

• SOTER'S DREAM for Smyrna. What does this title translate into visually and meaningfully-emotionally for you?

I started out thinking that I didn't have enough knowledge to depict Smyrna, so I ended up wanting to create a sensation through my work that would provoke and invite the viewer to imagine. The logic of the dream helped with this both visually and conceptually.

• How do you imagine your art in coexistence or counterpoint or even confrontation with more "classical" versions of art and in spaces, seemingly unconventional, at least, such as the Byzantine and Christian Museum?

I believe that through these contrasts something new emerges, a new way of thinking and a new way of seeing. In the visual arts, for me, having such different pieces coexist in the same space seems to emphasize both sides positively.

More information on Soteur:

 https://www.facebook.com/soteur

https://www.instagram.com/soteur/

http://www.sotirisfokeas.com/