Hyper Kafka: Rooms of Memory

Presented at
University of Athens
Date
2024

This interactive multimedia installation is a hybrid work-in-progress situated between artistic practice and research, unfolding across both physical and digital realms. Reflecting the collaboration between the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University and the Department of German Language and Literature of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the project was developed in the context of the Kafka Year 2024 celebrations and first presented in December 2024 at the Library Amphitheatre of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Athens.

The installation features selected works of hypertext literature created by students of the Pedagogical and Didactical Sufficiency Program of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts. These works interpret and reflect upon themes, motifs, nuances and ambiguities of Kafka’s literary universe through a network of virtual spaces connected by non-linear pathways, inviting visitors to actively explore a web of narratives.

Drawing upon two of his core interests —research and interactive installation design— Emmanouel Rovithis, together with colleagues and students, developed a novel interactive learning environment exploring the notions of “hyper-thinking” and “hyper-acting” through the lens of web art and multimedia technologies embedded in contemporary educational practice.

Online installation

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Credits

Concept: Emmanouel Rovithis, Agnes Papadopoulou

Supervision: Emmanouel Rovithis, Agnes Papadopoulou, Vasilis Komianos, Nikolaos Koskinas

Featured Artists: Chrysanthi Dimitriou, Eleana Dimopoulou, Thomas Beltsios, Panagioula Dousikou, Dimitris Panagiotakopoulos, Stavroula Stasinou

News247
The intense musicality also contributes to this harmonious mix (excellent musical composition and sound design by Emmanouel Rovithis) which "binds" with Aris Biniaris' directorial perspective and subsequently imbues the acting of his actors with rhythm in speech, breaths and their body."
Efsyn
"The intense music of Emmanouel Rovithis and the choreography of Evi Oikonomou move the stage in the steps of a Kafkaesque nightmare."
News247
The intense musicality also contributes to this harmonious mix (excellent musical composition and sound design by Emmanouel Rovithis) which "binds" with Aris Biniaris' directorial perspective and subsequently imbues the acting of his actors with rhythm in speech, breaths and their body."
Efsyn
"The intense music of Emmanouel Rovithis and the choreography of Evi Oikonomou move the stage in the steps of a Kafkaesque nightmare."

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