CV/BIO – Agelos Papadakis

Agelos Papadakis’ training was in traditional glass blowing, casting, architectural glass and engraving. His postgraduate studies prompted him to break away from tradition by investigating the conceptual interplay created between diverse media such as glass, multimedia and video projections, exploring and responding to the needs of the material during the processes of making.

His practice is a continuous exploration of the interaction between art, science and technology concerned with the human condition and experience. His work is informed by the complexity and impact of contemporary life on the individual, the nature of our relationship with the rest of the world and how art can help us understand what it is to be human.

“I am maker that loves innovation, experimentation and the process of creation. I like glass because it is a very difficult material to work with. Its long history and seductive properties binds it to craftsmanship, aesthetics and the admiration of its physical form. What fascinates me is the difficulty and challenge in disrupting ordinary perception and consequently activating the viewer to engage in an emotional and intellectual response to glass, away from its materiality as a final destination. My interest is in enhancing the conceptual and hermeneutic aspects of the glass object, combining it with sound, video and other multimedia forms in installations.”