LOOP DISCOVER Video Art Awards partners with PCAI in the context of Midnight Express Film Club. On Friday, May 24, at 19.00 the ten finalist videos of LOOP DISCOVER 2018 shortlisted by a professional jury, along with the most voted video on LOOP’s online cannel, will be presented at the historical cinema Aavora in Athens.

For this edition LOOP DISCOVER establishes alliances between ecology and video art presenting works that inform inspire, denounce, propose, raise awareness, engage, hold accountable, confront... In short, works that help people imagine and bring forth a more sustainable future.

The theme is much more than an issue, it is one of the biggest challenges we face as species: how can we make Earth a habitable place? How can we direct ourselves towards a sustainable future?

Works by Bianca Kennedy & Felix Kraus, David Mutiloa, Gary Zhexi Zhang, Joan Bennàssar, Marcin Liminowicz, Marina Camargo, Momu & No Es, Natalia Skobeeva, Su Yu Hsin, Young Mee Roh, Viviana Silva Flores

Curated by Gisela Chillida Espinosa and Kika Kyriakakou

More about LOOP DISCOVER
The Discover Award was launched in 2015 by LOOP Barcelona with the support of Estrella Damm, with the aim of recognising and promoting the recent production of films and videos by visual artists through an open call to the international art community. LOOP is a platform dedicated to the study and promotion of the moving image. Founded in 2003, since its creation it offers a specialised audience a curated selection of video-related contents from challenging perspectives.

More about Polyeco Contemporary Art Initiative PCAI
Polyeco Contemporary Art Initiative PCAI is a nonprofit organization that aims to raise environmental awareness through its international Arts Program and Collection inspired by the crucial issue of toxic waste management. The transition to moving image in the last decades as a dominant expressive medium is the main reason for PCAI’s primary focus on video and film. PCAI was founded in 2014 by Mr. Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Executive Chairman of Polyeco Group, as a result of his genuine belief that art is the best tool to stimulate dialogue about critical environmental issues. Since September 2018 PCAI is a member of the International Association of Corporate Collections of Contemporary Art IACCCA and it has been awarded during the Corporate Art Awards 2018.

More about Midnight Express
Midnight Express Film Club in Athens was established in 2017 by film critic Akis Kapranos and takes place in the historical cinema house Aavora in downtown Athens. It includes more than 6.100 members consisting mainly of young cinephiles aging from 18 to 25 years old. Midnight Express screening events were met with overwhelming success whereas every so often film critics, directors, script writers and actors are invited to the events to present films and discuss with the audience.

Link: https://www.pcai.gr/news/the-planet-we-share-video-art-towards-a-habitable-future-2/

* For more details contact info@pcai.gr
Further links:
https://www.loop-barcelona.com/discover/en/home-loop-discover-2018-2/
https://www.pcai.gr/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/midnightexpressgreece/