Upheaval, clearly, is the act of disruption, of lives interrupted by
outside forces that cause palpable changes to the status quo. Upheaval doesn’t
necessarily have to be a bad thing – such shifts can shake off rust, get you
out of a rut, point you on a different, better path. Upheaval can be a bad
thing too if you’re not ready for it, or if it actively inhibits your ability
to procure the basics for living. We could go down that rabbit hole and get
ourselves upset about a bunch of things. But you know what I mean.
Thanos Fotiadis, a “composer”/“curious human being,” contemplates the
minutiae of upheaval throughout his, well, aptly titled Five Triptychs for Upheaval. Each of the five pieces is set up as a
triptych, so you have to cut them into thirds before you hang them on your
wall. I kid! Using “a modular system and a Soma Ether,” Fotiadis enacts his
commotion on an atomic level, shaking the very molecules of your existence,
agitating them with currents and pulses. This feels like drone, Five Triptychs for Upheaval is more a
live wire just under the skin, electricity rippling through your body until you’re
out of your chair and moving a lot quicker than you were before.
It’s only a matter of time before you leave behind what you once knew
and embark on a new and determined path. As Fotiadis says, drone equals time, and
he’s there to underlie your processes as they unfold with his drone. Let’s just
hope he doesn’t snap his fingers while wearing that Infinity Gauntlet, right?
That’ll really get us upheaved!
Sorry, bad joke, but I couldn’t help myself.
https://thanosfotiadis.bandcamp.com/
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