Digital art graces Iraklio’s Venetian Walls in tribute to Minoan heritage

The imposing Venetian Walls of Iraklio successful Crete lit up with integer projections connected September 7 arsenic the taste radical Branding Heritage unveiled its “Digital Minoans” task during the city’s 2nd Candia Walls Festival.

The lawsuit coincided with the caller inscription of the Minoan Palaces connected UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Supported by the Greek Ministry of Culture, the task was developed successful concern with the Computational Design Studio (Comdes), which used generative creation technology to animate works inspired by Minoan frescoes, artifacts and myths, including the Labyrinth, the Phaistos Disc, and the figures of Icarus and Daedalus.

Artists whose creations were digitally reinterpreted included Loukia Orfanou, Maria Galanaki, Polina Ellis, Konstantina Kampisopoulou of The Artians and Yiannis Fragiadakis, a student astatine the Athens School of Fine Arts. Their work forms portion of Branding Heritage’s “Contemporary Minoans” collection.

An further 18 works from the collection, by creators such arsenic Alekos Fassianos, Sophia Kokosalaki and Mary Katrantzou, were displayed connected the walls successful dialog with the integer installations.

The projection concluded with a tribute to Cretan heritage, narrated by histrion Peggy Trikalioti: “Crete continues to inspire. Eternal. Intact. Our practice is not lone remembrance. It is the beginning. It is the future. It is the airy that guides us.”

The lawsuit drew locals, visitors and officials, including Iraklio Mayor Alexis Kalokairinos. A integer version of the “Contemporary Minoans” postulation will σύντομα beryllium available online successful collaboration with Greece’s Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.