Yorgos Papafigos

Lives and works in Athens, Greece

Artist statement

My practice examines states of containment, pressure, and permeability across bodies, technological systems, and constructed environments. Working through CGI, moving image, sculpture, and installation, I develop forms that hover between organism, object, and technological construct: bodies caught within structures, synthetic materials that acquire bodily qualities, and environments that appear to behave autonomously. Recent works incorporate sensors, pneumatic mechanisms, computational systems, and 3D-printed elements, extending these concerns into responsive installations shaped by human presence. Technology enters the work not as a neutral tool, but as a material condition that reorganises relations between body, object, space, and control.

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