Fones

Fonés (Voices) is a group of visual artists and social scientists exploring the multiple ways in which sounds produced by living bodies are transformed into matter for thought and art making. We explore voice as a means through which social relationships are constituted and acquire meaning. We are also interested in voice itself, and not solely in the messages it transmits or the codes it uses. We are exploring the materiality of voice as a sound phenomenon, its sensory and aesthetic qualities, its connection to the body that produces it and its detachment from it, the ways it is shaped through techniques and technologies and the ways it defines multiple socio-cultural and “natural” environments. Our group has been active in Athens, Greece, since 2011 with presentations combining audio-visual artworks, performances, lectures and discussion.

Fonés: Nikolina Bairaktari, Nikos Boubaris, Panos Charalampous, Dimitra Kondylatou, Panos Panopoulos, Nina Pappa, Thaleia Raftopoulou, Elpida Rikou, George Samantas, Panos Sklavenitis, Zafos Xagoraris, Eleana Yalouri.