City Stage, 2019

light installation - tool, mobile stage

City Stage is a light installation-tool that activates (public) spaces and communities by transforming those spaces into stages for (participatory) artistic and performative interventions. It can be installed in countless variations; each light beam can be controlled individually through a combination of analogue and digital systems, giving the possibility to create a great variety of visual light forms. 

City Stage was produced  together with craftsmen in Istanbul and Thessaloniki as a craft-friendly production (74% crafted and 26% industrial production based on the cost). So far, City Stage has been used to explore its possibilities in various workshops and events as a tool for pushing the boundaries of performance and audience participation. 

Designed as the result of a participatory workshop in the context of project LABattoir by ArtBOX with the support of Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki. Production an activation workshops were curated by Lydia Chatziiakovou.

Produced in Craft studios of Istanbul and Thessaloniki:
Turret Lathe: Nedim Köroğlu. Metal Lathe: Cemal Karadayı. Milling Cutter: Cevat Köroğlu. // Electrician-Maker: Marios Mastoras. Carpenter: Argirios Goudas. Wood Lathe: Dimitrios Tsavdaridis