Kimisis - Falling Asleep
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Verge Gallery
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Kimisis commemorates the ‘falling asleep’ or the death and assumption of Mary, Mother of Christ, to Heaven.
Influenced by the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, Koukias translates this religious occasion into a secular and highly contemporary experience: Byzantine and Christian Arabic music clash with electronic sounds; and the soprano, singing in Ecclesiastical Greek, performs on a Pilates machine.
Influenced by the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, Koukias translates this religious occasion into a secular and highly contemporary experience: Byzantine and Christian Arabic music clash with electronic sounds; and the soprano, singing in Ecclesiastical Greek, performs on a Pilates machine.
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