Latent Community. Photo: Jacob Moe Latent Community
Latent Community is the interdisciplinary artist duo consisting of visual artists and filmmakers Sotiris Tsiganos and Ionian Bisai. They work with the moving image and sound in research-based projects as tools to explore issues of social, political and ecological justice. Their interdisciplinary practice integrates extensive fieldwork with relational strategies and performative sequences as means to render forgotten memories, to amplify unheard voices and to explore overlooked ecosystems
Their work has been presented internationally in exhibitions and festivals such as Athens Biennale (2017); documenta 14 – Public Programs (2017); Sharjah Film Platform – Sharjah Art Foundation (2019); Recontemporary art space in Turin (2019); Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (2020); PCAI – Polyeco Contemporary Art Initiative (2020); School of Waters – Mediterranea 19 Young Artists Biennale (2021); Grand Central Art Center, California, USA; and the 23rd Biennale of Sydney: Rīvus (2022).
They have been granted awards by LOOP Barcelona, Sharjah Art Foundation, ARTWORKS-SNF Artist Fellowship Program and The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative (SNFPHI) at Columbia University. Latent Community has participated in international residency programs such as Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, USA; ONASSIS AiR: The School of Infinite Rehearsals, and Caravan Residency Program (Cittadellarte–Fondazione Pistoletto & Centre for Fine Arts–Bozar).