ALEKSI SOSELIA
Born on June 4, 1988 in Tbilisi, Georgia, he graduated from the Informal Master program at Center for Contemporary Art-Tbilisi in 2011. Works in various media: audio-visual performances, installation, moving image . With works, Aleksi Soselia mostly approaches the urban and social aspects of the city and its alternative spaces, as well as social and public interactions within transformative environments. Working individually as well as in group projects, in particular within ACTIVE FOR CULTURE.
From 2014 co- founded of Georgian Video Art Archive .
From 2012 team member and cocurator of center of contamporary art – Tbilisi
Education: Informal Masters Program- Creative Mediation at CCA-Tbilisi
Areas of Expertise: Curator / Multimedia Artist / Audio-Video Performer
Co-founder of First Georgian Video Art Archive(VIDEOIMAGE.GE) - from 2014
Co-founder and board member of – Creative Clusters Association -from 2024
Cocurator at Center of Contemporary Art-Tbilisi – from 2016 o Co-curator and Technica Director of TKESHI festival – Experimental Audio-Visual Festival -from 2023
Technical Director of Georgian Pavilion on Venice Architecture Biennial 2023
Co Organiser of : Tbilisi Triennial – 2012 / 2015 / 2018/ 2022
Curator and Organiser of Georgian Moving Image Exhibition on Frankfurt Book fear -2018 Co Editor of the Publication: Archive of Transition / Publisher NIGGLY
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A/V performance
Video: Aleksi Soselia
Audio: Ilpo Väisänen
Ilpo Väisänen [FIN] born in 1963 in Kuopio, Finland, is an electronic musician and sound artist known for his raw analog aesthetic and experimental approach. Originally trained in visual arts and ceramics, he co-founded the influential group Pan Sonic with Mika Vainio in the early 1990s, gaining recognition for live performances recorded straight to tape using custom-built synthesizers and minimal setups.Pan Sonic became a landmark project in electronic music, performing worldwide at institutions such as Centre Pompidou, Southbank Centre, and Sónar Festival. The group collaborated with artists like Merzbow, Sunn O))), FM Einheit, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, and received an Ars Electronica award in 2005. After the group’s split in 2009, Väisänen continued developing his own unique sonic vocabulary.
Aleksi Soselia is a curator and artist, working at the center of contemporary art – Tbilisi, since 2012. His main projects are connected to social changes, future perspectives and researching possible resources for conceptual, idea based changes. As an artist, Aleksi is working in different mediums (video, audio, 2d ) oriented to create an inclusive and participatory dynamic for different social contexts.