VASILEIOS VLASTARAS

Professor Vasileios Vlastaras is an artist and educator at the Athens School of Fine Arts, serving as Director of the 11th Laboratory and co-founder of the ViZ Laboratory for Visual Culture. His practice spans large-scale installations, video, sound art, and interdisciplinary collaborations. He leads the annual Utopia Project research initiative in Crete and directs the asfaBBQ performance festival. Trained in Athens, his work explores societal themes through experimental media, public engagement, and cross-cultural dialogue.

• Education: Academic background not explicitly stated

Research focuses on expanding artistic identity through dynamic archives, real-time media experiments, and critical engagement with public spaces. Collaborates with institutions like Goethe Institut and conducts transnational artistic research on utopian concepts. Produces site-specific works addressing contemporary socio-political issues through multimedia platforms.

Key projects include 'Do You Like My Paintings? YES/NO' (2022), an interactive installation, and 'Super Super Super State' (2019) combining performance with sound/video. His work has been exhibited internationally and engages with themes of urban experience, cultural memory, and participatory aesthetics.

Grants/Advising: No specific grants listed; advises through academic and curatorial roles in festivals/labs. Leads educational initiatives merging art production with public sphere experimentation.

Labs/Teams: ViZ Laboratory for Visual Culture (co-founder) and 11th Laboratory (director), focusing on fluid boundaries between art, education, and urban contexts.