Ioannis Savvidis
1966 Born in Moers/Germany and move to Berlin
1988 Studies in Geography at the Freie University Berlin
1990 Atudies in Fine and Visual Arts at the Hochschule der Künste at the teacher's studios of Anna Oppermann, Katharina Karrenberg και Lothar Baumgarten
1995 BA at the HdK ( School of fine Arts) Berlin
1996 Postgraduate studies (MFA) at the HdK Berlin
Founding of the urban action art group Stadtwald, Βerlin
1997 Founding of the Interior Design studio Institute of the Interior, Berlin and Athens
Since 2004 Producer and Set designer of Eve Sussman's Rufus Corp. NYC
2005 Teaching in Interior Design and painting at the Athens College
2009 Member of the Artist's group LoAndBehold
Lives and works in Berlin and Athens.
Art Activites (extract):
2012
Samkura artists residency, Benfeita, Portugal and Clo Donegal, Eire
Nomadics, Tristesse Deluxe group exhibition @ Supermarkt Art Space, Berlin
Holidays in Greece, curated by Vassileia Stylianidou.
A performance installation @ Studio Visits, Berlin
Artists for AthensPride, benefit group show curated by Andrea Gilbert @ the Breeder gallery, Athens
Murid Bosh, 1000 Meisterwerke & Neue Duelle Artists salon in Berlin
2011
Epekeina, group show curated by Theofilos Tramboulis @ the Cultural Centre of Athens
The KIMOLIA -Festival, group activity organized by VYCA in a pubic square in Athens
2010
Space is the place, a Lo and Behold group show
at the About Art space, Athens
curator: Artemis Potamianou
Blind Trip video in cooperation with Richard Schuetz at the
Screening terrace of Kunsthalle Athena, Athens
2009
Amateur Bicyclism, participation at the group show at the Remap 2 ,Athens, curated by: Locus Athens
White on White, Set Design and making of two animations for an Eve Sussman (Rufus Corp.) video production
2008
Winking with the eye for something which wouldn't like to be there, drawings, gallery Tristesse Deluxe, Berlin (S)
Paint My House, light projection on the Berlin Cathedral. Curated by Nelja Stump and Skudi
Art Athina 08, a.Print, group show at the Parallel Project, curated by Μ. Fokidis, Athens b. gallery Tristesse Deluxe, Athens
2007
1η Μπιενάλε της Αθήνας "Destroy Athens",installation Athenscope, curated by Poka Yio, Xenia Kalpatsoglou and Augustinios Zenakos, Athens
Karaoke Poetry Bar, video performance,curated by: Into The Pill, Athens
Yacht crew, installation for a performance, Skipper bar,
curated by Alexandra Papageorgiou, Athens
2006
Drawing Screen, εγκατάσταση, γκαλερί ΤinΤ, επιμ. Σ. Μπαχτσετζής, Θεσσαλονίκη Heroes, προβολή σλαϊντ για performance, επιμ. Αλεξ. Παπαγεωργίου,
ArTessera, Αθήνα
Konfrontationen, βίντεο σε συνεργ. με τον Richard Schütz,, CSW Galeria, Κρακοβία
Strange Screen, βίντεο σε συνεργ. με τον Richard Schütz, Μουσείο Κινηματογράφου Θεσσαλονίκης
2005
2nd Berliner Kunstsalon, video in collaboration with Richard Schütz, Berlin
2nd Pedestrian Exhibition, a. video action in collaboration with Eve Sussman, Pedestrian Exhibition II, Istanbul,
b. Installation, curated by Emre Baykal and Fulya Erdemci, Istanbul
Via Egnatia -A path of displaced memories, Participation with Osservatorio Nomade, shows in Thessaloniki and the Region of Salento/ Italy curated by Marina Fokidis (Athens Agency) and ON
Superglue, a walk-through story, in collaboration with Alexandra und Christina Papageoriou, Dipylon-Theatre, Athens
2004
neutral eye movement 365 Projects, Athens (S)Random Monologues, video projection, Inotheka, curated by Alexandra Paageorgiou, Athens
2003
Near Hotel Persephone at 10.33 am, Lookout, light projection in the urban space, Athens
2002
Familistère1, Kunstwerke Berlin, Institute for contemporary art, curated by Sotiris Bahtsetzis
1999
Mind the Gap, British Council, Slide projection with Mantalina Psoma, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin curated by M. Ferguson
Where do you want to go today? Video installation with Steffen Seidel, 1st Berlin Biennale/ Plattform, Berlin
1998
Standortfaktor/Stadtwald II, Video installation with Steffen Seidel, Pavillon der Volksbühne, Berlin
1997
The dilemma of the tourist, Biennial for young artists of Europe and the Mediterranean, TorinoBargymania, Gallery Pleiades at the Art-Athina 5 (S), Athens
1996
Hohlraum, installation with Florian Urban, Stadtwald I, Kunsthaus Acud, BerlinKunst aus dem Waggon, City train project (S2), BerlinExhibition with Armin Völkers, Galerie Gleditsch 45, Berlin (S)
Diafanies (Transparencies), Gallery Olga Georgantea, Athens (S)
1995
Art for the Environment art activism for Greenpeace, Culture space Mylos, ThessalonikiFootprints Grenzenlos project Berlin-Warschaw, Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin
1994
Apospasmata (Fragments), Gallery Pleiades, Athens (S)
1993
Denkspur 1993, Kunsthalle Moabit, Berlin
1992
Ärarier-Project, Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin
S= Solo show