ANIMASYROS 2025 takes us on a journey through space by artist Alexandra Manousakis
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The main focus of the 18th ANIMASYROS, entitled Animated Cosmos, is dedicated to space and is reflected across all pillars of the Festival, highlighting how the art of animation explores, and portrays this vast and mysterious realm for humanity.
“The universe has preoccupied us since the beginning of time. Is there life out there? How does it parallel us? Is time the same? How many universes are there? Where does it end?
What if all beings on all planets have these existential questions, what if they are looking around thinking the exact same thing? Does that make us the same as them?
I often think of the ending of the movie Men in Black in which our universe is found within 2 marbles being played with by some aliens on some sort of board game. The scene zooms out and out and out… when you go down that rabbit hole it seems endless.
This drawing I have made for ANIMASYROS is about aliens having the same thoughts as us humans about their existence and their surroundings. There is no answer that we know of, either for us nor for the aliens- or maybe there is.
Either way, maybe this is just how it has to be.”,Alexandra Manousakis
Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Alexandra Manousakis moved to New York City and studied Fine Arts at NYU. During her childhood summers in Chania, she was captivated by the Cretan lifestyle and later decided to leave a successful marketing career in Manhattan to take over the family winery in the village of Vatolakkos and grow it into one of the most reputable in Greece. Alex’s journey navigating a half-known culture, tackling unexpected hurdles and discovering the beautiful moments of the island, shape both the concept and the design of her art. Honoring the ancient practice of ceramic art, she creates handmade design objects that blend her own background story and the culture clashes that she encountered in her contemporary Greek island life. The whole results in a continuous dialogue, characterized by bold elements and aesthetic consistency.
Learn more about Alexandra Manousakis here
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