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Andreas Angelidakis' Soundtrack for Creation

Artist Andreas Angelidakis shares the music that accompanies his creative process, spanning sculpture, installation, architecture, and digital culture. His selections reflect his engagement with Athens' ruins, virtual worlds, and speculative futures.

Angelidakis, trained in architecture, uses installations and digital projects to explore how buildings, ruins, and technology shape collective fantasies. His recent work at the Venice Art Biennale transformed the Greek Pavilion into a "Plato's Cave" to question constructed realities.

For inspiration, he starts with Grace Jones' "La Vie en Rose." Soft Cell's "The Art of Falling Apart" captures his creative practice.

Specific memories are evoked by Yerba dell Diablo's "Datura," taking him back to a 1993 nightclub. Currently, a TikTok loop related to "Venus square Mars" is stuck in his head.

His go-to studio track for late nights is Kostas Makedonas' "Mono mia fora." When feeling stuck, he turns to New Order's "Blue Monday" for a breakthrough.

This week, he's listening to This Mortal Coil's "Song to the Siren." For focusing on details, Dead or Alive's "Far too Hard" is his choice.

If his work were experienced with headphones, he'd choose Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax" album. His favorite album cover is Sigue Sigue Sputnik's "Flaunt it."

Klaus Nomi's "I Feel Love" best describes a favorite project, an installation at the Communist Party Headquarters in Paris.

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