Theodoulos Polyviou in conversation with Line Ajan

JSF Berlin, 6 March 2025

For the third iteration of „Double Feature“, artist Theodoulous Polyviou presents the latest chapter of his series Transmundane Economies (2022 – ongoing) in Berlin and Düsseldorf. In this series, Polyviou deploys virtual reality and CGI filmmaking to study, reconstruct, and fill in historical gaps of Cypriot cultural heritage.

At the center of Polyviou’s exhibitions is the culmination of his long-term research: a site-responsive video installation titled A Palace in Exile (2024). The video consists entirely of computer-generated images, which jump between two places and time periods: the Julia Stoschek Foundation in the present and Cyprus in the 1950s, a decade characterized by nationalist tensions in the process of gaining independence from British colonial rule.

In conversation with Line Ajan, Polyviou will discuss the genesis of his research, the role of architecture in postcolonial nation-building, and the use of digital technologies and immersive media as “ceremonial tools”.

Double Feature, a series of solo presentations that takes place across JSF Berlin and ­ Düsseldorf simultaneoulsy, is curated by Line Ajan & Lisa Long and supported by Team Global.