Alex Gkogkidis
Nostos
The title of this project comes from the Greek word &±·³ά;Ο&²υΎ±²΅³Ύ²Ή;&³Ω²Ή³ά;&΄Η³ΎΎ±³¦°ω΄Η²Τ;&²υΎ±²΅³Ύ²Ή΄Ϊ; which means travelling back to your home country.
Stan Brahkage’s video depicts a journey. Departingfrom a train station with unknown destination, after a couple of stops the train changes direction of travel, creating “The Wonder Ring”.
The purpose of this project was to create a tune that would accompany the journey but also melodically convey the vulnerability and insecurity of leaving but also the relief and joy of finally returning home.
«Ξλα γΟρω μου εΞ―ναι τΟσο αλΟκοτα
Ξλα γΟρω μου εΞ―ναι τΟσο απρΟβλεπτα
ΤσΞ¬μπα την ζαχαρΞνια μου χΞ¬λασα
Ξλα θα τα ξεπλΟνει η θΞ¬λασσα»
“Everything around me is so strange
Everything around me is so unpredictable
I ruined my calm for no reason
Everything will be washed away by the sea”