Aristofanis Soulikias:
My inspiration
![The black silhouettes of three people are visible against a yellowish-brown background. The background features the outline of a building’s façade, complete with two arches. The leftmost silhouette appears to be drinking from a long pitcher with a long spout; the person pictured appears to be standing still; the right-most silhouette appears to be a woman carrying a purse over her left shoulder.](/content/concordia/en/gradstudies/professional-development/public-scholars/alumni/2022/aristofanis-soulikias/my-inspiration/_jcr_content/content-main/grid_container_1636475739/grid-container-parsys/image.img.png/1654614000929.png)
How can the city be sensed, understood and expressed in film animation techniques that involve handmade physical material?
I am inspired by the piazza, the public space of the city, a place of encounters, planned and random; by buildings that have been touched and by streets that have been stepped upon by people who are here or gone; by lively conversations in cafés about politics and love that spill onto the sidewalks; by the fleeting, pensive or suggestive glances that weave the city. I am inspired by the movement of it all, its animation. I wish to assemble all of its pieces, craft them with my own hands and make it live again, frame by frame.