Constantinos Gallis
Cambridge, MA & Athens, GR

Hello, my name is Constantinos. I am a Greek-Swiss artist, musician & student based in Cambridge, MA & Athens, GR. I am currently pursuing a Master in City Planning & a Master of Architecture at MIT, & I hold a BA in Urban Studies from Stanford University, where I graduated with departmental honors & distinction, & was awarded the Firestone Medal for Excellence in Research.

I am curious about the effects of urban change on the natural environment & society, & I have explored my interests through academic research, teaching, large-scale installations, performances, & audio-visual investigations. I have exhibited my work in Athens GR, Cambridge MA, Stanford CA & San Francisco CA.

I have honed my skills in planning & design at firms in London, GB, New York, NY & Athens, GR, working as an Architectural Assistant at Foster + Partners, an Urban Design Intern at WXY, a Neighborhood Strategies Intern at the NYCEDC, & as an Architectural Intern at Potiropoulos + Partners.

cgallis@mit.edu
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I am one half of Oo-PS, a collaborative research & design practice working across scales to produce narrative-driven artwork, writing, music & objects as ways of anticipating future socio-environmental challenges & designing theoretical methods to meet them.

Oo-PS

I write, record, produce & occasionally perform music under the alias Shrinking Violet, a project that moves between ambient, dreampop & indie rock in an effort to create music about spaces, distance & uncertainty. Performing solo & alongside bandmates, I have opened for artists such as The Hellp, French Cassettes, & Illuminati Hotties. 

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Murmuration of Light
Stanford, CA
Environmental Installation
An installation that manipulates sunlight through two interplaying patterns of blue translucent & yellow reflective acrylic squares, vulnerable to the elements & swaying in the wind. Following Brian Eno's advice to pursue gardening rather than architecture, the fluttering effect matters more than the structure itself. The work has remained installed across Stanford's campus, slowly discoloring, for the last four years. 

Many thanks to Beverly Choe.
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