Greece 2025
Duration: 07:40
Directed: Isidoros Plakotaris
Screenplay: Isidoros Plakotaris
Production: Isidoros Plakotaris

Levi is inspired by the contrast between nature and technological reality, between the conscious and structured, and the unconscious. It is both a digital experiment and a broader visual and philosophical inquiry into the nature of form, movement, environment and communication - or its absence - between different modes of existence. The narrative unfolds within a dual world: beneath the surface of the water lies a realm of organic forms generated algorithmically, while above it, a strictly standardized, mechanical reality prevails. A world of abandoned machines, operating incessantly without purpose, in the absence of their creator. These two worlds do not communicate; they are unaware of one another's existence. The protagonist of the story is a creature that emerges from the ocean depths, a parametric form that transforms, moves, and reacts to its surroundings. In this case, parameterization functions like an artificial genetic code. In the biological world, organisms evolve through chance and necessity, as analyzed by Jacques Monod in his seminal work. In contrast to this organic, mutable reality, the realm of machines offers a vision of strict geometry and order. These machines, also designed through algorithmic procedures, convey a sense of abandonment, repeating ritualistic, purposeless motions. Their image evokes questions about the absent creator and technology as a self-sustaining reality. The world of Levi does not aim to propose a utopia or a dystopia. Rather, it presents a condition of coexistence without communication. The water's surface serves as a boundary between two distinct realities, a kind of cognitive threshold. This metaphor reflects not only the tension between nature and technology, but also the broader relationships between differing subjectivities and life forms in the real world, from human – nature relations to those between human and non-human entities. The work evolves through a blend of futuristic aesthetics and organic abstraction. Influences are drawn from artists such as H.R. Giger and the dystopian landscapes of speculative cinema, as well as from biological microstructures, scientific patterns, and mathematical models. Color palettes, the motion of forms, and the interplay between sound and matter all contribute to an aesthetic experience that oscillates between the uncanny and the dreamlike. Levi is ultimately an act of reflection on natural existence and technology. Here, the art of the imaginary is not merely a narrative device but a means of philosophical exploration and inner inquiry.