MARIOS PAVLOU
BIO
Marios Pavlou (b. 1989, Limassol, Cyprus) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Cyprus. They graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2015 and completed their postgraduate studies at the Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln in 2020.
Their artistic language explores reality through fiction using performance, video, creative writing, painting, and music to express processes of desire, identity, and sexuality. They perform under the name Cievil Momo creating hybrid visual environments that function both as installations and as platforms for live performances. They have held solo exhibitions and participated in group shows, collective projects, residencies, and workshops internationally (*CV).
Their ongoing projects and recent work are shared on Instagram, offering insight into the evolving narratives of their practice.
RECENT BODY OF WORK
Their recent research focuses on the history of Tarot decks and the re/discovery of the body in relation to dreams and the materiality of water within the narrative of the cards.
They create their own decks, with each card accompanied by original poetry. These poems reflect on a wide range of topics, from the cultural myths of Cyprus and the Middle East to contemporary European literature. Their poetry acts as a foundation for projects and collaborations.
MUSIC
Their first music EP titled "Temperance" (featuring music producer Nanuki), was released in 2021 from the record label Ribbontail Berlin. They explored five themes revolving around the juxtaposition of self-control and desire with influences spanning from traditional Greek Music and experimental pop to sound art and electro acoustic music.
Listen to the EP here:
In collaboration with musician Kalaqs, they formed a music band in 2022, called Stranger in the Body. Their work blends ritualistic elements with house and techno rhythms, merging analogue and digital media with experimental singing and storytelling. Their concerts are staged within immersive art installations.
