“The Story of the Jamaican Soundsystem “

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The Dub Shelter space will host an exhibition focusing on Soundsystem, Roots, Reggae, and Dub related art created by the Cypriot Artist Constantinos Pissourios aka Versioncos14. Some of the artworks/ illustrations are a tribute to various reggae artists, dub engineers and soundmen from Jamaica and abroad. Other artworks have a more educational approach like “The Story of the Jamaican Soundsystem “ poster series which traces the evolution of the Jamaican soundsystem from the 60s up to the 90s in an artistic attempt to portray the colorful and vibrant Jamaican music culture. There will be also exclusive merch from Versioncos available like tshirts, sticker packs , slipmats etc. ABOUT THE ARTIST : Name: Costantinos Pissourios aka versioncos14 My love for drawing and image making began at a very early age, fascinated by the idea of how thoughts and emotions, everyday life observations or even historical events can take form on paper creating a visual spectacle for the viewers to immerse themselves in. In recent years my inspiration to create art is derived mainly from the music world. In particular from the rhythms and vibes of ska, rocksteady, roots, dub and of course the Jamaican Soundsystem. The story of the Jamaican people rising from the ghettos in a musical revolution. In my years of studying 1996-1999 i had the chance to experience the soundsystem culture in London attending the big dances in Brixton Academy and of course the Notting Hill carnival. Later on i was involved in the local Reggae n Soundsystem scene here in Cyprus until I built my own sound called Rhythm in Green. So naturally my work as an artist is so much in tune with the music i love. Reggae music. My work always starts as a rough idea/sketch on a piece of paper. That is after i’ve done my research of course. If its a personal work of art i usually get inspired by something for days and then i brainstorm and sketch a lot. Slowly i move into more final decisions and step by step the image appears. I have created work for VP Records JAM-USA, Greensleeves Records UK, Coney Island Reggae on the Boardwalk USA, Lions den/ Black Redemption GER/USA, Ras-EFX UK, Sound System Sanskriti INDIA, Rising Sound COSTA RICA, Red-i Soundsystem PHILIPPINES, Abracadabra Soundsystem GER, N4me it Sound POL, AZA Lineage JAM, Dj PHG USA to mention but a few..

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