argus 

interdisciplinary video

2019

length: 2:54min

Argus Panoptes or Argos is a figure in Greek mythology, a hundred-eyed giant. He was a giant, whose name "Panoptes" meant "the all-seeing one". He was a servant of Hera; one of the tasks that were given to him was to slay the fearsome monster Echidna, which he successfully completed.

However, his main task, at Hera's request, was to guard Io, a nymph that Zeus was involved with. Zeus, in his efforts to approach Io, told Hermes to disguise himself as a shepherd and make Argus go to sleep. As soon as he fell asleep, Hermes killed him with a stone.
This figure is known for having generated the saying "the eyes of Argus", as in to be "followed by the eyes of Argus“.

This video is reinterpreting the character of Argus in a playful and abstract way through drag, 3D animations and social media filters.