Bill Balaskas was born in Greece (Thessaloniki, 1983), where he studied Economics; however, his love for art led him to the renowned experimental cinema school of Maidstone (University for the Creative Arts) and, then, to the Royal College of Art, in London. Bill’s videos and installations have participated in more than 50 exhibitions and festivals around the world. Venues where his work has been exhibited include Musée des Abattoirs (Toulouse, France), Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art (Thessaloniki, Greece), British Film Institute (London, UK), BolteLang Gallery (Zurich, Switzerland) and A Foundation (Liverpool, UK). Furthermore, he is an awarded writer (British Council of Greece, 2005) and screenwriter (Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, 2006), while he also, regularly contributes as a lecturer to international conferences. In 2008, Bill was invited to EMERGEANDSEE Berlin Festival as a jury member and he signed a contract with Propeller TV on Sky for the broadcasting of his experimental film Rupture. More recently (29/01-13/03/2010) Sketch, in London, presented Bill’s first solo exhibition, In Between Bubbles, which featured a site-specific multi-channel installation inspired by the global economic crisis.