Thursday 10 November 2011

Artist Talk / Nadim Assad

Wednesday, 16.11.2011, 19:00
Yoğurtçu Parkı Cad. No:52, D:17 Kadıköy
 çATIşMa // coLLisiOn ( l’avenir) Artist Talk & Video Screening

 "...But there is also another 'collision (l’avenir)', in which I am more interested. The noun becomes a verb: to collide, to interrupt, to jar, and transforms a fixed event into a confrontation with the Other or the Unknown.“

During his residency stay at halka art project, Assad was interested to work with the term 'collision' in relation to public spheres in contemporary Istanbul.

 For this evening he prepared a short input talk on his definition of 'collision (l’avenir)’ in relation to his own artistic practice as well. He will underline his talk with a video excerpt of his own video installation ’Shot / Reverse Shot’ (Jerusalem, Berlin, 2010) and the screening of ’The Negotiation’ (38min., Berlin, 2011) by Azin Feizabadi / Kaya Bekalham.

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Video Screening & Talk with Nadim Assad

Thursday, 03.11.2011, 19:00

“Meeting on Common Ground”


In the framework of the Residency stay of the Berlin based artist Nadim Assad at halka art project  curated a collection of video works regarding his current interest of research. This evening we want to focus on 'collision' as an artistic strategy in urban spheres. The selection of videos evoke different questions about the 'public' not only as a space for the common but also as a place for encounters and its constitution of diverse scenarios.


After the screening we invite the audience to join an open talk with Nadim Assad.


Programme:


Fracys Alys (Mexico)
El-Gringo, 4:38
Mexico, 2003


Matthias Wermke / Mischa Leinkauf (Germany)
Trotzdem Danke, 6:42
Berlin, 2006



Santiago Sierra (Spain)
Container, 12:05
Sweden, 2009


Fracys Alys (Mexico)
Walking a Painting, 3:40
Los Angeles, 2002



Fernando Sánchez Castillo (Spain)
Pegasus' Dance, 11:58


Rotterdam, 2007 Program:

Fracys Alys (Mexico)
El-Gringo, 4:38
Mexico, 2003

Matthias Wermke / Mischa Leinkauf (Germany)
Trotzdem Danke, 6:42
Berlin, 2006
Santiago Sierra (Spain)
Container, 12:05
Sweden, 2009

Fracys Alys (Mexico)
Walking a Painting, 3:40
Los Angeles, 2002

Fernando Sánchez Castillo (Spain)
Pegasus' Dance, 11:58
Rotterdam, 2007 In the framework of the Residency stay of the Berlin based artist
Nadim Assad at halka art project, Assad curated a
collection of video works regarding his current interest of research.
This evening we want to focus on 'collision' as an artistic strategy
in urban spheres. The selection of videos evoke different questions
about the 'public' not only as a space for the common but also as
a place for encounters and its constitution of diverse scenarios.

After the screening we invite the audience to join an open talk with Nadim Assad.

Program:

Fracys Alys (Mexico)
El-Gringo, 4:38
Mexico, 2003

Matthias Wermke / Mischa Leinkauf (Germany)
Trotzdem Danke, 6:42
Berlin, 2006
Santiago Sierra (Spain)
Container, 12:05
Sweden, 2009

Fracys Alys (Mexico)
Walking a Painting, 3:40
Los Angeles, 2002

Fernando Sánchez Castillo (Spain)
Pegasus' Dance, 11:58
Rotterdam, 2007In the framework of the Residency stay of the Berlin based artist
Nadim Assad at halka art project, Assad curated a
collection of video works regarding his current interest of research.
This evening we want to focus on 'collision' as an artistic strategy
in urban spheres. The selection of videos evoke different questions
about the 'public' not only as a space for the common but also as
a place for encounters and its constitution of diverse scenarios.

After the screening we invite the audience to join an open talk with Nadim Assad.

Program:

Fracys Alys (Mexico)
El-Gringo, 4:38
Mexico, 2003

Matthias Wermke / Mischa Leinkauf (Germany)
Trotzdem Danke, 6:42
Berlin, 2006
Santiago Sierra (Spain)
Container, 12:05
Sweden, 2009

Fracys Alys (Mexico)
Walking a Painting, 3:40
Los Angeles, 2002

Fernando Sánchez Castillo (Spain)
Pegasus' Dance, 11:58
Rotterdam, 2007In the framework of the Residency stay of the Berlin based artist
Nadim Assad at halka art project, Assad curated a
collection of video works regarding his current interest of research.
This evening we want to focus on 'collision' as an artistic strategy
in urban spheres. The selection of videos evoke different questions
about the 'public' not only as a space for the common but also as
a place for encounters and its constitution of diverse scenarios.

After the screening we invite the audience to join an open talk with Nadim Assad.

Program:

Fracys Alys (Mexico)
El-Gringo, 4:38
Mexico, 2003

Matthias Wermke / Mischa Leinkauf (Germany)
Trotzdem Danke, 6:42
Berlin, 2006
Santiago Sierra (Spain)
Container, 12:05
Sweden, 2009

Fracys Alys (Mexico)
Walking a Painting, 3:40
Los Angeles, 2002

Fernando Sánchez Castillo (Spain)
Pegasus' Dance, 11:58
Rotterdam, 2007In the framework of the Residency stay of the Berlin based artist
Nadim Assad at halka art project, Assad curated a
collection of video works regarding his current interest of research.
This evening we want to focus on 'collision' as an artistic strategy
in urban spheres. The selection of videos evoke different questions
about the 'public' not only as a space for the common but also as
a place for encounters and its constitution of diverse scenarios.

After the screening we invite the audience to join an open talk with Nadim Assad.

Saturday 15 October 2011

halka art project welcomes Nadim Assad

Berlin based artist Nadim Assad is the current artist-in-residence of halka art project residency programme. Assad will be in İstanbul from October 11 to November 18, 2011 to investigate questions of the ‘public’ and ‘private’ spheres. His definition of the ‘public’ describes a field of free movement and communication of the common.
In his artistic statement he declares "My artistic work tries to intervene in this contradiction by experimenting with different kinds of re-arrangements, re-enactments, assemblages and combinations of documents. Themes that I am interested in are Urbanity, Migration and Identity, which stem from my own background as a Palestinian, born and raised in Germany and living in a metropolitan city like Berlin. As an artist I use this kind of self-experience as a departure for my work. Art offers me a space in which I can experiment with these topics in a broader way of expression and exploration, what „reality“ is, how it looks like and what further questions it could possibly expand to."

For more information about the artist and a selection of his works please visit www.nadimassad.com

Sunday 18 September 2011

Images from Vera Korman's first workshop for halka art project Residency Programme

yoğurtçu 52/17 (detail)

Vera Korman, first guest of the Residency Programme

Our Guests

yoğurtçu 52/17 (detail)

Our first audience

18.09. 2011

Today's session "The Art of the Unexpected" of the workshop "Foreigners in the Body of Art" by Vera Korman starts at 16:00 hours at Yoğurtçu 52/17 -Art space & Residency of halka art project.

Vera Korman'ın halka sanat projesi Rezidans Programı kapsamında gerçekleştirdiği "Sanatın Bedeninde Yabancılar" workshop serisinin bugünkü bölümü " Sanatta Beklenmeyenin Öyküsü" saat 16:00'da Yoğurtçu 52/17'de. Türkçe çeviri mevcut.


Osmanağa Mah. Yoğurtçu Parkı Cad. No:52/17 Kadıköy - İstanbul

Monday 5 September 2011

“Foreigners in the body of art” STARTS VERY SOON.

The workshop prepared by Vera Korman for halka art project®’s Residency Programme will focus on the question of the self from the perspective of being a “foreigner”, represented upon the body in the contemporary art. Keep following for the time plan and the details.

Saturday 20 August 2011

halka art project Residency Programme starts with Vera KORMAN

As an independent organisation based in Istanbul which focuses on the production, discourse and presentation of contemporary art and culture halka art project initiated a Residency Programme since its foundation in May 2011.

The program offers research and artistic production facilities for theorists and artists in its operational base located in Kadıköy, a vibrant district and one of the city centres of Istanbul.

The aim of the programme is to provide necessary infrastructure for the selected participant(s) to contact and have interactions with the local artistic and cultural circles, and to provide for the local community the background for mutual connections, cultural confrontation and cooperation possibilities with the residents of halka art project.

The Residency Programme of halka art project starts with Vera KORMAN as its first guest in the Residency from August 20 - September 30, 2011. Along with her artistic research and production, Korman will also give weekly workshops and artist talks during her stay.

The workshop will be developed under the name of Foreigners in the body of art and will focus on the question of the self from the perspective of being a “foreigner”, represented upon the body in the contemporary art.

During the Residency, the artist will also introduce her artwork, in a weekly open talk for the public whose main emphasis will be on the experiences of the body in relation to the self, as an ongoing process of becoming.

Further announcements will be made about the details and time schedule of the artist talks and workshop programme.
For further information about the artist http://www.shayaryegallery.com/

Saturday 30 July 2011

Announcement about the Residency Programme

Due to the high frequency of qualified applications to halka art project® Residency Programme, the deadline is extended to August 20th, 2011.

The selecting committee decided not to finish the process at the end of July but instead create opportunity to prepare the required material for those who are newly aware of the project and also to benefit from the priviledge of time for evaluating the applications in the best way possible.

Wednesday 20 July 2011

halka art project®’s Workshops Are Getting Started

halka art project® invites those who want to have a deeper knowledge on Art History to get together. The first workshop of the term 2011-2012 will be delivered on the field of Western Art History.


halka art project® prepares to host in its own space 15 participants who wish to make this journey that will continue for 22 weeks.
In the programme prepared and directed by Assist. Prof. Esra Aliçavuşoğlu, participants will discover the pre-modern Western Art starting from scratch, from the Cave Art until the end of 19th Century.
Working Term: October 2011 – March 2012 (22 weeks)
Working Schedule: Thursdays, 19.00-21.30
Maximum Number of Participants: 15
Working Method: Lectures and discussions
Participation Criteria: Open to all enthusiasts who wish to improve their knowledge of Western Art History.
For further information and enquiry: halka.artproject@gmail.com

Monday 20 June 2011

halka art project® Residency Programme: Call for Application

halka art project® opens a call for application for its first residency programme.

The residency covers the period from 1 OCTOBER to 15 NOVEMBER 2011.

The residency program is open to visual artists, curators and art theorists. Applications must be submitted by email to halka.artproject@gmail.com 

Please be sure to clarify the following points:
- A Resume featuring selected projects, exhibitions, grants, awards, past residencies, educational background and contact information
- A portfolio containing of a selection of  works (max. 10), in pdf format, including information on dimensions, materials used and year of production.
- A statement describing your work and the artistic project you intend to carry out during the residency.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION:
July 31st, 2011.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CHECK halka art project® ON: http://www.resartis.org/en/residencies/?id_content=5440

Sunday 1 May 2011

halka'nın mekanı

halka sanat projesi® merkez olarak yoğurtçu 52/17’yi kullanır.

halka art project® uses yoğurtçu 52/17, as its operational base.



Osmanağa Mahallesi, Yoğurtçu Parkı Caddesi, No:52, D:17, 34714 Kadıköy, İstanbul

halka manifesto

halka tamdır.

circle is complete.


bütündür.

it is full.

köşeleri yoktur.

it has no corners.

başladığı yerde biter, bittiği yerden yeniden başlar.

it ends where it starts, it restarts where it ends.

büyük zincirin bağımsız bir parçasıdır.
it is an independent piece of a larger chain.


istenirse başka zincirlere eklemlenebilir.
if desired, it can be jointed to other chains.


ayrı ayrı parçaları bir arada tutar.
it holds separate pieces together.



içine alarak büyür, içindekilerle halka olur.
it enlarges by taking within, becomes circle with its content.


yarattığı etki kendini aşar, daha büyük halkalar oluşturur.

its influence transcendents itself, creates larger circles.


gösterdikleriyle varolan sanat ortamına yeni bir görüş alanı ekler.
it adds a new perspective to the existing environment of art with its manifestations.


halka açık

halka is open



halka sanat projesi
halka art project





halka = circle

halka'nın misyonu

Misyon 1: Düşünce ve sanat çevrelerinin zenginleşmesine, kültür alanında profesyonel işbirliğine ve karşılıklı ilişkilere katkı sağlamak.
Mission 1: To contribute to the enrichment of the intellectual and artistic circles, the professional collaborations in the cultural field and the public interactions.

Misyon 2: Düşünsel ve yaratıcı sürecin gereksinim duyduğu bilgi üretimi ve paylaşımına destek olmak, kaynak sağlamak ve bu sürecin önünü açmak.
Mission 2: To provide support, resources and inspiration for intellectual and artistic process, production and the sharing of knowledge.

halka nedir?

halka sanat projesi® çağdaş kültür ve sanatın düşünsel ve uygulamaya yönelik üretimine ve sergilenmesine odaklanan bağımsız bir yapıdır.

halka art project® is an independent organisation which focuses on the production, discourse and presentation of contemporary art and culture.

halka sanat projesi® kültür alanının farklı altyapılarından gelen ve farklı uzmanlıklar taşıyan bireylerini bir araya getiren katılıma açık bir platformdur.

halka art project® is an open platform which gathers individuals from the cultural field with different expertise and backgrounds.