Exhibition: Gözlem

Gözlem (Observation) is an exhibition realized by five artists Selin Bourquin (Switzerland),  Samuel  Burkhardt, Julia Herfurth, Christian Klier (Germany) and Uli Fohler (Austria) who met in Istanbul  in Fall 2011.
The idea of forming a collective came after the discussion on their perceptions of life in this city.

Gözlem is an attempt to share their five month experience  as the foreigners who found themselves being naively caught between excitement and amazement.

The discovery of the “ungraspable” matrix of life- systems, certain values, social structures, speed of life, fluctuation, quick glance on the market situation,  economic diversity, buzzingly-detailed market life, gorgeously personal exchange and consumption stories and friendly people revealed  an interesting playing ground.

The structural basis of the exhibition stands on two concepts: “Borrowing “ and “Buying" which are respectively used on socially based interactions and market relations.

Gözlem is an attempt to share some of this perspective with the city’s inhabitants. Focusing on the evident recurrent consumption in the city, the exhibition tries to propose a foreign interpretation of some matters concerning the subject in Istanbul.

The attitude of the artist collective in the conceptual and creative process can be interpreted as being ironic and sometimes intentionally funny and clumsy.

The exhibition showcases three groups of works entitled “1 Lira- 100 Kuruş”, “Mexico 66- Copy of the Copy”, and “Permanent- Collection from Moda Cad. and Dr. Esat Işık Cad.”.

Gözlem will take place between 28.02.2012 and 03.03.2012, at Lütfiye Apt. No: 14 Moda, Istanbul. The exhibition project is curated by Sezgi Abalı and İpek Çankaya and supported by halka art project.

For further information
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Res Artis Reception

Board of Directors of Res Artis, the Worldwide Network of Artist Residencies was the guest of halka art project

On January 21st, 2012 halka art project held a reception for the Board that was in Istanbul for a meeting after a few years. 

Miranda Train, halka art project's current artist at the residency programme also participated to the reception.

A new guest at the residency: Miranda Train

halka art project welcomes Miranda, a young writer from NYC.
She will be with us for the next 4 weeks.
We hope that halka art project Residency Programme would create a refuge for her to concentrate on her novel and Istanbul would be a source of inspiration.

contact us from our web site

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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.

A night at Yoğurtçu 52/17

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.