Isaac Chong Wai | If we keep crying, we will go blind.
Isaac Chong Wai adopts a narrative that publicly re-evaluates notions concerning the entirety of society; such as power, violence, collectivity, leaderlessness, and mourning. Actively carrying out his artistic practice since…
Alpin Arda Bağcık | Paranoid Fantasies, Real Plots
With Paranoid Fantasies, Real Plots, Alpin Arda Bağcık problematizes conspiracy theo- ries that the post-truth era often brings us face to face with, through the Covid-19 pan- demic. We all…
Eşref Yıldırım | Night Residual
Eşref Yıldırım’s exhibition entitled “Night Residual”, curated by Melis Golar, can be seen atBilsart between the dates of 12 – 24 May, 2022. The show presents a selection of the…
If we only see what we know How do we see what we do not know?
Cyanotype is a photo printing method that has been used quite often lately. It has been on my mind for a long time to investigate the reasons why this method,…
Merve Ertufan | Riddles, Deaths and Detours
Merve Ertufan occupies gaps in the mind and turns questionable sides of the self into new topics of inquiry by manifesting riddles, paradoxes and repetitions. She “mesmerizes” the viewers, so…
New forms of friendship in the art sphere
Artistic creation is generally a solitary process for artists. It’s a period during which most artists isolate themselves to conduct in-depth research and reading on a certain topic; to create…
Can Küçük | The Biography of a Social Animal
I was eagerly awaiting Küçük’s exhibition, which I have been following for a while. I chose to go to the exhibition without any visual or textual direction. This was an…
Daniele Sigalot | Brand New Repetition
Daniele Sigalot centers repetition at the core of his works. The artist departs from the impossibility of identical production in artistic production and in the line of crafting and gets…
Ali Elmacı | The Chair That Walked All Over People
Ali Elmacı strengthens the concepts he frequently criticizes on government, media, power and popularity through a new discourse in his 4th solo show which will take place at Gallery Siyah…
Fırat Engin | How Long Can We Carry This Load?
Fırat Engin meets the audience through his interdisciplinary methods by underlining the issues of consumption society, globalization, market and politics of the culture and criticism of the socio-political order. Engin…