…pearls, various seeds, freshwater molluscs, sea urchin shells, creek stone 11 pieces; variable dimensions History of a particular nameless creek (Portrait I), 2019 Acrylic paint on canvas 34 x 44 cm History of a particular nameless creek (Portrait II), 2019 Acrylic paint on canvas 34 x 44 cm History of a particular nameless creek (Portrait III), 2019 Acrylic paint on canvas 34 x 44 cm Interview by Isidora Ficovic, visual artist – isidoravisuala…
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…ial – video installation “tx-reverse 360°” (Martin Reinhart, Virgil Widrich 2018) and interactive video installation “tx-mirror” (Martin Reinhart, Virgil Widrich 2018) Program of the Triennial of Expanded Media Pavillion Cvijeta Zuzorić , Mali Kalemegdan 1 19:00 ceremonial opening of the Triennial of Expanded Media In presence of Virgil Widrich and other international and local participants. This program was realised in cooperation of ULUS Associa…
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…rs from all over the world to join in at the project at the occasion of the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair. WHAT? This year´s theme is „Literary Cities“. Welcomed are texts imaginary or real, past, present or future related, utopian or dystopian, stories dealing with our cities and metropolis as the core of culture and creativity. WHEN? From August 15th until October 12th participating authors will write and publish in real-time. HOW? This experiment is…
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…ty of Malta and concluded a PhD in Fine Arts at the University of London in 2006. Since 2009, Vella has been curating exhibitions and creating diverse cultural initiatives such as the Valletta International Visual Arts festival (VIVA). From 2000, he has enjoyed several artist residencies around the world, and his artworks have been exhibited in many international contexts. Currently, he is also an Associate Professor at the University of Malta and…
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…that is more innovative giving artists a space to experiment within their community and to exhibit to a broad audience. This cultural project works with an open collaborative ethos, creating opportunities for artists, facilitating the creation of contemporary art, and encouraging risk-taking in contemporary art-practice in a local context. Unfinished Art Space is ‘unfinished’ and does not have its own space, but operates flexibly and nomadically….
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…INENART team in the frame of parallel events of the 15th Istanbul Biennial 2017. The knowledge of the traditional production process and composition of olive oil, laurel oil and soda has been passed on for many centuries and can therefore be considered a cultural heritage. The cultural memory of the ingredient laurel dates back to the Roman antiquity as Ovid describing Daphne’s metamorphosis into a laurel tree illustrates. When encountering the s…
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…t the song Susamam – We cannot stay silent –, a 15 minutes tune released in 2019, reuniting 20 rappers among which Tahribad-ı İsyan, Fuat, Ados, Deniz Tekin… Tahribad-ı İsyan from the clip of Susamam Each one evokes in his verse a different subject dealing with a political or social failing in the country, from education, to justice, law, privilege, domestic violence, or corruption. Gathering more than 50 millions of views up to this day, this…
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…us is changing (maybe for the worse) there is still hope and the possibility of dreaming of change. Raphael Vella (n.d.). raphaelvella.com. Available at: http://raphaelvella.com/…
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…M video conferencing software! Contact for registration info@nadasistanbul.com. On Saturday 4th of April 2020, a group of 22 people from around the world met on an online platform in order to attend an art workshop. Better said, a portrait workshop done through a camera. The project Face to Face – Yüz Yüze is a portrait exhibition, initially planned to be realized physically in the frame of the international Slow Art day, in the warm and cooperati…
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