Starting with a guided tour of the exhibitions Calculations and Coincidences and In Search of Vera Molnár, the workshop is inspired by the geometric forms in Gizella Rákóczy's Twisted Spiral. The participants embroider the patterns they create with algorithmic calculations on everyday objects with various embroidery techniques, without being afraid of making mistakes that can reveal the uniqueness in irregularity.
Note: No prior embroidery experience is required
Instructor: Melike Güven
Capacity: 12 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee per workshop: 400 TL
The event will take place at the Pera Museum.
About Melike Güven
Melike Güven, who graduated from Gazi University Embroidery Teaching Department, did her master's degree at Nişantaşı University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Textile and Fashion Design on ‘Techniques in Turkish Embroidery Art with Western Influence’. She started her first research on embroidery in the last year of university with her thesis on the rich embroidery techniques of Anatolia. She is currently working as an embroidery teacher at Kağıthane Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School and aims to share this artistic vision with her students. Melike Güven, who deals with traditional embroidery techniques from a modern perspective, creates original works by transforming
Mersad Berber was born in Bosanski Petrovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, on January 1st. He was the first son of Muhammed Berber and Sadika Berber, a well-known weaver and embroiderer. A year later, the family moved to Banja Luka after the city had suffered damage from the World War II.
Mersad Berber (1940-2012), is one of the greatest and the most significant representatives of Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Yugoslav art in the second half of the 20th century. His vast body of expressive and unique works triggered the local art scene’s recognition into Europe as well as the international stage.
Inspired by the great European masters, from Renaissance to Art Nouveau, Berber’s works exemplify the deep, opaque whites of his journeys through the fairy tale landscapes of Bosnia to the dark, macabre burrows of Srebrenica.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
