Sounds of the City: Collective Map Making

Pera Adult

  • August 27, 2023 / 14:00

The workshop is inspired by Ekin Özbiçer's video installation Auto-orientalism, which is accompanied by the sounds of Istanbul. In the workshop conducted by Beste Kopuz and Arek Qadrra, the participants will visit the museum and its surroundings and “photograph the different sounds” of the museum and the city.

Capacity: 10 people
Duration: 180 minutes
Fee per workshop: 300 TL

The event will take place at the Pera Museum (face-to-face).
For more information: ogrenme@peramuzesi.org.tr

About Arek Qadrra
Starting from the concepts of universe, metaphysics and, in this context, city and life, the artist continues his contemporary artworks in a multidisciplinary style with conceptual art, media art, painting, photography and installations in Istanbul. He participated in "Living Space Photography Workshop” (GAPO-SALT - Istanbul), "Country of Dreams Troia” (Çanakkale Piri Reis Museum) in 2018, “Country of Dreams Troia” (Darphane-i Amire - Istanbul), “Wall Paper Scissors” (Space Debris Art - Orjin Gallery), ”Gallery Space+D” (Digilogue), “Sonar Istanbul” (Zorlu PSM), "Finding Healing in Istanbul” (Karşı Art Works - Yaklaşım Tüneli Taksim).  

About Beste Kopuz
The multidisciplinary artist Beste Kopuz focuses on the city’s history, the memory of the place, and the layered network of relations established with the place by conducting archival studies. Her studies were exhibited in both local and international platforms such as Mamut Art Project 2017, BASE 2017, CAPTCHA Design Festival, Mixer, Space Debris, and Şehre BAK. In November 2019, she opened her first personal exhibition titled "Kazıklıköy" at Versus Art Project. She lives in Istanbul and continues her postgraduate education at Hacettepe Fine Arts Institute painting department.

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