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grselsanatlar

festivali

Madonna Adib /Amr Al Chalati/Akram Al Halabi /SamaAlshaibi /Basma Alsharif /Anonymous Syrian Exhibition/Artkiler /WastedworksVideo Collective / MounaAbo Assali /Collective No /zden Demir /Rza El-Hassan

/Bar Eviz /Sirine Fattouh/ Foundland Collective /Paul Hage Boutros / pekHamzaolu /Khaled Jarrar

/Nadia Kaabi-Linke /KatiaKameli /Christophe Katrib /Mazen Kerbaj /Elif Kse /Masasit Mati / AminaMenia / e. belit sa /

Maryam Samaan / SalahSaouli /Sharif Sehnaoui /Deniz ster /Mayye ZayedJune 14 - July 14 2013

14 Haziran - 14 Temmuz


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Sergi Al Cuma 14 Haziran18:30Opening Reception Friday June 14 6:30pm

Cumartesi, 15 Haziran

Saturday June 15Sanat-aktivist: Dijital sanatanda sosyal, politik ve kolek-

tif pratikler Artist-activist: Social,

political and collective prac-

tice in time of digital arts

Roza El-Hassansanat ve Suriye Sesleri Ko-lekti yesi (Suriye/Macaristan) artist andmember of Syrian Voices collective (Syria/Hungary)

Ghalia Elsrakbi & Lauren Alexandersanat-lar, Foundland Kolekti temsilcileri (Suriye veCape Town/Hollanda) artists and representa-tives of Foundland Collective (Syria and Cape

Town/Netherlands)Amina Meniasanat (Cezayir) artist (Algeria)

ArtkilerVideo Kolekti (Trkiye )Wastedworks Video Collective (Turkey )

Moderator:Charlotte Bankaratrmac ve k-ratr researcher and curator

Round table / Yuvarlak masa

17:00-19:00, 2.Kat / 2nd Floor

Pazar, 16 Haziran

Sunday June 16zleyicine nian al:Bir silah olarak aktivist lm

Shoot your audience:

Activist lm as a weapon.

Soudade Kadaan

ynetmen (Suriye) director (Syria)

Ltfen katlmnz e-posta ile bildirinizplease conrm your attendance by [email protected]

Atlye almas Workshop(ngilizce ve Arapa) (in English and Arabic)

12:00-17:00 2. Kat / 2nd Floor

Solucan Delikleri Wormholes

Mazen Kerbaj(mrekkep ve solvent) veSharifSehnaoui(akustik gitar)Mazen Kerbaj (inks andsolvents) & Sharif Sehnaoui (acoustic guitar)

Performans / Performance

21:00 Giri kat / Ground oor

Program Programme


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am GrselSanatlar Festivali

Visual ArtsFestival DamascusDEPO Istanbul 2013

amda 2010 ylnda balayan am Grsel

Sanatlar Festivalinin amac, Ortadoudaki

ada grsel pratiklere odaklanan buluma-

lar ve tartmalar iin bir platform olutur-

mak, Suriyeden ve komu Arap lkelerinden

gen sanatlarla, uluslararas sanatlar

arasnda iletiime olanak yaratmakt.

Since its launch in Damascus in 2010, the

aim of the Visual Arts Festival Damascus has

been to create a platform for meetings and

debates focusing on contemporary visual

practice in the Middle East and to encour-

age and facilitate exchange between young

artists in Syria and the neighbouring Arab

countries as well as their international peers.

2011de Suriye ayaklanmalar balaynca

festivalin format deiti ve gebe bir hal ald:

Festivale 2012de Uluslararas Rotterdam Film

Festivali, Power Cut Middle East program kap-

samnda yer vererek ev sahiplii yapt. Sergi,

gsterim, konuma ve atlye almalarndan

oluan programyla 2013 festivali ise DEPO

stanbulda gerekleiyor. Programda yer alan

btn yaptlar, Arap lkeleri ve Trkiyeden

sanatlara ak, dijital sanat ileri ars ze-

rine gnderilen bavurular arasndan seildi.

When the Syrian uprising began in 2011, the

format of the festival changed and became

nomadic: In 2012, it was hosted by the Inter-

national Film Festival Rotterdam, as part of

the Power Cut Middle East program, and

in 2013 a program of exhibition, screenings,

talks and workshops will be hosted by DEPO

in Istanbul. The program was selected on

the basis of a call for digital art works for

artists from the Arab countries and Turkey.

Bugn, 2013 festivalinin alnn birka

gn ncesinde Trkiyenin her tarafnda

protestolar var. Kentte yaayanlar popler

bir buluma alanndan mahrum edecek yeni

bir imar projesine kar balatlan protes-

to, siyasal iktidarn kstahlna itiraz eden

daha geni bir harekete ve yurttalk haklar

zerindeki baskya kar bir beyana dnm

durumda. The New Yorkerda yaymlanan son

makalesinde Orhan Pamuk, Taksim Meyda-

nn, kendi ailesinin 1950lerde kesilmekten

kurtard yal bir kestane aacyla kar-

latryor. Aile fertleri kesimi engellemek

iin srayla nbet tutmu ve aac korumay

baarmtr. imdi de stanbul halk, parkyla

beraber bir meydan, tad ortak yaam ve

sosyal katlm anlaryla birlikte savunuyor.

Now, only a few days before the opening of

the 2013 edition of the festival, protests are

taking place throughout Turkey. What started

as a protest against yet another develop-

ment project in Istanbul that would deprive

the citys inhabitants of a favorite gathering

place has developed into a wider movement

against gouvernmental arrogance and a state-

ment against the repression of civic rights.

In a recent article in The New Yorker, Orhan

Pamuk compared Taksim Square with an oldchestnut tree that his own family successfully

saved from being cut down in the 1950s. The


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members of his family took turns in guarding

the tree and were able to preserve it. Now,

the people of Istanbul are guarding a square

with its park, together with its memories

of civic engagement and communal life.

Arap dnyasnda devam eden zgrlk ve

yurttalk haklar mcadelelerinde olduu

gibi Trkiyede de birok sanat bu harekete

dahil oldu. phesiz bu durum, sanatlarn

almalar zerinde de byk tesir yaratacak.

Just as in the ongoing ghts for freedom

and civic rights in the Arab world, many

artists in Turkey are engaged in this move-

ment. And it is sure to have an important

impact on the work of these artists.

Arap lkelerinde, ayaklanmalar ve bunlara

elik eden sorular, blgedeki birok sanatnn

son dnem yaptlarnda iz brakt. Sosyal ve

cora kimlik ve roller iin yeni tanmlama

araylar, aidiyetle ilgili yeni kavramlar tret-

me ihtiyac ve sanatsal pratiin iindeki insani

deneyimi merkez almaya doru genel bir y-

nelim, bu yeni retimlerdeki belirgin temalar.

Bu seneki festival iin seilen projelerin ou

nemli sosyal meseleleri ele alyor ve byk

ksm da zel bir aktivist karakter tayor.

In the Arab countries, the ongoing upheavals

and the questions accompanying them are

visible in the recent works of many artists.

The search for new denitions of social

and geographical identities and roles, the

need to create new notions of belonging

and a general turn towards centering the

human experience within artistic practice

are all themes that are very present. Many

of the works selected for this years fes-

tival address important social issues and

many have a distinctive activist character.

Bu gen, angaje ve heyecan verici sanat

ortamndan bir sekiyi sunmaktan mutluluk

duyuyor ve izleyicileri al takip eden iki gn

DEPOda dzenlenecek yuvarlak masa toplan-

tlarna, tartmalara ve sonundaki deneysel

grsel-iitsel performansa davet ediyoruz.

We would like to invite the audience to

explore the work of this young, engaged

and exciting art scene and to participate in

the round tables and discussions proposed

at DEPO during the two days following the

opening. The opening days will close with

an experimental audiovisual performance.

am Grsel Sanatlar Festivali, destekleri

dolaysyla sponsorlar Prens Claus Fonu,

Danimarka Sanat Konseyi ve Agial Gale-

ri Beyruta, hazrlk srecindeki ibirlii

ve bir ay srecek sergi ve etkinliklere ev

sahiplii iin DEPOya teekkr eder.

The Visual Arts Festival Damascus would

like to thank our sponsors, Prince Claus

Fund, the Danish Arts Council and Agial

Gallery, Beirut for their support and DEPO

for hosting us for one month of activities.

Charlotte Bank & Delphine Leccas

CuratorsKratrler


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Tomorrows Farewell (Demain ladieu) Yarnn Vedas 2012, 2Digital camera and computer animation, sound (French with English subtitles)

Dijital kamera ve bilgisayar animasyonu, ses (Franszca, ngilizce alt yazl)

Love in time of war is a revolt: a revolt against

fear, anger, perturbation, and the presence of

death. The lm has been written in the explora-

tion of the complexity of how all these feelings

intertwine and is visually interpreted to carry

the echo of the experience of tumultuous times.

Sava zamannda ak bir isyandr: korkuya, f-

keye, huzursuzlua ve lmn mevcudiyetine

kar bir isyan. Film, tm bu duygularn birbiri

iine geiindeki karmakl aratrmak zere

yazlm ve alkantl zamanlardaki deneyim-

lerin yanksn tayacak biimde grsel olarak

yorumlanm.

Born in Damascus (Syria), lives in Montreal

(Canada). Having graduated from the Faculty

of ne arts in Damascus, Adib then received a

BA degree in Film Animation from Concordia

University - Mel Hoppenheim School of cinema.

She works as a freelance editor and indepen-

dent lmmaker.

am doumlu, Montrealde yayor. Adib, amda

Gzel Sanatlar Fakltesinden mezun olduktan

sonra Concordia niversitesi Mel Hoppenheim

Sinema Okulundan Film Animasyon alannda

eitim ald. Bamsz editr ve lm yapmcs

olarak alyor.

Madonna Adib


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Calling things by their names. Just to remind ourselves

that it exists by writing words or the names of what we

see, no more. Since the beginning of the revolution in

Syria, Al Halabi is regularly posting pictures on social

networks that are based on video found on internet,

commented just by words. As a blind reaction in front of

the horror, pictures disappear and allow just the place

for the words to resonate as an echo in our minds.

eyleri isimleriyle armak. Sadece, kelimeler yazarak

var olduklarn veya artk gremediimiz eyleri ken-

dimize hatrlatmak. Al Halabi Suriyede devrimin ba-

langcndan bu yana, internette bulunmu videolar baz

alan resimleri, zerlerinde kelimeler yazlm olarak sos-

yal alara dzenli ekilde yklyor. Dehetin karsnda

kr bir tepki olarak, resimler yok olurken zihinlerimizde

bir yank halinde nlamas iin kelimelere yer ayor.

Born in Majdal-Shams (Golan Heights),

lives in Vienna (Austria). Al Halabi grad-

uated from the Faculty of ne arts in

Damascus, then from the Academy of

ne art Vienna. He has participated in

several collective exhibitions in the

Middle-East and in Europe.

Majdal-Shams (Golan Tepeleri) doum-

lu, Viyanada yayor. Al Halabi, am

Gzel Sanatlar Fakltesinin ardndan

Viyana Gzel Sanatlar Akademisinden

mezun oldu. Ortadou ve Avrupada e-

itli karma sergilere katld.

Cheek Yanak 2013Digital work printed on paper Kat zerine dijital basm

Akram Al Halabi


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Illumination (Noor) Aydnlanma (Nur) 2013, 64Video, single channel, sound Video, tek kanal, ses

Re-tracing the mystical and historical

importance of the desert, Alshaibi un-

earths its paradox as a metaphor and

as a living presence, a place for estab-

lishing connection, disconnection and

identity. The desert voices our search

for meaning and connection within our

own consciousness and with each oth-

er as interdependent peoples and na-

tions from the region.

Alshaibi ln mistik ve tarihsel ne-

minin izini srerken, bir metafor ve bir

mevcudiyet olarak ierdii paradoksu

meydana karyor; balantlarn, kop-

malarn ve kimliin oluturulduu bir

yer. l, anlam araymz ve kendi

bilincimiz iinde ve blgenin birbirinebaml insanlar ve uluslar olarak bir-

birimizle balantlarn izini srm-

z ifade ediyor.

Born in Basra (Iraq), lives in Tucson (Arizona). Having

exhibited in over ten solo exhibitions, Sama Alshaibi

has presented her multi-media artwork in numerous in-

ternational institutions such as HilgerBROTKunsthalle

(Vienna), the Arab World Institute (Paris), Bronx Muse-

um (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art (Denver),

MoMA (New York), and events such as the 24th Instants

Video Festival (Mexico), Thessaloniki International Film

Festival. Alshaibi is currently Associate Professor of

Photography/Video Art at the University of Arizona.

Basra (Irak) doumlu, Tucsonda (Arizona) yayor. Birok

solo sergi am olan Sama Alshabinin multimedya ya-

ptlar, Viyana HilgerBROT Kunsthalle, Paris Arap Dn-

yas Enstits, New York Bronx Mzesi, Denver ada

Sanat Mzesi, New York MoMA gibi eitli uluslararas

kurumlarda ve Mexico 24.Instants Video Festivali, Se-

lanik Uluslararas Film Festivali gibi etkinliklerde sergi-lenmitir. Alshaibi halen Arizona niversitesinde Foto-

raf ve Video Sanat doentidir.

Sama Alshaibi


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A woman recounts her story of the massexodus of Palestinians from Jerusalem.

The tale moves backwards in time and

through various landscapes but the

events are not being undone and the

story has not been untold. Farther

Than The Eye Can See is the tracing

of a decaying experience told through

words of a place that no longer exists.

Bir kadn, Filistinlilerin Kuds kitlesel

olarak terk ediine dair kendi yksn

anlatyor. Hikaye zamanda geriye do-

ru ve eitli manzaralar boyunca ilerli-

yor ancak olaylar tersine evrilemiyor,

yk anlatlmam hale dnemiyor.

Gzn Grebileceinden Uzakta artk

var olmayan bir yerin kelimeleriyle an-

latlm kaybolan bir deneyimin izlerini

sryor.

Born in Kuwait, lives nomadically between Paris (France)and Chicago (USA) Basma Alsharif regularly presents her

work in international events and institutions such as the

Arab World Institute (Paris), Manifesta 8, Sharjah Bien-

nial where she received a Jury Prize, Video Brasil, Rot-

terdam Film Festival, Berlinale, Yamagata International

Documentary Film Festival and the Palestine Film Festi-

vals (London, Chicago, Boston and Ann Harbor).

Kuveyt doumlu, Paris ve Chicago arasnda ger halde

yayor. Basma Alsharifin yaptlar Paris Arap Dnyas

Enstits, Manifesta 8, Sharjah Bienali, Video Brasil,

Rotterdam Film Festivali, Berlinale, Yamagata Uluslara-

ras Belgesel Film Festivali ve Filistin Film Festivalleri

(Londra, Chicago, Boston ve Ann Harbor) gibi uluslaras

kurum ve etkinliklerde sergilendi. Sharjah Bienalinde

Jri dl kazand.

Farther Than The Eye Can See Gzn Grebileceinden Uzakta 2012, 13Video, single channel, sound (English version), loop Video, tek kanal, ses, loop

Production Sharjah Art Foundation and The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture

Prodksiyon Sharjah Sanat Vakf ve Arap Sanat Kltr Fonu

Basma Alsharif

Courtesy of the artist and the Galerie Imane Fars, Paris.


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Anonymous Syrian Exhibition Anonim Suriye Sergisi 20112013

Photograph, drawing, painting, etching printed on paper Fotoraf, izim, resim, kat zerine bask

Osama Horany, At the beginning, It was a wall, 2012

For months now, a new generation

of Syrian artists has been using in-

ternet and social networks, to testify

of the reality of the situation in the

country, by posting videos, graphic

designs, drawings, etchings, paint-

ings and photos. The internet has

become an important platform to

distribute these works and to com-

ment on the news, sometimes with

a particular sense of humor or even

a twist of poetry. Yeni nesil sanat-lar aylardr video, grak tasarm,

izim, bask, resim ve fotoraf ile-

rini internet ve sosyal alarda pay-

laarak bu mecralar Suriyedeki du-

rumun gerekliine tanklk etmek

iin kullanyorlar. O zamandan beri

internet bu retimlerin datlmas-

n ve haberleri kimi zaman belirli bir

mizah duygusu veya iirsel bir tonla

yorumlamay mmkn klan nemli

bir platforma dnt.

The artists selected for the exhibition are active on the

web and regularly present their artworks to illustrate and

comment the events in the country. The project presents

more than 30 pictures taken from Facebook to illustrate

the work of activists, anonymous individuals or groups,

all representative of the current Syrian art scene (includ-

ing Abdul Karim Majdal al-Beik, Yaser Sa, Walid El Mas-

ri, Waseem Al Marzouki, Khalil Younes, Mohamad Omran,

G.Safadi, Akram Al Halabi, Amjad Wardeh, Azza Abo Reb-

bieh, Osama Horany, Abo Alshams Alsoorrii, Collective No,

The Syrian People Know Their Way, The Stamps of the

Syrian Revolution). The exhibition has been presented inEurope in institutions such as New Art Exchange Gallery

(Nottingham), La Fabbrica del Vappore (Milan) and Museo

di Palazzo Poggi (Bologna). Sergi iin seilen sanatlar

webde aktier ve lkenin gndemini tarif etmek ve yorum-

lamak amacyla dzenli olarak yaptlarn burada sunuyor-

lar. Facebooktan alnan 30 resim, u andaki Suriye sanat

ortamn temsil edebilecek aktivistlerin, anonim birey ya

da gruplarn ilerini gstermek zere basld. Sergi Avru-

pada, Nottingham New Art Exchange Gallery, Milano La

Fabbrica del Vappore ve Bolonya Museo di Palazzo Poggi

gibi kurumlarda sunuldu.

Anonymous Syrian Exhibition


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Ankara Resistance describes the re-

sistance of the people in the Dikmen

Valley in Ankara since 2007 against the

urban transformation in their neigh-

borhood, planned to be transformed as

residences for the upper classes.

Ankara Direnii, 2007den bu yana in-

sanlarn Ankara Dikmen Vadisinde, st

snar iin rezidanslar ina edilmesi

planlanan mahallelerinde kentsel d-

nme kar direniini anlatyor.

Based in Istanbul and Ankara (Turkey), Artkiler / Wast-

edworks is a collective founded in 2007 by video artists,

activists and researchers. Its a platform aiming to dis-

cuss, collect, collaborate, produce and exhibit projects

that question socio-political issues in the elds of media

and digital arts.

stanbul ve Ankara merkezli Artkiler 2007de video

sanatlar, aktivistler ve aratrmaclar tarafndan ku-

rulmu bir kolektif. Medya ve dijital sanatlar alannda

sosyopolitik meseleleri sorgulayan projeler retmek ve

sergilemek, bunlar zerine tartmak ve i birlikleri yap-

mak amac tayan bir platform.

An Ankara Resistance Bir Ankara Direnii 2012, 837Video, sound (Turkish with English subtitles) Video, ses (Trke, ngilizce alt yazl)

Artkiler Video Kolektifi

Wastedworks Video Collective


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Propaganda Propaganda 2012, 222Stop motion video, loop, sound Stop motion video, loop, ses

The video proposes a reec-

tion about propaganda, ste-

reotypes and the manipulative

role played by the media.

Bu video propaganda, klieler

ve medyann maniplatif rol

zerine bir kir yrtmedir.

Born in Damascus (Syria), lives in Beirut (Lebanon). Abo Assali,

graduated from the Department of Visual Communication at the

Arab International University in Damascus, has lmed and di-

rected two short lms.

am doumlu, Beyrutta yayor. Abo Assali, amdaki Arap Ulus-

lararas niversitesi, Grsel letiim blmnden mezun oldu.

Ynettii ve ektii iki ksa lmi var.

Born in Damascus (Syria), lives in Dubai (UAE). Al-Chalati, grad-

uated from the Department of Visual Communication at ArabInternational University in Damascus, is an artist, specialized in

three-dimensional design, graphic design and animation.

am doumlu, Dubaide yayor. Al-Chalati, amdaki Arap Ulus-

lararas niversitesi, Grsel letiim blmnden mezun oldu.

boyutlu tasarm, grak tasarm ve animasyon alannda uzman-

lat.

Mouna Abo Assali & Amr Al Chalati


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The collective proposes to Syrian peo-

ple to express their opposition by send-

ing their own picture and message us-

ing the body to form the word thatmeans no in Arabic.

Kolektif Suriyelileri muhalefetlerini

kendi bedenlerini Arapa hayr anla-

mna gelen kelimesinin formundakullanarak oluturacaklar resim ve

mesajlarla ifade etmeye davet ediyor.

Collective No is a group of artists and activists who

launched a page on Facebook in February 2012. Inspired

by the drawing of the famous Palestinian cartoonist Naji

Al-Ali (1936-1987), the video is a part of a series of mul-

timedia works presented by the collective.

Kolektif Hayr, Facebookta 2012 ylnda bir sayfa olu-

turan bir grup sanat ve aktivistin ismi. Filistinli nl

karikatrist Naji Al-Alinin (1936-1987) bir iziminden

esinlenen video, kolektin sunduu bir dizi multimedya

iinin parasdr.

No Hayr 2013 328Video, loop, sound (Arabic with English subtitles) Video, loop, ses (Arapa, ngilizce altyazl)

Collective No


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Net 179502012 852Video, sound (Turkish with English subtitles) Video, ses (Trke, ngilizce altyazl)

In Istanbul, every day, thousands of trucks car-

ries debris created by demolition to the periph-

ery of the city and ll the old coal mines with

displaced stories. Thus, the memory is mea-

sured by kilogram per truck: total 31300 kilo-

grams, net 17950. Between fantasy and reality,

Ali, a displaced man, commences a reconstruc-

tion.

stanbulda her gn binlerce kamyon hafriyat,

yerinden edilen hikayelerle beraber kentin e-

perlerine tanyor ve eski maden ocaklarna

boaltlyor. Bellek kamyon bana den kilog-

ramla llyor: toplam 31300 kilo, net 17950.

Ali, yerinden edilmi bir adam; hayal ve gerek-

lik arasnda bir yeniden ina iine giriiyor.

Born and lives in Istanbul (Turkey). Graduat-

ed on Architectural Design in Bilgi University,

zden Demir is the co-founder of Video Tezgah

which shoots urban and architecture videos.

Shes currently working on cinema and archi-

tecture in her doctoral research in T.

stanbul doumlu, stanbulda yayor. zden

Demir, Bilgi niversitesi Mimari Tasarm bl-

mnden mezun oldu. Kent ve mimariyle ilgili

videolar reten Video Tezgahnn kurucularn-

dan. Halen, Tde sinema ve mimarlk zerine

doktora almasn srdryor.

zden Demir


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El-Hassan spends many hours in front of her

computer, sometimes all day, sharing the

strongest images, artworks and documenta-

ry webpages shes receiving. Counting the

days on her Facebook timeline is formallyconnected to On Kawaras conceptualism,

but it is rst at all, an exercise of self-dis-

cipline. From individual posts, personal sto-

ries and mood, day after day, her timeline

becomes a collective story, the memory of a

national history that she invites us to share.

El-Hassan saatlerini, bazen tm gnn bil-

gisayar banda, kendisine ulaan en kuv-

vetli imajlar, sanat ilerini ve belgesel web

sayfalarn paylaarak geiriyor. Facebook

zaman izelgesindeki gnlerin saym biim-

sel olarak On Kawarann kavramsallyla

ilintili ancak ncelikle bir z disiplin egzer-

sizi. Bireysel yklemeler, kiisel hikayeler ve

ruh hallerine kadar birok girile dolu zamanizelgesi gnden gne kolektif bir ykye

dnyor, bizleri paylamaya davet ettii

ulusal bir tarihin ansna.

Born and lives in Budapest (Hungary). Rza El-Has-

san is a conceptual artist, who creates drawings,

objects and performances, and often works as

theoretician and initiates or curates projects. Her

work has been exhibited during several retrospec-tives at Kunstmuseum (Basel) and Mcsarnok/

Kunsthalle (Budapest) and in solo exhibitions at

Drawing Center (New York), Museum of contem-

porary art (Budapest), Venice Biennale, Hungarian

Pavilion and several collective exhibitions such

as at Mumok (Vienna), Sharjah Biennial, Haus der

Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), Jeu de Paume (Paris)

or Sao Paulo Biennial. Budapetede yayor. Kav-

ramsal sanat Rza El-Hassan izimler, nesneler

ve performanslar retiyor, sksk teorisyen olarak

alyor ve proje kratrl yapyor. Yaptlar

Basel Kunstmuseum ve Budapete Mcsarnok/

Kunsthallede ve New York Drawing Center, Buda-

pete ada Sanat Mzesi, Venedik Bienali Maca-

ristan Pavyonu ve dier karma sergilerde, ViyanaMumok, Sharjah Bienali, Berlin Haus der Kulturen

der Welt, Paris Jeu de Paume ve Sao Paulo Biena-

linde sergilendi.

Share Payla 2013

Interactive installation (chair, desktop, computer) nteraktif yerletirme (sandalye, masa, bilgisayar)

Rza El-Hassan


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Lost Kayp 2012, 337Video Video

Through the streets and the chaos of a

big city, a man is in search of his iden-

tity.

Bir adam byk ehrin sokaklarnda ve

kaosu iinde kimliini aryor.

Born in Kurtalan, lives in Batman (Turkey). Graduated

from History Teaching Department in Dicle University,

Bari Eviz works as a teacher and has been leading the

cultural organization B-art. He has participated in sever-

al events such as the 3rd Canakkale Biennale

Kurtalan doumlu, Batmanda yayor. Dicle niversitesi

Tarih retmenlii Blmnden mezun olan Bar Eviz,

retmenlik yapyor ve B-art kltr merkezini ynetiyor.

Son olarak 3. anakkale Bienaline katld.

Bar Eviz


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Questioning the human vulnerability

towards external conditions in regard

to time and distance, Sirine Fattouhs

work presents a weightlifting athlete

who, starting from his passion for sport

and his relationship to the body and

beauty, recounts his encounter with his

wife and his denition for seduction.

Sirine Fattouhun, zaman ve mesafeye

nazaran d koullar karsnda insankrlganln sorgulayan iinde, bir hal-

terci spor tutkusundan, bedeniyle ve

gzellikle olan ilikisinden balayarak,

karsyla karlamalarn ve kendi cazi-

be tanmn anlatyor.

Born in Beirut, lives between Paris (France) and Beirut

(Lebanon). Sirine Fattouh graduated from the cole

Nationale Suprieure dArts of Paris-Cergy and is also

a PhD candidate in Arts at the University Paris 1 Pan-

theon-Sorbonne. She has exhibited her work in group

shows and solo exhibitions such as Beirut Art Center,

National Museum of Carthage (Tunisia) and Edge of Ara-

bia (London).

Beyrut doumlu, Paris ve Beyrutta yayor. Paris-Cergy

cole Nationale Suprieure dArtstan mezun olan Siri-

ne Fattouh Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne niversitesinde

doktora almalarn yrtyor. Yaptlar Beyrut Sanat

Merkezi, Tunus Kartaca Ulusal Mzesi ve Londra Edge of

Arabiadaki eitli sergilerde yer almtr.

Love Talk Part II Ak Sohbeti Blm II 2009, 441Video (Arabic with English subtitles) Video (Arapa, ngilizce altyazl)

With the support of Ashkal AlwanAshkal Alwan desteiyle.

Sirine Fattouh


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Simba, The last Prince of Baath Country Simba, Baas lkesinin Son Prensi 2012, 2322/449

Video installation, double-sided video projection, sound, shelves, publication

Video yerletirme, ift tara video projeksiyon, ses, raar, basl yayn

The project was developed from a carefully select-

ed set of propaganda images gathered from Face-

book but originally created and distributed by the

anonymous Photoshop makers of the Syrian Elec-

tronic army. These propaganda images have been

traced on Google till their original sources. By com-

bining the images, informational texts and a ction-

al interview with an image maker, the installation

aims to formulate an impression and curiosity for

the myth created by the enemy but also tries to

understand the complex and sometimes surprising

use and appropriation of found, digital imagery.

Facebooktan zenle derlenmi propaganda grsel-

lerinden oluturulmu yayn ilk olarak Suriye Elekt-

ronik ordusunun isimsiz Photoshopular tarafndan

retildi ve datld. Bu propaganda grsellerinin izi

Googleda orijinal kaynaklarna kadar srld. Gr-

selleri, bilgilendirme metinleri ve bir imaj yaratc-

syla yaplm kurgusal rportajla birletiren yerle-

tirme, dman tarafndan yaratlm mit hakkndabir izlenim ve merak oluturmay amalarken, bu-

lunmu dijital imajlarn karmak ve bazen de ar-

tc kullanm ve temelln de anlamaya alyor.

Based in Amsterdam. The collective was

co-founded in 2009 by Ghalia Elsrakbi (Da-

mascus, Syria) and Lauren Alexander (Cape

Town, South Africa). Working on political

environment, in the last year the collec-

tives focus has shifted to considering vir-

tual environments (such as Facebook and

YouTube) as public space environments

with a political functioning, particularly in

the Middle East. Their artistic medium is

chosen in a project-based way (workshop,

installation, publication) considering the

audience and context to be a very import-ant part of their work. Amsterdam merkezli.

Kolektif 2009da Ghalia Elsrakbi (am) ve

Lauren Alexander (Cape Town) tarafndan

kuruldu. Politik alanda alan kolektif ge-

en sene sanal ortamlar (Facebook ve You-

Tube gibi) zellikle Ortadouda siyasi ilevi

olan kamusal alanlar olarak deerlendirme-

ye odakland. Sanatsal mecrasn proje bazl

belirleyen kolektif (atlye almas, yerle-

tirme, yayn) izleyiciyi ve balam ilerinin

ok nemli bileenleri olarak grr.

Foundland Collective


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Three people are shooting with a gun.

The picture neither reveals their iden-

tities nor what they are aiming at. The

intensity and mystery of the image

versus the sad poetic music leaves the

viewer in a wondering state. The video

debates a question without settling it.

kii bir silahla ate etmektedir. Film,

bu kiilerin kim olduklarn da neye

ate ettiklerini de gstermez. Grn-

tnn keskinlii ve gizemine elik eden

hznl iirsel mzik izleyiciyi merak

iinde brakr. Video bir soruyu sonuca

balamakszn tartmaya aar.

Born in Beirut, lives between Gothenburg (Sweden) and

Beirut (Lebanon). Paul Hage Boutros nished his MFA

at Valand School of Fine Arts and became a laureate

for the UNESCO- Aschberg Bursary residency program

at the National Art Studio (Seoul). His works were ex-

hibited at Beirut Art Center, Rotterdam International

Film Festival, SPLIT Film Festival, Rencontres Interna-

tionales Film Festival, and Swedenborg International

Short Film Festival.

Beyrut doumlu, Gteborg ve Beyrutta yayor. Sanat

yksek lisans derecesini Valand Gzel Sanatlar Okulun-

dan alan Paul Hage Boutros, UNESCO-Aschberg Bur-

suyla Seul Ulusal Sanat Stdyosunda rezidans progra-

m adaydr. Yaptlar Beyrut Sanat Merkezi, Rotterdam

Uluslararas Film Festivali, SPLIT Film Festivali, Ren-

contres Internationales Film Festivali ve Swedenborg

Uluslararas Ksa Film Festivalinde gsterilmitir.

Gun Silah 2012, 615Single video channel, 16:9 stereo, sound Tek kanall 16:9 video, ses

Paul Hage Boutros

Courtesy of the artist


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We Only Dream of Places Sadece Yerleri Hayal Ediyoruz 2012 316mm flm installation 16mm lm yerletirme

We Only Dream of Places brings out

the problematic of access to the Turk-

ish history after the alphabet reform

in 1928. This piece tries to relate the

sense of loss through untranslatability

of language, in history and memory re-

lated to image and place.

Sadece Yerleri Hayal Ediyoruz,

1928deki harf devriminden sonra orta-

ya kan Trkiye tarihine eriim prob-

lemine iaret ediyor. Yapt, yaanan

kaybolma ve kaybetme hissine, tarihte,

imge ve yerle ilgili bellekte dilin terc-

me edilememesi durumu araclyla

dokunmaya alyor.

Born and lives in Istanbul (Turkey). While studying in

Central Saint Martins, pek Hamzaolu developed her

practice around the body of knowledge and theory that

has been written around national identity, documenta-

ry, archives and representation as well as boundaries of

fact and ction.

stanbul doumlu, stanbulda yayor. pek Hamzaolu

Central Saint Martinsde okudu. Pratiini ulusal kimlik,

belgesel, arivler ve temsiliyetle ilgili bilgi ve teori biri-

kimi etrafnda gelitirirken, hakikat ve kurgu arasndaki

snrlar da ele alyor.

pek Hamzaolu


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A collective harmony is an important

concept in the army. Observing the

training of soldiers gave the artist the

opportunity to discover the weakness-

es of their individuality that reects it-

self in spontaneous behavior that is far

from any military order. He observed,

re-observed them and photographed

them until he penetrated into the indi-

viduality of each one.

Kolektif uyum ordu iin nemli bir kav-

ramdr. Askerlerin eitimlerini gzlem-

lemek sanatya bireyselliklerin askeri

dzenden uzak spontan davranlarda

kendini belli eden hassasiyetini ke-

fetme olana sunar. Her bir askerin bi-

reyselliini iyice kavrayana dek onlartekrar tekrar izler ve fotoraar.

Born in Jenin, lives in Ramallah (Palestine). Working

with photography, video, and performance, Jarrar par-

ticipated in numerous events such as Sharjah Biennial,

Barbican Art Centre (London), Queens Museum of Art

(New York), London Film Festival. He is known for his

symbolic and political intervention in Palestine such as

check point exhibitions, Palestinian stamp or perma-

nent Palestinian residency card.

(Filistin) doumlu, Ramallahta yayor. Fotoraf, video

ve performansla alan Jarrar, Sharjah Bienali, Londra

Barbican Sanat Merkezi, New York Queens Sanat M-

zesi, Londra Film Festivali gibi kurum ve etkinliklerde

yer ald. Jarrar, Filistinde gerekletirdii kontrol nok-

tas sergileri, Filistin damgalar veya Filistin oturma izni

kartlar gibi sembolik, politik mdahaleleriyle tannyor.

I. Soldier I. Asker 2010, 4Video Video

Khaled Jarrar

Courtesy of the Galerie Polaris, Paris


22/36

No Hayr 2012, 419

Two channel video installation, sound (English) ki kanall video yerletirme, ses (ngilizce)

Co-produced by Liverpool Biennial and Kamel Lazaar Foundation. Commissioned by the Liverpool Biennial 2012.Liverpool Bienali ve Kamel Lazaar Vakf ortak prodksiyonu. 2012 Liverpool Bienali tarafndan sipari edilmitir.

Showing a choir of Tunisian citizens inside an

Anglican Church in Tunis and a chanting mouth,

the installation presents the asymmetrical

conversation between a crowd, without powerdespite their numbers, and the individual but

impersonal voice of authority. The work focuses

on the rigorous visa process that many must go

through in order to enter the UK and draws a

parallel between these contemporary regula-

tions and the Holy Inquisition.

Tunusta bir Anglikan Kilisesinin iindeki Tu-nus vatandalarndan oluan koroyu ve ilahi

syleyen bir az gsteren yerletirme, sayca

fazla olmasna ramen g sahibi olmayan bir

kalabalkla, iktidarn bireysel ancak gayri ahsi

sesi arasndaki asimetrik karlkl konumay

sunuyor. Yapt birok kiinin lkeye girmek iin

gemesi gereken zorlu Birleik Krallk vize sre-

cine odaklanyor ve bu gncel dzenlemelerle

Engizisyon Sorgulamalar arasnda paralellik

kuruyor.

Born in Tunis, lives between Tunis (Tunisia) and

Berlin (Germany). Nadia Kaabi-Linkes practice

can be read as a kind of documentary sculp-

ture, creating an indexical relationship with theworld and people around her. She has partici-

pated in group exhibitions at Museum of Mod-

ern Art (New York), Nam June Paik Art Center

(Seoul), Liverpool Biennial, Herbert F Johnson

Museum (Ithaca, NY), the 54th Venice Biennial,

and Sharjah Biennial. Her works are part of sev-

eral public and private collections including theMoMA collection.

Tunus doumlu, Tunus ve Berlinde yayor. Na-

dia Kaabi-Linkenin pratii dnyayla ve evre-

sindeki insanlarla dizinsel bir iliki yaratan, bir

eit belgesel heykel olarak okunabilir. New

York MoMA, Seul Nam June Paik Sanat Merkezi,

Liverpool Bienali, Ithaca NY Herbert F. Johnson

Mzesi, 54. Venedik Bienali ve Sharjah Biena-

linde sergilere katld. Yaptlar MoMA da dahil

olmak zere eitli zel ve kamusal koleksiyon-

larda yer almaktadr.

Nadia Kaabi-Linke

Timo Kaabi-Linke


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Starting from the screening of pictures

realized during the past years in Syria,

Soudade Kadaan will propose a discus-

sion on different categories of activist

lms followed by a workshop using

short lms (maximum 5min), rushes

and interviews brought by the partic-

ipants.

Getiimiz yllarda Suriyede ekilen

baz lmlerin gsteriminin ardndan

Soudade Kadaan farkl aktivist lm

kategorileri zerine tartmay aacak.

Daha sonra da katlmclarn getirece-

i ksa lmler (maksimum 5 dakikalk),

ham ekimler ve rportajlarn kullan-

laca bir atlye almas yaplacak.

Born in Paris (France), lives in Beirut (Lebanon). Sou-

dade Kadaan directed and produced documentary lms

for Aljazeera Documentary Channel, UNDP, UNHCR and

UNICEF. Her lms have screened at several venues na-

tionally and internationally and have received interna-

tional awards such as the Martine Filippi award, URTI

Grand Prix for Authors Documentaries, Monte Carlo TV

festival, the PriMed (CMCA, Marseille), TRT Internation-

al Documentary Film award (Turkey) and the Muhr Arab

Documentary award (Dubai International Film Festival).Currently, she is working on her rst feature ction lm.

Paris doumlu, Beyrutta yayor. Soudade Kadaan, Al-

jazeera Belgesel Kanal, UNDP, UNHCR ve UNICEF iin

belgesel lmler ynetti ve yapmcln stlendi. Film-

leri ulusal ve uluslararas eitli mekanlarda gsterildi.

Martine Filippi dl, URTI Belgeselciler Byk dl,

Monte Carlo TV festivali, PriMed (CMCA, Marsilya), TRTUluslararas Belgesel dl ve Muhr Arap Belgesel d-

l (Dubai Uluslararas Film Festivali) sahibidir. Halen ilk

uzun metrajl kurgu lmi zerine almaktadr.

Shoot your audience: Activist lm as a weapon zleyicine nian al: Bir silah olarak aktivist lmWorkshop (in English and Arabic)Atlye almas (ngilizce ve Arapa)

please confrm your attendance by emailltfen katlmnz e-posta ile bildiriniz [email protected]

Soudade Kadaan


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Untitled simsiz 2011, 222Video Video

Filmed in Algiers during the Arab

Spring, the video refers to the situation

of women in the Arab world and ques-

tions the idea of revolution. Here, it is a

silent revolution, where the mute ban-

ners carry no slogans. Cardboard boxes

strewn along a pavement are seen to

form a peculiar assemblage. From this

fragile architecture, a woman emerges

who is soon joined by other women.

Arap Bahar esnasnda Cezayirde eki-

len video, Arap dnyasnda kadnlarn

durumunu ele alyor ve Devrim krini

sorguluyor. Burada grlen sessiz bir

devrim, pankartlarda herhangi bir slo-

gan yok. Kaldrm zerine salm mu-

kavva kutular tuhaf bir asamblaj olu-turuyor. Bu krlgan mimari iinden bir

kadn ortaya kyor ve dier kadnlar

hemen ardndan ona katlyor.

Born in Clermont-Ferrand, lives in Paris (France). Ka-

melis work is closely linked to her personal experi-

ence of dual identities, exploring multiplicity and the

in-between. Through video, photography, installation

and drawing, she investigates intercultural spaces, in-

tersecting identities and their construction. Her work

has been shown internationally, such as Centre Georges

Pompidou (Paris), French Cinematheque, Manifesta 8,

Seville Biennale, Bamako Encounters, and Marrakech

and Dakar Biennale.

Clemont-Ferrand doumlu, Pariste yayor. Kamelinin

okluu ve arada olma durumunu aratrd ileri,

kendi ikili kimlik deneyimiyle yakndan ilikili. Video,

fotoraf, yerletirme ve izim araclyla kltrler aras

mekanlar, kesien kimlikleri ve bunlarn inasn ince-

liyor. Yaptlar Paris Centre Georges Pompidou, Fransz

Cinematheque, Manifesta 8, Sevilla Bienali, Bamako En-counters, Marake ve Dakar bienallerinde gsterildi.

Katia Kameli



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In a poetic and meditative story, Messages

from an Alien conveys the inner thoughts of

an extra-terrestrial who lands in a rural idyllic

town on planet Earth. Images of his home plan-

et intertwine with this new environment as he

wonders around trying to make contact. Could

the towns many sculptures prove to be his only

interlocutors?

Bir Uzayldan Mesajlar iirsel ve dnce dolu

bir hikayede, d dnyadan gezegenin krsal bir

yerleim yerine inen bir yabancnn i dnce-

lerini aktarr. Etrafta irtibat kurmaya alarak

gezinirken, kendi gezegeninden imgeler bu

yeni evreyle i ie geer. Kasabadaki heykeller

onun yegane iletiim araclar olabilir mi?

Born in Clamart (France), lives in Beirut (Leba-

non). Multi-media artist and musician, Christo-

phe Katrib has been part of several collective

exhibitions, artist workshops, residencies, and

lm screenings in Lebanon and abroad. Chris-

tophe is a Fulbright scholarship recipient and is

set to pursue a 2-year MFA in visual arts in the

USA starting Fall 2013.

Clamart, Fransa doumlu, Beyrutta yayor.

Multi medya sanats ve mzisyen olan Chris-

tophe Katrib, Lbnanda ve baka lkelerde bir-

ok kolektif sergi, sanat atlye almas, re-

zidans ve lm gsterimlerine katld. Fulbright

bursu kazanan Christophe 2013 ylnda ABDde

iki yllk grsel sanatlar MFA programna ba-

layacak.

Messages from an Alien Bir Uzayldan Mesajlar 2012, 1015Video, sound (English) Video, ses (ngilizce)

Christophe Katrib


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Wormholes Solucan Delikleri 45

Improvised performance, music and visuals Doalama performans, mzik ve grseller

Wormholes is an ongoing

audio-visual project by Mazen

Kerbaj (inks and solvents) andSharif Sehnaoui (acoustic gui-

tar). Performed live and in to-

tal improvisation mode, its an

attempt to alter a specic seg-

ment within time and space,

hoping to open a corridor be-

tween two artistic disciplines,

allowing them to give each

other meaning. It is in many

ways the outcome of over 12

years of artistic collaboration

and understanding.

Solucan Delikleri Mazen Ker-

baj (mrekkep ve solventler)

ve Sharif Sehnaouinin (akustik

gitar) devam eden grsel-iit-

sel projesidir. Tamamen do-

alama modunda ve canl icra

edilen zaman ve mekan iinde

belirli bir kesiti deitirme gi-

riimi, iki sanat disiplini arasn-

da, birbirlerine anlam katma-larna izin verecek bir koridor

ama midini tar. Birok a-

dan, 12 yl aan bir ibirlii ve

anlayn rndr.

Born and lives in Beirut (Lebanon). Sharif Sehnaoui is a free im-

provising guitarist. He has performed his music worldwide and

played in many festivals such as Soundeld (Chicago), MulhouseMusic Festival; Club Transmediale (Berlin), Skanu Mesz (Riga) or

Musikprotokoll (Graz). Along with Mazen Kerbaj he created the

Irtijal festival contributing to the emergence of an unprece-

dented experimental music scene in Lebanon. Beyrut doumlu,

Beyrutta yayor. Sharif Sehnaoui serbest doalama gitaristi-

dir. Dnyann eitli yerlerinde ve Chicago Soundeld, Mulhouse

Mzik Festivali, Berlin Transmediale, Riga Skanu Mesz ve Graz

Musikprotokoll gibi festivallerde mziini icra etti. Mazen Kerbaj

ile birlikte, Lbnanda daha nce olmayan bir deneysel mzik or-

tamnn domasna katkda bulunan Irtijal festivalini balatt.

Born in Zabbougha and lives in Beirut (Lebanon). Both musician

and visual artist, Mazen Kerbaj published more than a dozen

books and many short stories and drawings (LAssociation, Dar el

Adab, Internazionale, Le Monde Diplomatique). He is also one of

the founders of the Lebanese free improvisation scene that or-

ganizes the annual Irtijal festival in Beirut. His work was exhib-

ited both in solo and in collective exhibitions and for the past 10

years. Mazen Kerbaj has toured in solo and with various bands in

the Middle East, all around Europe, and in the USA. Zabbougha

doumlu, Beyrutta yayor. Grsel sanat ve mzisyen Mazen

Kerbaj, birok kitap, ksa hikaye ve izimlerini yaymlad (LAs-

sociation, Dar el Adab, Internazionale, Le Monde Diplomatique).Her yl dzenlenen Irtijal festivalini de yapan Lbnan serbest

doalama evresinin kurucularndandr. Yaptlar solo ve karma

sergilerde gsterildi. Mazen Kerbaj, Ortadou, Avrupa ve ABDde

solo olarak ve eitli gruplarla konserler verdi.

Mazen Kerbaj & Sharif Sehnaoui


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Close to abstract painting, the large

scale pictures bring us on the edge of

the city and its architecture.

Soyut resme yakn byk lekli foto-

raar izleyiciyi kent ve mimarinin snr-

larna gtryor.

Born in Adana, lives in Mersin (Turkey). Elif Kse is a stu-

dent in ne art at Mersin University. She has presented

her work in several collective exhibitions.

Adana doumlu, Mersinde yayor. Elif Kse halen Mer-

sin niversitesi Gzel Sanatlar Fakltesinde okuyor. Ya-

ptlar eitli karma sergilerde yer ald.

Time, Space, Nature, Death Zaman, Mekan, Doa, lm 2012Digital print on dekota Dekota zerine dijital bask, 60x90 cm

Elif Kse


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Top Goon-Diaries of a little dictator Top Goon-Kk Bir Diktatrn GnlkleriVideo, sound (Arabic with English subtitles) Video, ses (Arapa, ngilizce altyazl)

Episode 1: Beeshus nightmaresBlm 1: Beeshunun kabuslar, 2011, 644

Episode 2: Who wants to kill a million?Blm 2: Milyonlar ldrmeyi kim ister?, 2011, 626

Episode 12: Peaceful, PeacefulBlm 12: Barl, Barl, 2012, 512

Top Goon-Diaries of a little dictator is web-

based series composed of more than 30 short

episodes of nger puppet theatre. Each episode

expresses with black satire the artists collec-

tives criticism of the Syrian regime and its vio-

lence towards the population.

Top Goon-Kk Bir Diktatrn Gnlkleri,

parmak kukla tiyatrosunun otuzdan fazla ksa

blmnden oluan web-tabanl bir seri. Herbir blm, sanat kolektinin Suriye rejimine

ve onun halka uygulad iddete ynelttikleri

eletiriyi kara mizah yoluyla ifade ediyor.

Based in several Middle Eastern countries, in-

cluding Syria. The creative collective of ten

young Syrian artists, actors and activists calls

itself Masasit Mati, named after the straw used

to drink Mati tea, a popular herbal tea in Syria,

which is widely enjoyed in the country.

Suriyede ve farkl Ortadou lkelerinde yerle-

ik. On Suriyeli gen sanat, aktr ve aktivist-

ten oluan yaratc kolektin ismi Masasit Mati,Suriyede ok popler olan bitki ay Matiyi i-

mek iin kullanlan kamtan geliyor.

Masasit Mati


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From 1953 to 1957, the Deputy-Mayor of Algiers

Jacques Chevallier appointed the architect Fer-

nand Pouillon to undertake building projects:social housing for the benet of poor Algerians.

At the same time as the launch of this housing

battle, another battle breaks out, a far more

erce one: the Algerian War. Even if the imag-

es, realised by Chevalliers collaborator, do not

show this context, they depict the making of

what would transform the face of the capital

city.

1953ten 1957ye kadar, Cezayir Belediye Reis

Muavini Jacques Chevallier mimar Fernand

Poullionu inaat projeleri iin grevlendirir:

yoksul Cezayirliler yararna sosyal konutlar. Bu

konut mcadelesinin balangcyla ayn ta-

rihlerde ok daha iddetli baka bir mcadele

patlak verir: Cezayir Sava. Chevallierin ibir-

lii yapt kiinin rettii imajlar bu balam

yanstmasa da, bakentin ehresini deitirecek

olan projenin aamalarn gsterir.

Born and lives in Algiers (Algeria). Working

across installation, sculpture, photography, and

drawing, Menias work actively questions ourrelation to architectural and historical spaces.

She has shown her work nationally and inter-

nationally, including Museum of Modern Art

(Algiers), Cornerhouse (Manchester), Museum

of Contemporary Art (Leon), National Museum

of Carthage, Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin)

and Sharjah and Pontevedra Biennale. Cezayir

doumlu, Cezayirde yayor.

Meniann yerletirme, heykel, fotoraf ve izim

arasnda gidip gelen ileri, mimari ve tarihi me-

kanlarla olan ilikimizi aktif biimde sorgular.

Yaptlar, Cezayir Modern Sanat Mzesi, Manc-

hester Cornerhouse, Leon ada Sanat Mzesi,

Kartaca Ulusal Mzesi, Dublin Royal Hibernian

Academy ile Sharjah ve Pontevedra bienallerin-

de gsterildi.

A Peculiar Family Album (Un album de famille bien particulier) Tuhaf Bir Aile Albm 2012, 1449

Video installation, single channel, loop, sound (English version) Video yerletirme, loop, ses (ngilizce)

Co-produced by Marseille-Provence 2013 and Aix-Marseille Universit, in partnership with art-cade*, galerie desgrands bains douches de la Plaine, MarseilleMarseille-Provence 2013 ve Aix-Marseille Universit ortak

prodksiyonu, -cade*, galerie des grands bains douches de la Plaine, Marseille ibirliiyle.

Amina Menia



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You Loved Her Sevdin Onu 2012-2013, 427The First Day of SupermanSpermenin lk Gn 2012-2013, 638

Video, sound (Turkish with English subtitles) Video, ses (Trke, ngilizce altyazl)

You loved her Women get killed by their (ex-)lovers, (ex-)hus-

bands, or other men in their families on a daily basis in Turkey.

The voice that speaks to these loving ones is not simply some-

thing foreign to them; it is something familiar. This video is an

attempt to peek at this voice, and the curious casual representa-

tions of this violence on TV.

The rst day of Superman In Amsterdams Dam Square a man

is struggling to close the gap between who he is and who he is

supposed to be on that spot, he is trying to meet somewhere in

between. We witness a 6 minutes of his transformation.

Sevdin Onu Trkiyede her gn kadnlar (eski) sevgilileri, (eski)

kocalar veya ailelerindeki baka erkekler tarafndan ldrl-

yor. Bu sevgi dolu kiilere hitap eden ses onlara yabanc deil;

olduka tandk. Bu video da bu sese ve bu iddetin TVdeki garip

ve zensiz temsiline gz atmay deniyor.

Spermenin lk Gn Amsterdam Dam Meydannda bir adam,

olduu kii ile olmas gereken arasndaki mesafeyi kapatmaya

urayor, orta bir noktada bulumaya alyor. Biz de bu 6 daki-

kalk dnme tank oluyoruz.

Born in Nazilli (Turkey), lives

in Amsterdam (Netherlands)

e. belit sag is a video and vi-

sual artist and performer and

co-initiator of video-activist

groups in Turkey such as VideA

and Karahaber. Her work is pri-

marily concerned with identi-

ty, politics, memory, and feeds

strongly on popular culture.

Nazilli doumlu, Amsterdamda

yayor. Grsel sanat e. belit

sa performans ve video ile

de alyor. Trkiyede VideA

ve Karahaber gibi video-akti-

vist gruplarn kurucularndan.

leri ncelikle kimlik, siyaset,hafza ile ilgili ve popler kl-

trden oka besleniyor.

e. belit sa


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A poetic video punctuated by Georges

Perecs text The Man Who Sleeps that

carries us along in a romantic and nos-

talgic ballad.

Bizi romantik ve nostaljik bir balad iin-

de gezdiren, George Perecin Uyuyan

Adam metninin giriler yapt iirsel

bir video.

Born in Damascus (Syria), lives in Rennes

(France). Having graduated from the Higher Institute of

Theatrical Arts in Damascus (scenography) then from

the European College of Fine Arts in Rennes, Maryam

Samaan received a masters degree in Performing Arts

from the University of Paris III. She regularly presents

her work during events organized in support of the Syr-

ian revolution.

am doumlu, Rennes, Fransada yayor. Maryam Sa-

maan, am Tiyatro Sanatlar Yksek Enstits (sahne ve

performans tasarm) ve ardndan Rennes Gzel Sanatlar

Fakltesinden mezun olduktan sonra Paris III niversi-

tesinden Performans Sanatlar alannda yksek lisans

derecesi ald. Yaptlarn Suriye devrimini desteklemek

zere organize edilen etkinliklerde sergiliyor.

City in Love (La Ville amoureuse) Ak Kent 2013, 350Video, sound Video, ses

Maryam Samaan


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The Days of the Blue Bat Mavi Yarasa Gnleri 2013Multi-media installation Multimedya yerletirme

The year 1958 in Lebanon was marked by a cri-

sis that lasted six months and made the deep

going rifts in the society clear. During the op-

eration termed Operation Blue Bat, 14,000

US-marines landed on the coast of Beirut. The

war was not only fought with weapons but also

through representational rituals. The result was

a particular iconography that still today bears

witness to the importance of self-representa-

tion in times of armed conict.

Lbnanda 1958 ylna, alt ay sren bir kriz dam-

gasn vurdu ve toplumun derine inen atlakla-

rn grnr kld. Mavi Yarasa Operasyonu ad

verilen operasyon srasnda ABD deniz kuvvet-

leri Beyrut sahilinden karaya kt. Sava sadece

silahlarla deil temsili riteller zerinden de

yrtlyordu. Sonu, silahl atma zamanla-rnda kendilik tasarmnn nemine kant tekil

eden zel bir ikonograydi.

Born in Beirut, lives between Beirut (Lebanon)

and Berlin. Salah Saouli received a Master de-

gree from the University of Arts in Berlin, the

First Award of Blickachse 2006 (Germany) and

the Honour Award of the Third Sharjah Bien-

nale. Among others, his work has been shown

at European Media Art Festival (Osnabrck),

International Film Festival Rotterdam, Luleaa

Art Biennial, Darat Al-Funun (Amman), and at

Liverpool Regional Museum (Australia).

Beyrut doumlu, Beyrut ve Berlinde yayor. Sa-

lah Saouli, Berlin Sanat niversitesinden mas-

ter derecesi ald. Almanya Blickachse 2006

birincilik dl ve 3. Sharjah Benali Onur dl

sahibidir. Osnabrck Avrupa Medya Sanat Fes-

tivali, Rotterdam Uluslararas Film Festivali,

Luleaa Sanat Bienali, Amman Darat Al-Fununve Avustralya Liverpool Blgesel Mzesi gibi

uluslararas kurum ve etkinliklerde yaptlar

sergilendi.

Salah Saouli


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Narrating myths from an unknown

future, Deniz ster invokes vaguely

familiar rituals from Anatolian folk-

lore, intertwined with Middle Asian

Shamanism and Islamic mythology.

She then remolds these in the post-in-

dustrial landscape of Glasgow; where

kinetics permeates her sculptures and

lms, with an aesthetic that is at once

Victorian and sci-.

Deniz ster bilinmeyen bir gelecekten

mitler anlatrken, Orta Asya amanizmi

ve slami mitojiyle i ie gemi Ana-

dolu folklornden mulak ekilde ta-

ndk ritelleri artrr. Sonra bunlar

Glasgowun post-endstriyel manzara-

s iinde yeniden ekillendirir; kinetikhem Viktoryen hem de bilim kurgusal

bir estetikle, heykelleri ve lmlerine

nfuz eder.

Born in Istanbul (Turkey), lives in Glasgow (UK). An

undergraduate from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University,

Deniz ster received an MA in Visual Arts and Commu-

nication Design from Sabanci University, Istanbul and a

MFA from The Glasgow School of Art. She was selected

to represent Turkey for the Henkel Art Award. She has

presented her work in several solo and collective exhi-

bitions such as Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum (Istan-

bul), Ara Gallery (Seoul), Saatchi Gallery (London), The

Briggait (Glasgow) and Knstlerhaus Bethanian (Berlin).

stanbul doumlu, Glasgowda yayor. Mimar Sinan G-

zel Sanatlar niversitesinden sonra, Sabanc niversi-

tesi Grsel Sanatlar ve letiim Tasarm blmnde ve

Glasgow Sanat Okulunda yksek lisans yapt. Henkel

Sanat dl iin Trkiyeyi temsil etmek zere seildi.

stanbul Elgiz ada Sanat Mzesi, Seul Ara Gallery,

Londra Saatchi Gallery, Glasgow Briggait ve BerlinKnstlerhaus Bethanian gibi kurumlarda solo ve karma

sergilerde yer ald.

69 69 2012, 2930HD flm, 16:9, sound HD lm, 16:9, ses

Deniz ster


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Iskenderia skenderiye 2012, 8

Video, sound (Arabic, Greek and English with English subtitles) Video (Arapa, Yunanca, ngilizce, ngilizce altyaz)

Production: Wellesley College

Zayed presents a poetic homage to the city of Alexandria

through the Egyptian history of cinema. The video is a montage

of scenes from famous Egyptian ction lms (Alexandria Why,

1979 by Y. Chahine / A Dinner Date, 1981 by M. Khan / The

Sixth Day, 1986 by Y. Chahine / Dreams of Hind & Camilia,

1989 by M. Khan / Hush & Listen, 1991 by S. Arafa / Ice Cream

in Gleem, 1992 by K. Beshara / I Love Cinema, 2004 by O. Faw-

zi / Beach Bum, 2004 by A. Ragab / Swimming Boltia, 2008

by A. Ragab / Messages From The Sea, 2010 by D.A. Sayed),the documentary lm Sunken Ruins of Cleopatras Palace, Con-

stantine P. Cavafys poem The City (translated by E. Keeley & P.

Sherrard and recited by K. Dandoulaki) and text from M. de Cer-

teaus book The Practice of Everyday Life. Zayed, Msr sinema

tarihi araclyla skenderiye kentine iirsel bir sayg duruunda

bulunuyor. Video, Msr sinemasnn mehur lmlerinden sahne-

lerin, (skenderiye Neden, 1979 yn.: Y. Chahine / Bir Yemek

Randevusu, 1981 yn.: M. Khan / Altnc Gn, 1986 yn.: Y. Cha-

hine / Hind ve Camiliann Dleri, 1989 yn.: M. Khan / Sus ve

Dinle, 1991 yn.: S.Arafa / Gleemde Dondurma, 1992 yn.: K.

Beshara / Sinemay Seviyorum, 2004 yn.: O.Fawzi / Plaj Ser-

serisi, 2004 yn.: A.Ragab / Yzen Boltia, 2008 yn.: A. Ragab /

Denizden Mesajlar, 2010 yn.: D.A.Sayed), belgesel lm Kleo-

patrann Saraynn Batk Kalntlarnn, Konstantinos Kavasin

ehir isimli iirinin (evirenler E. Keeley ve P.Sherrard, okuyanK. Dandoulaki) ve M. de Certeaunun kitab Gndelik Yaamn

Pratiklerinden bir metnin montajlanmasndan oluuyor.

Born and lives in Alexandria

(Egypt). An independent lm-

maker and video artist, Mayye

Zayed was granted a Fulbright

scholarship to study cinema

and media studies in Welles-

ley College in USA. Since her

involvement in Ibrahim El

Batouts feature lm Hawi,she has been working on sev-

eral short lms and documen-

taries as a DOP, editor, produc-

er and director.

skenderiye doumlu, sken-

deriyede yayor. Bamsz

lm yapmcs ve video sanat-s Mayye Zayed, Fulbright

bursuyla Wellesley Collegeda

sinema ve medya almalar

okumaktadr. brahim El Ba-

toutun lmi Hawideki al-

masndan bu yana, birok ksa

lm ve belgeselde sinematog-

raf, kurgucu, yapmc ve ynet-

men olarak yer almtr.

Mayye Zayed


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Berlin ve Cenevrede yayor ve alyor. Sanat

tarihisi ve kratr Charlotte Bankn almala-

r, kresel balam iinde 2000den bu yana ba-

msz ada sanat sahnesine zel bir nemle,Ortadoudan modern ve ada sanat zerine

younlamtr. Cenevre niversitesinde ara-

trmac olan Bank ayrca Avrupa ve Ortadouda

sergiler, video ve lm programlar hazrlamak-

tadr. 2012de Berlinde Arap lkeleri ve diaspo-

radan gncel sanat retimlerine odaklanan bir

dizi etkinlik olarak tasarlanm bir proje olan

Yeni Arap Sanat iin FORUMu balatmtr.

Charlotte Bank yazlarn dzenli olarak basl

ve online medyada yaymlamaktadr.

Paris doumlu, gebe olarak yayor. 1998den2011e kadar amda yaayan kratr ve klt-

rel programc Delphine Leccas, ada sanat

desteklemek iin oluturulmu AIN derneinin

kurucu yelerindendir. Leccas amdaki Fransz

Kltr Merkezinin (CCF) kltrel program so-

rumlusu olarak kentteki ilk uluslararas fotoraf

ve video festivali Les Journes de la Photograp-

hiei (2001-2007) balatt ve yrtt. 2008den

sonra serbest krator olarak alt. Mediterra-

nea 16nn (2013) e kratrln yapt, AIN

ile eitli sergilerin yan sra, am Arap Kltr

Bakenti (2008) ylnda bir dizi programda ve

Yollarda Mzik: Grsel bir Seyahat (2010) pro-

jesinde alt. 2013te Suriyeli sanatlar zeri-

ne odaklanan bir yayn ynetti: Syrie, lart enarmes (La Martinire Edition, Paris).

Lives and works between Berlin and Gene-

va. Art historian and curator, Charlotte Banks

work is focused on modern and contemporary

art from the Middle East with a special empha-sis on the independent contemporary art scene

since 2000 in its global context. A researcher at

the University of Geneva, she also curates exhi-

bitions and video and lm programs across Eu-

rope and the Middle East. In 2012 she launched

the FORUM for new arab art in Berlin, a proj-

ect that is conceived as a series of events focus-

ing on recent artistic production from the Arab

countries and diaspora. Charlotte Bank publish-

es regularly, both in online and print media.

Born in Paris, lives nomadically. Curator andcultural programmer, based in Damascus from

1998 till 2011, Delphine Leccas is the co-found-

ing member of AIN association, created to sup-

port contemporary art. As responsible for the

cultural program of the French Cultural Centre

(CCF) in Damascus, she created then maintained

the rst photography and video international

festival in Damascus: Les Journes de la Pho-

tographie (2001-2007) and worked as an inde-

pendent curator from 2008 onwards. Notably,

she was co-curator of Mediterranea 16 (2013)

and was involved in a number of programs

during the cultural year Damascus Arab Cap-

ital of Culture (2008), a project called Music

on the Road: a visual journey (2010), and sev-eral exhibitions with AIN. In 2013 she directed

a publication on Syrian artists: Syrie, lart en

armes (La Martinire Edition, Paris).

Charlotte Bank

Delphine Leccas


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