Past Residents
Past Resident2013: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
I-Chen Kuo
I-Chen Kuo works primarily on interactive units, single-channel videos and performance art. Drawn by the ever-shifting relationship between humans and the environment, his pieces play on the comfort and suffocation produced by our immediate surroundings and re-interpret the dependence and anxiety of modern-day dwellers towards institutional cages. In 2005, Kuo became the youngest artist ever to represent Taiwan in the Venice Biennial; his works have since been shown in various international exhibitions.
I-Chen Kuo, Aurora-Eclipse, 2009-2011, Audio installation with 11 speakers. Courtesy of the artist.
I-Chen Kuo, Invade, 2004-2013, Video installation. Courtesy of the artist.
I-Chen Kuo, Lose Contact, 2005, Single-channel video, 7:30 min. Courtesy of the artist.
I-Chen Kuo, Shadow of Light, 2013, Single-channel HD video, 20:00 min. Courtesy of the artist.
I-Chen Kuo, Survivor Project 41°N, 74°W, 2007, Digital print, 129 4/5 x 47 1/5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Taiwan
Past Resident2014: Hasselblad Foundation
Savas Boyraz
Savas Boyraz focuses on portrait photography, documentary and fiction narratives. His work straddles the gap between nation state and cultural linguistic entities; he tries to shed light on the overlooked and omitted corners of societies and their history. Intertwining performance, photography and moving image in his works, Boyraz blurs the line between art and political activism.
Savas Boyraz (born 1980) lives and works in Sweden. He worked with Mezopotamya Cinema Collective, Istanbul between 1998 and 2006 and graduated from the Photography Department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2009. He completed his Master’s Degree at University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Paulien Oltheten and Savas Boyraz
December 3, 2013
Savas Boyraz. Courtesy of the artist.
Savas Boyraz. Courtesy of the artist.
Savas Boyraz. Courtesy of the artist.
Savas Boyraz. Courtesy of the artist.
Savas Boyraz. Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Turkey
Past Resident2013: SAHA Association
Güneş Terkol
Güneş Terkol takes inspiration from her immediate surroundings, collecting materials and stories, which she weaves into her sewing pieces, videos, sketches and musical compositions. The protagonists of her narratives, humorously represented by Terkol in her work, are usually women adapting or refusing to adapt to the social and cultural transformations that affect contemporary Turkey. The act of sewing and using recycled fabrics becomes, in itself, an act of resistance which claims back a form of independent production and widens access to contemporary art.
Güneş Terkol’s recent and upcoming group exhibitions include Better Homes, Sculpture Center, New York, 2013; Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2013; Signs Taken in Wonder, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 2013; Turkish Art Nice and Superb, TANAS, Berlin, 2012; Dreams On The River, OrganHaus, Chongqinq, 2011; Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern, 2011; Destroy Istanbul, Galerie Neurotitan, Berlin, 2011; If the nature is heaven; the city is hell, Cer Modern, Ankara, 2011; White Out, Kunsthaus Erfurt, 2010; 2nd International Antakya Biennial, 2010; états d’âmes, ENSBA, Paris, 2010; Turkish Delight, Galerie Mycroft, Paris, 2009; Unfair Provacation, Hafriyat, İstanbul, 2009; Truths and Mirages, NLA, Sofia, 2008; Connect the Dots, Fargfabriken, Stockholm, 2008; and Sobe, Bilsar Building, Istanbul, 2007. As part of the artist collective Ha Za Vu Zu, she has participated in X Baltic Triennial of International Art, Vilnius, 2009; 10th Lyon Biennial, 2009; Kaserne, Basel, 2008; Mercy, Liverpool, 2008; Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam, 2008; Triennale Bovisa, Milan, 2008; Lokaal01, Antwerp, 2008; 10th Istanbul Biennial, 2007. Recent solo shows include The Main Forces That Stir Up Action, NON, 2012; They were trying to climb against the current, NON, Istanbul, 2010; and No Ceremony for Transition, Apartment Project, Istanbul, 2008.
Güneş Terkol, Against the Current, 2013, Embroidery on fabric, 1181/8 × 785/8 in. (299.97 × 199.64 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Güneş Terkol, Desire Passed by Band, 2010, Sewing on fabric, 39 2/5 x 59 1/10 in. each (27 pieces). Courtesy of the artist and Istanbul Modern.
Güneş Terkol, Chromatic Kites of Women, 2012, Sewing on fabric, 118 1/10 x 98 2/5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Güneş Terkol, Dreams on the River, 2011, Embroidery on fabric, 84 3/5 x 112 3/5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Güneş Terkol, Poster for an Afternoon, 2011, Sewing on fabric, 67 1/3 x 104 1/3 in. Courtesy of the artist.