Past Residents
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.
Residents from Turkey
Past Resident2014: OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Thora Dolven Balke
Thora Dolven Balke’s practice involves both an exploration of image-making and sound and an involvement in the organization of artistic and curatorial platforms that contribute to the development of other artists’ work as well as their connection with other cultural forms, such as music and performance. Her photographs, in the form of polaroids and photographic albums as well as films, suggest a diaristic, subjective approach to image-making that is not clear about the level of fiction the photographs contain.
Thora Dolven Balke (born 1982, Oslo) has exhibited extensively in Norway and internationally. In 2008 she was part of Lights On – norsk samtidskunst, at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art. Her work was later part of ‘The Collectors’ as part of the 2009 Venice Biennial. She was one of two curators of the Lofoten International Art Festival in 2011 and co-funded and programmed the artist-run space REKORD in Oslo from 2006 to 2010.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Thora Dolven Balke and Jacob Kirkegaard
July 22, 2014
Thora Dolven Balke, Eureka, 2012, Installation view.
Thora Dolven Balke, Dependence, 2012, Framed polaroid photographs, 23 2/3 x 16 1/2 in.
Thora Dolven Balke, Aid, Blue, 2012, Foam, 27 x 24 2/5 x 1 1/3 in.
Thora Dolven Balke, Safety Measures, 2009, Album with polaroid photographs, 19 2/3 x 27 in. Courtesy of 'The Collectors,' Danish Pavilion, Venice Biennial.
Thora Dolven Balke, Surrender, 2010, Framed polaroid photographs, 27 1/2 x 23 2/3 in.
Past Resident2013: BRNO University of Technology
Petr Šprincl
Petr Šprincl transforms his own memories into atmospheric, experimental documentaries. Strange, decadent individuals and mysterious phenomena form the basis for his screenplays. His early works focused on performance and art in public space, but since 2008 he has worked primarily in installation and experimental film.
In 2006, Petr Šprincl began to study Art history at Palacký University, Olomouc. There he discovered a studio of intermedia lead by Vladimir Havlik. In 2008, he began to study in the Department of Intermedia, Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology. Aside from visual projects, Šprincl participates in music projects and bands – including the black metal project Ďábel (Devil) and the witchhouse band ◊►≈. As a co-creator and video operator, he is part of the experimental theatre project DOCTOR.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Ruth Campau and Petr Šprincl
October 29, 2013
Petr Šprincl, Warped Jan, 2013, Super 8mm film, 17:08 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Petr Šprincl, Warped Jan, 2013, Super 8mm film, 17:08 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Petr Šprincl, Warped Jan, 2013, Super 8mm, 17:08 min. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Mladych, Brno.
Petr Šprincl, Hollywood, 2012, Super 8mm film, 10:58 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Petr Šprincl, Hollywood, 2012, 8mm film, 10:58 min. Courtesy of the artist.
