Category: 2025

  • Gate 27’s Impact Oriented Residency Program

    Gate 27’s Impact Oriented Residency Program

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    I participated in the inaugural Contemporary Art and Curating program by Open Dialogue Istanbul and Akbank Sanat. As an alumna, I’m presenting Gate 27’s activities through an impact-focused lens. Join us on April 21, Monday, from 6-7:30 PM on Zoom. The seminar will be in Turkish. For registration: apply@curatingcontemporaryart.org.

  • Ece Sükan is at Gate 27

    Ece Sükan is at Gate 27

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    In the 38th episode of Ece Sükan ile 3S on CNBC-e, the host interviewed me and resident Eva Seiler at Gate 27. We discussed the building’s history, its renovation by David Chipperfield, and our residency program. Eva also shared insights from her project during this enjoyable 20-minute episode.

  • Climate Adaptation for Creatives

    Climate Adaptation for Creatives

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    I am happy to share that I completed a long journey provided by British Council and Black Mountains College. For five months, creatives all round the world gathered and explored the potential or arts and culture to create a positive impact on climate emergency. I heavily benefited from the programme’s peer-led approach, which celebrated the…

  • Eva Seiler talk at Gate 27

    Eva Seiler talk at Gate 27

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    March 16, 2025 Gate 27’s current resident Eva Seiler is getting to the end of her residency period. Today we had her talk together with the moderator Nazlı Pektaş. Eva explores the dynamics of human relationships with domesticated creatures like silkworms and pigeons. Through her research, she examines transformation processes in silkworm farming, silk production,…

  • Interview is published on Art Unlimited vol. 86

    Interview is published on Art Unlimited vol. 86

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    March 14, 2025 Merve Akar Akgün, The Editor in Chief of Art Unlimited magazine, interviewed me for Art Unlimited magazine’s Mart-April 2025 issue. Merve has been interviewing prominent figures in Turkey’s arts and culture scene under the title of “Portrait.” I feel privileged and honored to be included among the valuable names interviewed from the…

  • Art Column interview is online

    Art Column interview is online

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    March 13, 2025 Art Column online magazine interviewed me together with Gate 27’s founder, Melisa Sabancı Tapan. It is our first time as Gate 27’s Founder and Gate 27’s Director gave an interview to a magazine and I thank Art Column very much to portray Gate 27 holistically. You can read the Turkish interview via…

  • Self-Secluding Earth: Tracing Bioart Through Heidegger’s Notion of Place

    Self-Secluding Earth: Tracing Bioart Through Heidegger’s Notion of Place

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    Damla Yalçın’s exhibition, running from March 11-28, 2025, explores bioart by merging textile traditions and living materials like SCOBY. Influenced by Heidegger’s notions of place, her installations invite viewers to engage with the dynamic relationship between human experience and environment, redefining connections to materiality and life.

  • Unveiling Intimacy: Silva Bingaz’s Opus 3c at Öktem Aykut Gallery

    Unveiling Intimacy: Silva Bingaz’s Opus 3c at Öktem Aykut Gallery

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    The author unexpectedly encounters Doğa, co-founder of Öktem Aykut Gallery, who invites them to an exhibition opening. Despite initial plans for solitude, they attend and explore Silva Bingaz’s Opus 3c, featuring powerful images exploring human instincts, femininity, and masculinity. The exhibit runs until March 22, 2025, offering a rare opportunity.