February 29th, Thursday, 18:00, Meeting in Blue at the Cinema with Arda Çetin
Cinema speaks its language. It reveals the deep voids within us, reminding us of things we’ve forgotten. If more people were to learn the alphabet of our universal cinematic language, I’m sure the world would be a different place. Let’s meet in the blue of the cinema within the scope of the exhibition “Let Us Remember the Emptiness” on February 28th, Thursday, from 18:00 to 19:30.
Having completed a degree in Radio Cinema and Television in 2011 and pursuing a master’s education in Communication Sciences, Arda Çetin transitioned to a directing career in 2016 after participating in various national channel productions. In 2021, he began studying reiki and bid farewell to the Istanbul media scene to offer guidance as a reiki master in rural areas and continue producing socially responsible documentaries.
March 2nd, Saturday, 13:00-16:00, Practical Presentation and Research Workshop at the Pınar Akkurt Upcycling Library with Pınar Akkurt
The number of participants is limited to 8 people. For registration: hayy@hayyopenspace.com
Workshop including a practical presentation and application on Upcycling Library by Pınar Akkurt who is part of the exhibition with her work titled “Breath”. During the presentation, we learn various application examples and methods using everyday objects, mostly packaging waste and explore examples from the Ucycling Library. The workshop, consisting of two parts, provides an opportunity to experience everything on the workshop table in the second part.
We recommend bringing scissors and any items you think you can use, such as an unused T-shirt or a sock, a plastic bottle, plastic bags, or anything else.
Pınar Akkurt is an artist and designer focused on up-cycling. She conducts various experiments using easily accessible everyday objects and materials that will soon become waste. She strives to create new visual languages and design sustainable systems on different scales. Akkurt, whose life is largely about creating and experimenting, is also the founder of the Upcycling Library, a platform for researching and archiving simple examples.
March 7th, Thursday, 18:00-19:30, Sound(silence)-Noise- Mus(ic) with Mehmet Can Özer
In a talk and active listening session, composer Mehmet Can Özer invites viewers to an interdisciplinary exploration through contemporary music, where the evolutionary process of sound as a communication tool, its associations, and the evaluation of speech and sound, silence in the context of music, will be discussed.
Mehmet Can Özer received his composition and music technology training from Bujor Hoinic, Michael Jarrell, Rainer Boesch, and Gerald Bennett in Ankara, Geneva, Zurich, and Berlin. Since 2007, Özer has been using his personally developed software named “Aşure” in his concerts. In addition to his artistic activities, he is a sound engineer who produces his works in the classical and jazz music spectrum. He currently works as a professor at Yaşar University.
March 9th, Saturday, 15:00, Exhibition Talk with “Conversations on Color” by Gizem Hız
Moderated by Gizem Hız, featuring the Eutierra: Blue – Horizon Lines series in the exhibition, the conversation will take place within the framework of the podcast “Conversations on Color”* published on Manifold. We will discuss the starting point of the exhibition “Let us Remember the Emptiness,” which is the color blue and its place and associations in artists’ works, and meet with the artists of the exhibition and the curator at Hayy Open Space.
*The “Conversations on Color” podcast series aims to create an archive on how colors are integrated into various fields of art and design. Each episode focuses on colors, and the content varies according to the areas of expertise of the guests. The conversations are conducted by Gizem Hız, who researches the subject of color.
Gizem Hız is an artist with a background in graphic design. She received a painting education at an early age and completed her undergraduate studies in graphic design. She pursued a master’s degree in the subject of color. She initiated the “Color Portraits” project, where she conducts experiments on personal perceptions and meanings of color. She conducts versatile research and produces works focusing on color in different themes and titles. She participates in various exhibitions and also continues her online podcast series called “Conversations on Color,” which has been published on the Manifold since 2021. She works and lives in Izmir.