Hayy Open Space is hosting the exhibition of the project Route by No.238, an independent art initiative operating in the visual arts field in İzmir, from June 5th to 20th.
From the project text: “Agora, Basmane; although it is located in the heart of the city on the map, for some people living there, it has only been a transit point to go to the Fair, Alsancak, Konak… However, anyone who glances briefly at the hills where Kadifekale is located from Basmane Station can feel that the region has a different dynamic. The Rota project was born out of the desire to feel and become part of this dynamic. The exhibition, which emerged as an important part of the project, was formed by combining photographs taken on three routes with different starting points but the same endpoints. While thinking about the project, we drew a route for ourselves, but as the process progressed, we could not help but surrender to the possibilities brought by being ‘on the road’. The road had its own plans for us. What we saw, witnessed, and felt when we surrendered to the experience of ‘being on the road’ took us to completely different points from what we initially thought. This way, we also learned that this is the mystery of the journey. We let ourselves flow with the moment and drifted along. As we drifted, houses with doors wide open to the streets, steep slopes, narrow alleys, and a unique atmosphere that is impossible to feel from a distance made us a part of itself. Agora, Basmane, and Kadifekale have always been important parts of the city’s identity. With the Rota project, we aimed to make the region, which has traces in the city’s identity, more visible, to keep the memory of the region and the city alive, and to be a part of this cultural climate with a visual mapping.”
The exhibition, coordinated and curated by Sinan Kılıç, features photographs of the regions covered by the routes taken by Ayberk Çimen, Benal Berke, Büşra Nur Yorulmaz, Ersin Kil, Fatma Akın, Gülsel Şeker, Özlem Korkmaz, Hicran Akaalp, İdil Lara Bıcıl, Kerem Can, and Serpil Gönüllü.
The exhibition can be visited from June 5th to 20th on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 15:00 and 18:00.