Hayy Open Space hosts the exhibition Book-As-Work, curated by Umut Altıntaş, from October 30 to December 27, 2025.
The exhibition centers on the question: “What remains of a book once its content is removed?” It approaches the book not only as a vessel of information but as an object in itself. Within this concept, works by Alparslan Baloğlu, Emirkan Cörüt, Daniel Eatock, Gizem Hız, Amir Jamshidi, Vedat Ozan, Yağız Özgen, Monica Papi, Sarah Belle Reid, Ulaş Uğur, Gül Yavuz, Saliha Yavuz, and Caner Yılmaz are brought together.
In daily life, the book has become a familiar and ordinary object; in this exhibition, it stands alone. Removed from its usual role of carrying and transmitting knowledge, the book is considered only through its own components: its mechanics, form, volume, material, printing, structure, and the space it occupies. The focus shifts to presence and narrative, transforming the relationship between content and reader into one between form and viewer.
The Book-as-Work seeks to present the book object to the viewer through an abstract form of representation, guided by the idea that it represents nothing beyond itself.
The exhibition will be open until December 27, on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 1 to 6 p.m.
*Thanks, Asya Nakliyat, Sanatorium, Mehmet Can Özer, Merve Elveren
**The SAHA Sustainability Fund for Art Initiatives supports the 2025 program of Hayy Open Space.