Through Hayy Open Space, Memed Erdener and Betül Aksu, who come together to practice mutual sharing and collaborative thinking, will present the exhibition v,o,w,e,l,h,a,r,m,o,n,y from January 9 to March 1, 2025. Accompanying the exhibition is a special limited-edition puhblication designed by Umut Altıntaş and printed by Ofset Yapımevi. It reflects the dialogue the artists have nurtured for some time alongside the works they produced specifically for this exhibition.
In v,o,w,e,l,h,a,r,m,o,n,y Betül Aksu shares her series “nereli eki” (wherefrom affix), which she created using carbon ink on notebook papers, based on the practice of using a primary school grammar notebook. In the series, she presents an exploration of the question of where she is from, starting from the street where, as she describes it, she opened her eyes to the world, and expanding outward in a growing circle over time.
Memed Erdener’s work “Her Kaza Bir Mucizedir” (Every Accident is a Miracle) consists of eight acrylic paintings on plywood. Memed focuses on exploring meaning in the post-human era, centered around Turkish vowels. In his own words, Memed offers “a proposal to seek [the new] in biology.”
v,o,w,e,l,h,a,r,m,o,n,y will be on view at Hayy Open Space in Kemeraltı from January 9 to March 1, 2025, on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM.