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Floating Volumes #1/#2 City and Identity within Artistic Research Floating Volumes #1/#2 An exchange project by FRISE, Hamburg and 5533, Istanbul with: Emine Şahinaz Akalın, Volkan Aslan, Nancy Atakan, Claudia Behling, Ania Corcilius, Antonio Cosentino, Elmas Deniz, Uli Fischer, Şakir Gökçebağ, Hinrich Gross, Gül Ilgaz, Gerrit Jöns-Anders, Julia Münz, Pınar Öğrenci, Helene von Oldenburg, İz Öztat, Erich Pick, Eva Riekehof, Per Schumann, Olaf Sobczak, Youssef Tabti, Mehmet Ali Uysal, Kathrin Wildner, Yüksel Yavuz, Malte Zacharias 2/3 5533, Istanbul by Nancy Atakan Even though personal interaction and exchange took masters brought into dialogue with contemporary place in Istanbul, only those artists able to experi- works. This motivated her to transform her work for the ence both cities could present their impressions of the Istanbul exhibition into a photograph reminding the shared or distinct characteristics of the two places. For spectator that all artwork has been contemporary. In example, while walking through both cities to pinpoint her photographic work, Pınar Öğrenci reads identities, neighborhoods, traditional shops, theaters, and mu- traces forms of existence while showing a contrast be- seums under attack for her project, SAVE ME, Nancy tween physical nearness and spatial distance. For the Atakan realized that inhabitants of both cities needed Hamburg exhibition, Öğrenci displayed a series of pho- to ask, “Who really owns our streets?” In contrast, Gül tographs of small Istanbul shopkeepers that became Ilgaz transported three photographs taken in Istanbul, individual portraits of distinct places. For the Istanbul Traces, to Hamburg, but was unable to make a similar exhibition she presented a series of photographs giv- work to bring back to Istanbul. While walking through ing her impression of the problematic HafenCity area the streets of Hamburg she realized that marks similar in Hamburg. to those left on walls by destroyed buildings in Istanbul could not be found in Hamburg. While destruction of If artists travel between cities, participate in discussions older structures takes place in both cities, in Hamburg with the artists in the other city, and share experiences, “Turkish artists chosen by the Istanbul off-space, 5533, the traces are instantly removed. For the Hamburg ex- their prejudices about and insights into the existences searched for similar urban situations in Istanbul and Hamburg.“ hibition, İz Öztat presented a video installation about in the two places change. Only with this exchange were an Istanbul man attempting to write his own story into the aims of Floating Volumes reached. Without this the history of a particular spot. While touring the Ham- sharing and exchange, the results of this project would Initially Adnan Yildiz’s initiative transformed Nancy ing and the initial impetus came from FRISE Hamburg, burger Kunsthalle she observed another type of story. be simply four more exhibitions in two different cities. Atakan’s idea of using this space for art events into real- 5533 gave virtual input and support through numerous In this institution she saw a collection of work by old ity with his project Big Family Business during the 2007 email correspondences. Even though 5533 and Frise 9th Istanbul Biennial, but the joint efforts of innumer- Hamburg differ in structure and function, after months able people made it possible for 5533 to open in Feb- of planning, project materialized. In October of 2010, ruary of 2008. During the three and a half years since firstly Pınar Öğrenci for the first Hamburg exhibition and Nancy Atakan and Volkan Aslan began plans for this later Nancy Atakan, Gül Ilgaz, İz Öztat for the second off-space, the events, aims, and function has evolved exhibition, traveled from Istanbul to Hamburg bringing and changed. In December of 2010 Nazlı Gürlek be- with them work previously executed in Istanbul around came the new director at 5533. With this most recent topics concerning their urban environments. For the Is- change, 5533 will move in a yet to be presented new tanbul artists, it was important to bring work reflecting direction. Always working together with people from ideas about their place of origin rather than making ref- difference professions and disciplines who believed in erence to previously conceived ideas about Germany. its potential and with the efforts of both spectators and While in Hamburg these artists explored the city and neighbors, over the past three years 5533 sponsored 15 looked for similarities, differences, and links with their exhibitions, 10 presentations, 11 performances, 5 talks, own place of origin. Some of the artists produced new as well as participated in 2 international art fairs and 1 work for the Istanbul shows while others could not find international conference-worshop-exhibition. In addi- enough material on their particular interests to con- tion to these activities, it also brought together several nect the two cities and prepare a new body of work artist initiatives and collectives as well as worked on for the November exhibitions in Istanbul. Several of projects with initiatives located outside of Turkey, one the Turkish artists, Antonio Cosentino, Volkan Aslan, El- being Frise Hamburg. mas Deniz, and Mehmet Ali Uysal who were unable to travel to Hamburg, limited the content of their work to From the Autumn of 2009, 5533 corresponded with concerns about Istanbul as an urban center. For these members of FRISE Hamburg to plan and organize the artists, interaction with the Hamburg participants took project entitled Floating Volumes. While major fund- place only in Istanbul. 4/5 FRISE, Hamburg by Emine Şahinaz Akalın and Erich Pick, Hamburg ated and how subjective differences can be engrafted. Also focusing on everyday objects, Sakir Gökçebağ ar- While doing this, we want to investigate and point out ranged readymade rolls of toilet tissue onto the wall representative examples and ascription of identity. in a transformative manner to indicate that nothing is as it appears. Uli Fischer questioned the possibility of The exchange program, Floating Volumes, included truth in his film documentation of flowers located on a four exhibitions, two in Hamburg and two in Istanbul, traffic island. in addition to three film screenings and cooking per- formances in each city. The exhibitions curated by the Other artists questioned the subjectivity of construction artist/curators, Emine Şahinaz Akalın, Nancy Atakan and identity of cities. Ania Corcilius collected stories of and Erich Pick, featured 18 other artists from Germany people reminiscing about ‘their’ city. Her presentation “To take something up, to revise it, and to return it. Again and again.“ and Turkey. During the Hamburg opening ceremonies, of these stories on posters transformed them into a the communication scientist, Gerrit Jöns-Anders, and compilation of individual experiences. Emine Sahinaz the urban ethnographer, Kathrin Wildner, gave presen- Akalın connected past and present experiences of Is- Founded by Künstlerhaus Weidenallee (Artists The Netherlands presented their work at FRISE. Conti- tations on the topics, Cities as Site of Communication tanbul and Hamburg by over-layering city maps in her House) and Abbildungszentrum (Visual Media Center), nuity and personal engagement by each artist are seen and Imagined Environments of Istanbul. Transcrip- drawings. Per Schumann strolled through the two cities FRISE exists since 2003. Abbildungszentrum was found- as essential characteristics of cultural networking to be tions are included in this book. For the film screenings, and drew rhizomatic mind maps. ed in 1994 and Künstlerhaus Weidenallee in 1977 as able to establish sustainable vibrancy of international Empire St. Pauli by Irene Bude and Olaf Sobczak and the first artist studio collective located at Hamburg. In movements. Both the specific artistic intentions and Sehnsucht nach Istanbul (Longing for Istanbul) by Yük- Finally, some artists defined city as a space for action 2008, FRISE established a companionship between art- modes of production used by FRISE, demonstrate that sel Yavuz was selected. and communication. Malte Zacharias and Per Schu- ists and art sympathizers, in order to purchase the pres- a mutually influenced exchange of ideas and increasing mann after strolling around the two cities, exploring ent premises located in a former hairdressing institute interest in the program has resulted in better under- A broad variety of artistic positions about the topic of food markets, and local building materials, designed in Hamburg’s Altona/Ottensen district. This purchase standing of and deeper integration between different city and identity were presented. To highlight three ap- individual portable kitchen units for each city. In both for 1.6 million Euros secured the project’s basis for the cultures. proaches used in the work of artists coming from Ger- cities, they cooked meals for the art communities and next 36 years, autonomously from other support. Pres- many: in Istanbul they walked through the city pushing the ently, about 40 artists live and work in the building, that Floating Volumes Some artists detected physical traces and the emblem- portable unit before stopping to cook fish for the lo- also houses a studio for guests from abroad. In these The project, Floating Volumes, dealt with the atic characteristics of the surface of the city. Eva Rieke- cal fishermen. With their posters and sound installation spaces, artists work using a wide spectrum of artistic topics of city and identity within artistic research and hof collected street advertisements, announcements, composed of images and noises from the two cities, approaches. With equal emphasis being given to each, examined the cities of Hamburg and Istanbul. The and slogans that had been glued on streetlights and Erich Pick and Youssef Tabti pointed out that urban the production, interchange and exhibition of contem- project was initiated firstly by FRISE, but the detailed connected these found phrases to networks in the com- planning and design are forms of communication and porary art are the three key concepts of FRISE. program were developed in cooperation with 5533, Is- munities.
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