SB13 en Sharjah
10 marzo - 12 junio 2017. Curadora: Christine Tohmé. Exposiciones, programas, proyectos de 73 participantes en Sharjah.
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Who Carries the Water, 2015/2017
Wood-printed naturally dyed muslin, palm fronds and carobs, mimeograph on silkscreen
Reproduced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Venue: Bait Al Hurma, Art Spaces at Al Mureijah Square
İz Öztat and Fatma Belkıs are collaborators who explore the convergence of water and freedom. Who Carries The Water is derived from the research of Öztat and Belkıs on the construction of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plants in numerous valleys of Anatolia, Turkey since 1998. This body of work is shaped by the artists’ engagement with local communities and the communities’ struggles against these constructions in order to preserve autonomous ways of living.
For SB13, the artists revisit Who Carries the Water and interpret its presentation for Bait Al Hurma in light of recent events of state suppression in Turkey. The artists use vernacular building materials common in the Arabian Gulf region, such as areesh [palm-leaf fronds], palm leaves and rope, reflecting their decision to produce and present work without use of electricity. The lessons of Anatolia embedded within it, the installation amplifies a core desire of the struggle: to align the free flow of streams with that of consciousness and self-determined states of being. In an inner space of Bait Al Hurma, the artists have installed a whirling cone carrying carobs tied with red ribbon, which evokes resilience, while a dialogue-based text brings together multiple voices.
(From the SB13 Guidebook)
İz Öztat: * 1981, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatma Belkıs: * 1985, Antalya, Turkey.
Live in Istanbul, Turkey.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
10 marzo - 12 junio 2017. Curadora: Christine Tohmé. Exposiciones, programas, proyectos de 73 participantes en Sharjah.