Pera Museum introduces two new publications accompanying its current exhibitions: Swedish glass artist Åsa Jungnelius’ first solo exhibition in Turkey, A Verse, Written with Earth, Fire, Water, and Air and Feelings in Common: Works from the British Council Collection.
A Verse, Written with Earth, Fire, Water, and Air, unfolds as a poetic journey stretching from the obsidian fields of Eastern Anatolia to the glass furnaces of Denizli and the marbles rooted in Byzantine history. The catalogue features a comprehensive essay by curator Elif Kamışlı, an article by anthropologist Tim Ingold exploring the origins of glass through Jungnelius’s works, and a text by archaeology and cultural heritage professor Bodil Petersson on glass production in Sweden’s Småland region. The publication also includes a rich selection of photographs by Peo Olsson, who accompanied Jungnelius during her research and production process in Anatolia.
The publication accompanying Feelings in Common: Works from the British Council Collection features a curatorial essay by Ulya Soley, alongside writings by Boris Groys (“Logic of the Collection”) and Eliott Burns (“Navigating a Liquid Collection”), which examines the international mobility, logistics, and cultural exchanges of artworks through the metaphor of a “liquid collection.” Additionally, the catalogue includes a selection of poems by C. P. Cavafy, which inspired the David Hockney series presented in the exhibition.
With these two publications, Pera Museum continues to offer readers and visitors a deeper understanding of the artistic dialogues and research processes shaping its exhibitions.
The Istanbul Research Institute continues to offer free guided tours of the exhibition The Photography Studio of an Adventurous Architect: Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu 1893–1982, which sheds light on the life of one of the most unconventional architects of his time, spanning the late Ottoman and early Republican periods.
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On October 11, International Day of the Girl, Suna’nın Kızları organized the “Girls Stronger Together Forum” in Hatay, where girls shared their ideas on making their city safer, more accessible, and more inclusive.