• EVACUATION #2: UNDER ONE MINUTE, 2012 Installation with three-channel HD Video, sound track, 155 C-Prints, floor mat, weights, and jumping ropes Installation image at ROUNDTABLE: The 9th Gwangju Biennale

    On Toxic Masculinity: Evacuation Series

    Ok, I’m biased, but xurban_collective’s research was a bit ahead of its time. 😉  We tackled issues most people ignored, dissecting the dynamics shaping our contemporary political world. In 2009, we launched the Evacuation Series to explore ad-hoc architectural spaces—masjids…

  • THE GOLDEN CAGE AT AGA KHAN MUSEUM, TORONTO

    Question the notion of man-made borders in nature by examining the plight of the Kelaynak with a poetic installation by Hakan Topal. Showing June 11–November 13, 2022 Location: 1st Floor Exhibition Gallery https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-golden-cage

  • THE GOLDEN CAGE AT BODIES UN-PROTECTED, MOUSONTURM, FRANKFURT

    “Bodies, un-protected” was initiated by Mousonturm and curator Sandra Noeth before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out – an experience that has placed the question of what various different bodies need to be considered worth protecting or receive protection at the…

  • ‘Temporary Assembly of Living Things’ Exhibition at Depo Istanbul

    May 12 – July 2 Opening: Thursday, May 12, 18:00 You can download the exhibition booklet from here. Depo Istanbul presents a solo exhibition by Hakan Topal, entitled Temporary Assembly of Living Things. Topal’s projects employ social and artistic research, and his…