I am not a writer—maybe more of a non-writer, just as being a non-artist, non-engineer, or non-sociologist. The word subjectile comes from J. Derrida’s The Truth in Painting (1978), where he expands on Antonin Artaud’s idea of the canvas as something more than a passive surface. It represents a space of tension, a meeting point between the physical and the intangible, where creation and meaning take shape. To me, subjectile suggests a layered way of thinking and writing—one that probes what lies beneath, between what is seen and what is concealed. It is always an experiment.
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…
The new generation of artists and curators is eager to explore alternative organizations and to tackle current social inequalities and issues. Reasons for Optimism in Istanbul’s Art World
I recently visited the Hagia Sophia for the first time after its conversion and felt overwhelming sadness. What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible Shame
Söyleşi: Eren Barış 27 Mart 2021 “1990’ların ODTÜ’sünde önce fotoğrafla, sonra güncel sanatın yeni imkânlarıyla tanışan Hakan Topal, Amatör Fotoğrafçılık Topluluğu’ndan GİSAM’a, körotonomedya’dan xurban_collective’e çeşitli kolektif ve tekil çalışmaların ardından New York’a yerleşti, halen New York Eyalet Üniversitesi’nde Yeni Medya…
In Conversation #2: Social Wounds >> Unversehrtheit: Conversations on the Integrities of the Body << >> Digital Mousonturm << >> corponomy << The second conversation on the integrities of the body looks at what it means for an individual body, for the body of a collective,…
My text at Hyperallergic on museum design, education, and a decolonization program. Reimagining Museum Design, With Education at the Forefront
Organized around the book presentation Bodies of Evidence (published by Passagen Verlag in 2018), the event will illuminate how the body appears as witness, document, and agent as it moves across borders drawn by vectors of power such as nationhood, sovereignty, and…
This book focuses on the human body in, of, and as evidence. It illuminates how the body appears simultaneously as witness, document, and agent as it moves across borders drawn by vectors of power such as nationhood, sovereignty, and normalcy.…
Ali Mahmut Demirel’in 16 Mart–15 Temmuz 2018 tarihleri arasında Arter’de yer alan “Ada” başlıklı sergisi kapsamında, sanatçının pratiğinin şekillenmesinde rol oynayan akademik ve kültürel ortama odaklanan iki buluşma gerçekleşecek. Bu buluşmalar, 1990’larda Ankara’da ortaya çıkan ve sonraki kuşaklar üzerindeki…
Serhh is one of the best well-edited cultural journals in Turkey. It is run by an amazing team of young and engaged intellectuals, including Eren Barış, Alper Göbel, Emre Koyuncu. For its latest issue, I have a small contribution about…