I am not a writer — or more precisely, a non-writer, in something like Laruelle's sense. Not the negation of writing, but writing that doesn't submit to what writing is supposed to be. No genre, no discipline, no claim on form. Also, it is occasionally painful.
The word subjectile comes from Derrida's The Truth in Painting (1978), borrowed from Artaud's idea of the canvas as more than a passive surface. It's a space of tension — between the physical and the intangible, between what is seen and what is concealed. So, writing is an ongoing experiment. Never a resolution. I have to do it.
By xurban_collective, 2017 * Text written as part of Harbor exhibition on view at Istanbul Modern. * Turkcesi asagida (Turkish version is below). Between 2000 to 2012, as xurban_collective we researched the assault on social and spatial justice on a…
// TALKS GRAFT FORECAST Ali Taptik, Aslihan Demirtas, Evren Uzer, & Hakan Topal Tuesday, February 6th, 1-3PM The Orozco Room Alvin Johnson / JM Kaplan Hall #A712 66 West 12th St, New York AESTHETIC JUSTICE: INTERVENTIONS IN MEDIA, HISTORY, AND…
My contribution to MaHKUscript, Journal of Fine Art Research issue 2: “Critical Spatial Practice”: Artistic Responses to Natural Disasters: The Case of New Orleans About the Issue: The second issue of MaHKUscript focuses on the current state of Spatial Practice. What…
I have been thinking about the Trump Presidency. Like everybody, I am extremely upset and startled. Considering the Turkish and various European cases, IMO, Trump will incorporate a combination of social democrat and racist/discriminatory policies and do the following: Economy…
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – — – – – — – – In Defense of the Othered Social Design 2016 Final Exhibition Neuberger Museum…
Unrelated Matters: Fantazistan (2015) & Uniform Cut (2015) by Hakan Topal Ongoing Open Studio & Installation: June 23rd – July 9th Exhibition Opens: July 7th, 2015 Reception: July 9th, 6-8 pm 3331 Arts Chiyoda, #205 — 2nd Floor Gallery 6-11-14 Sotokanda…
I participated a conference at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich between 20 – 22 May 2015. This conference explored the role and potential of the museum in relation to human engagements with the sea and major…
Exactly two years ago, on May 31, 2013, I woke up to the news of brutal police violence in Gezi Park, Istanbul. Some of my friends were occupying the park to protect its trees. Frustrated and angry, I created a…