Special Exhibition from Burçak Bingöl at the United Kingdom Embassy

The British Council, the international organization responsible for cultural relations and educational opportunities for the United Kingdom, hosted a reception for the installation ‘Minor Vibrations on Earth’ by ceramic artist Burçak Bingöl at the United Kingdom Embassy in Ankara. In connection with Burçak Bingöl’s exhibition ‘Minor Vibrations on Earth,’ which took place at Ka Space for Visual Culture and Artistic Thought, the artist created a site-specific installation for the United Kingdom Embassy. The exhibition also featured the world premiere of ‘Avatar’ and the first display of the installation titled ‘The Rightful Kingdom’ in Turkey. The event, hosted by the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Turkey, Jill Morris, and the Country Director of the British Council, Gill Caldicott, took place on Friday, October 6, and was attended by Nursen Yavaş, the wife of the Mayor of Ankara, Mansur Yavaş, as well as representatives from cultural and artistic institutions in Ankara and artists.

Burçak Bingöl, who spent a month at Tate St. Ives Porthmeor Studios as part of the TATE’s ‘artist in residence’ program with the support of the SAHA Association, received great acclaim for her exhibition ‘Minor Vibrations on Earth,’ which emerged from this experience. The artist incorporated elements from her exploration of the Bernard Leach Ceramic Studio, Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, and the modernist artistic heritage of Cornwall’s Penwith Peninsula into her works. Her two-meter ‘Avatar’ piece, produced in collaboration with the plants in Barbara Hepworth’s studio garden, as well as a portion of the installation displayed at Tate, made the event an enjoyable experience.

Gill Caldicott, the Director of the British Council Turkey, expressed her pleasure in launching the installations designed for the United Kingdom Embassy in connection with Burçak Bingöl’s exhibition at Ka. She stated that this work is a valuable example that blends the cultures of Turkey and the United Kingdom, combining artistic heritage with the history of modernism. She also emphasized that the British Council’s art-based programs and projects have provided opportunities for thousands of creative individuals to develop their arts, strengthen their networks, establish new connections, and reach new audiences domestically and internationally. She concluded by stating that the British Council will continue to support pioneering work in the fields of culture and art in line with their values of equality, diversity, and inclusivity, and strengthen the cultural relations between the two countries.