Within the scope of the World Weather Network, SAHA Studio presents an interdisciplinary selection that brings together the new works of artists of the period and the projects of international artists invited by the program partner international art institutions.
Working to support the production environments of artists in Turkey and to increase their interaction with international art institutions and actors, the World Weather Network formed by SAHA together with art institutions from 28 countries against the global climate crisis, interprets the phenomena of global heating and climate crisis through the eyes of artists.
Continuing to work at SAHA Studio since the summer, Elmas Deniz, Can Küçük and Burcu Yağcıoğlu’s new works such as sculptures, videos, installations, drawings, and performances, in which they deal with the ecological crisis from different dimensions within the scope of the World Weather Network, meet with the audience for the first time on March 17-21. SAHA Studio Open: Within the scope of the World Weather Network, the new photograph series of Yusuf Sevinçli invited by SAHA in collaboration with London Review of Books will be exhibited, along with the works of international artists invited by the program partner international art institutions. A report on the discovery of topography will accompany the photograph series, in which Sevinçli documents the peripheral areas of Istanbul that have begun to lose their natural texture due to heavy industry and development projects, and which was previewed globally in January.
Program partners Artangel (UK), Artingenium (Spain),uzunon (Australia), Dhaka Art Summit (Bangladesh), MALI – Lima Art Museum & Proyectoamil (Peru), NEON (Greece), Odawara Art Foundation (Japan), Te Tuhi (New Zealand), will be included in the WWN presentation at SAHA Studio. Edited by Merve Ünsal and Özge Ersoy, the program, in which artist articles in m-est.org and SAHA Article Series and articles on climate change in different cities of the world are presented by the London Review of Books, present different perspectives on individual or social situations related to ecology and climate crisis. will bring it together.
Launched by SAHA in 2019 with the functionalization of a 350 square meter space in Beyoğlu, SAHA Studio opens a space for invited artists to continue their work by providing research, production, exhibition and presentation support for their projects, as well as working space and curatorial support. SAHA Studio, which also hosts international curators and writers, hosts more than 10 participants in two separate periods each year with its programs that contribute to the enrichment of the dialogue in the art environment. In 2022, SAHA Studio opened up space for the research and work of 11 artists, curators and collectives from different geographies, while also developing special archives and public programs for the 17th Istanbul Biennial.
SAHA Studio Open: World Weather Network
General visit days and hours
17 March 2023, Friday : 17.00 – 19.00
Saturday, March 18, 2023 : 11.00 – 19.00
20 March 2023, Monday : 11.00 – 19.00
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 : 11.00 – 19.00
SAHA Studio
Siraselviler Cad. No: 35 / 1, Cihangir, Beyoglu, 34433 Istanbul
About Studies:
Elmas Deniz’s video titled “Illusion of Encounter”, produced at SAHA Studio, focuses on species that have been brought to the brink of extinction or transformed as an inevitable result of human-induced environmental crisis and global warming. In the performance titled “The Council of Lost Plants”, in which she includes plant-sculptures whose scales are manipulated, Elmas raises the question of what kind of negotiation space can be between human and non-human.
For details: SAHA Studio | Diamond Sea
The works produced by Can Küçük at SAHA Studio under the main title It is Burning are shaped around the concepts of “heat” and “source”. Heat, which is one of the main determinants of the relationship of the human body with the environment and the elements in the environment with each other, shows itself as crisis situations in sudden temperature changes. Studies that center the source look at the retrospective production process of objects, the person who produced them, and their conditions.
For details: SAHA Studio | Can Kucuk
Produced by Burcu Yağcıoğlu at SAHA Studio, Dear Restlessness, is a multi-layered project shaped by the concepts of inertia and stopping. The project, which feeds on fields such as psychoanalysis, physics, biology, science fiction, and mythology, is based on thoughts and speculations that stagnation and inertia can be a radical way of existence in a reality where people’s relentless movements lead to destruction of the planet.
For details: SAHA Studio | Burcu Yagcioglu
Yusuf Sevinçli’s special report, prepared within the scope of WWN upon the invitation of SAHA, includes a series of photographs in which he documents the peripheral regions of Istanbul, which are rapidly losing their natural texture due to heavy industry and reconstruction projects. The artist’s photographs are accompanied by a text in which he describes his experiences and encounters during his three-day journey of discovery.
For details: SAHA x WWN | Yusuf Sevinçli
International Participants:
Artangel | United Kingdom, London
Abi Palmer Invents The Weather (Rain, Fog), Abi Palmer
Artingenium | TALAIA, Santa Clara Island, Basque Country, Spain
White Sun, Juantxo Zeberio & Maddi Oihernart
Bundanon | SITEWORKS, New South Wales, Australia
La Niña, Erica Seccombe
Dhaka Art Summit | Gidree Bawlee Foundation, Bangladesh
Bonna, Shumi Rani, Tithi Rani, Champa Rani, Asha Rani, Ruposhi Rani, Shantona Rani, Tithi Rani, Shahnaj Parvin, Shunil Barman, Noyon Barman, Apon Barman, Omol Barman, Puja Rani, Srabanti Rani, Sruti Rani, Shuvo Barman, Ovi Barman, Apurba Barman, Akalu Barman, Rajkumar Barman, Amal Tudu, Shudhir Das, Krishno Das, Noyon Kishore Ray
MALI & proycectoamil | Coastline, Andes and The Rainforest, Peru
All the Lighthouses of the Peruvian Coast by Luz María Bedoya
Cloud Forest, Luz María Bedoya with Lucía Bottger, Álvaro Hurtado, Eduardo de la Cadena
NEON | 112, Climate Tone, Athens
Sonic Weather Station, Stavros Gasparatos
What Does the Weather Look Like in Greece?, Natalia Tsoukala
112, Climate Tone Podcast Series with Prof. Prodromos Zanis, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Fay Makadasi
Odawara Art Foundation | Enoura Observatory, Japan
Sunrise: Summer Solstice at Enoura Observatory, Hiroshi Sugimoto
Te Tuhi | Te Moana Nui A Kiwa (Great Ocean of Kiwa), Aotearoa New Zealand
Haupapa: The Chilled Breath of Rakamaomao, Ron Bull, Stefan Marks, Heather Purdie, Janine Randerson, Rachel Shearer
About SAHA:
SAHA Association was established to support the production and development environments of artists, curators and writers working in the field of visual arts from Turkey, and to increase their interaction with international art institutions and networks.
FIELD;
• Works in collaboration with institutions to realize projects such as exhibitions, publications and public programs of artists and curators invited by non-profit art institutions; assumes a facilitating role in the project process and provides production support.
• While ensuring the participation of art professionals from Turkey to the hospitality and research programs abroad with the partnerships it has established, it works for the artists and curators it invites to produce new works and develop their communication networks at SAHA Studio, which it opened in Istanbul.
• It helps art institutions and professionals abroad to conduct research in Turkey and to produce new projects with invited artists and curators.
• Develops various funds and programs for contemporary art biennials, art initiatives and art writers in different regions of Turkey for the sustainability of independent art production.
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About the World Weather Network:
SAHA established the World Weather Network, which means “World Weather Network”, together with 27 art institutions from different continents. Art institutions participating in this network are planned to set up symbolic “weather stations” in different corners of the world, in oceans, deserts, mountains, farmlands, rainforests, observatories, lighthouses or cities in response to the global climate emergency. Starting from June 21, 2022, the longest day in the northern hemisphere, for at least a year, artists and writers share their observations, stories, images and dreams about the local weather and our common climate as “weather reports” from different voices and voices on this new global platform. creates an archipelago of perspectives.
SAHA presented texts within the scope of the SAHA Series in 2022, as well as special events and artist projects at SAHA Studio, within the scope of the program in which the historical watchtower, Galata Tower, right across from its office, is positioned as the symbolic weather station of Istanbul. In addition, Elmas Deniz’s video piece named “Keder” and the artist book “Firewalk”, prepared by Burcu Yağcıoğlu together with Ülgen Semerci, were included in the World Weather Network exhibition held at Art Sonje Center, the program partner in Korea, between October 13 and November 20, 2022. .
“The world’s weather is not what it used to be. We see glaciers melt and water levels rise. Some lands are flooded, while others are on fire. It’s getting hot everywhere. Established in response to the climate emergency, the World Weather Network is a collection of weather stations set up by 28 arts organizations around the world and is an invitation to look, listen, learn and act. From June 21, 2022 to June 21, 2023, artists, writers and communities will share their observations of local weather, stories, thoughts and images, creating an archipelago of sounds and perspectives. Bringing together climate scientists and environmentalists, the World Weather Network brings together different worldviews and methods of understanding weather across multiple regions and languages. Climate scientists, environmentalists and different communities participate in a variety of special event programs that are held locally and online in many places through the platform. Special reports are ordered throughout the year from authors included in the London Review of Books, the World Weather Network. While each organization reports its own local weather, each of these “weather stations” is linked to overheating of the earth’s atmosphere. The World Weather Network is an invitation to look, listen, learn and act as we offer alternative ways to respond to the world’s weather and climate.”
ARTANGEL, London
ARTINGENIUM, San Sebastian
ART JAMEEL, Dubai
ARTSONJE CENTER, Seoul
BUNDANON, New South Wales
DHAKA ART SUMMIT, Bangladesh
ENOURA OBSERVATORY, Japan
NICOLETTA FIORUCCI FOUNDATION, Grasse
FOGO ISLAND ARTS, Newfoundland
FONDAZIONE SANDRETTO RE REBAUDENGO, Turin
HOLT-SMITHSON FOUNDATION, New Mexico
ICELANDIC ARTS CENTER, Reykjavik
IHME HELSINKI, Helsinki
KHOJ, New Delhi
MALI, Lima
MCAD, Manila
NEON, Athens
NGO, Johannesburg
WAAG, Amsterdam
RUYA FOUNDATION, Iraq
SAHA, Istanbul
SOPHIA POINT, Guyana
TERRA FOUNDATION, Comporta
TE TUHI, Aotearoa, New Zealand
UCCA, Beijing / Qinhuangdao
YINKA SHONIBARE FOUNDATION, Lagos / Ijebu
32 DEGREES EAST, Uganda
www.worldweathernetwork.org
