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5 October - 8 November 2024

Köken Ergun

Lahore Biennale | Pakistan

SAHA supports Köken Ergun’s project between on 3th edition of the Lahore Biennale between 5 October – 10 November 2024. Titled Of Mountains and Seas, the biennial focuses on questions of ecologies and sustainable futures from Asian perspectives, curated by John Tain. Featuring an updated iteration of Köken Ergun's work China, Beijing, I Love You, the biennale celebrates Ergun and Fetra Danu’s collaboration and the potential for greater awareness of issues affecting multiple regions worldwide. With close to twenty-five countries being represented, the film’s inclusion enhances the plurality of climate discourse taking place, engendering creative exchanges that could lead to collaborative solutions for these pressing concerns, particularly faced by Lahore. 

Köken Ergun (1976, Istanbul) is an artist working in film and installation. His films often deal with communities that are not known to a greater public and the importance of ritual in such groups. Ergun usually spends long time with his subjects before he starts filming and engages in a long research period for his projects. He also collaborates with ethnographers, historians and sociologists for publications and lecture series as extensions to his artistic practice ERGUN studied acting at Istanbul University, completed his postgraduate degree in ancient Greek literature at King’s College London, and earned an MA in art history at the Bilgi University, Istanbul. After working with American theater director Robert Wilson, Ergun became involved with video and film. His video installations have been exhibited at Kathmandu Triennale 2077; Jakarta Biennial: ESOK; Documenta 14; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; SALT, Istanbul; Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam; and Casino Luxembourg. Ergun’s films have received the Tiger Award for Short Film at the 2007 Rotterdam Film Festival and the Special Mention Prize at the 2013 Berlinale.

About The Lahore Biennale Foundation

The Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF) is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide critical sites for experimentation in the visual arts. LBF focuses on the many stages of production, display and reception of contemporary art in diverse forms. It understands inclusivity, collaboration, and public engagement as being central to its vision and is committed to developing the potential of art as an agent of social transformation.

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