SAHA Studio Open: WWN

New works by Elmas Deniz, Can Küçük and Burcu Yağcıoğlu, who have been working at SAHA Studio as part of World Weather Network since last summer, was introduced to public on 17-21 March. Works by artists collaborating with the international partners of the network and the new photography series by Yusuf Sevinçli who was commissioned by SAHA in collaboration with London Review of Books were also exhibited at SAHA Studio Open: World Weather Network. Moreover, artist texts written for the SAHA Art Writing Series and m-est.org under the editorship of Merve Ünsal and Özge Ersoy as well as the articles by London Review of Books addressing climate change in different cities across the world are included in the program, presented a repertoire of personal or collective perspectives with regards to ecology and climate crisis.

Elmas Deniz's video titled An Illusion of Encounter, produced at SAHA Studio, presents as protagonists the species that have been brought to the brink of extinction or changed inevitably as the result of man-made environmental crisis and global warming. In her performance titled The Council of Lost Plants, Elmas raises the question of what sort of a sphere for negotiation there can be for humans and non-humans.

Details: SAHA Studio | Elmas Deniz

Can Küçük's works assembled under the main title of Burning are shaped around the notions of "heat" and "source". As one of the main determinants of the relationship between the human body and its surroundings, the heat appears as a state of crisis caused by the sudden change in temperatures. Conversely, the works centering on the source offer a retrospective look at the production process of objects, the person who produces, and conditions around the very production.
 
Details: SAHA Studio | Can Küçük

Burcu Yağcıoğlu's work, Dear Lethargy developed at SAHA Studio is a multilayered project, shaped by the concepts of inertia and stopping. The series of multi-medium works is engaged in fields such as psychoanalysis, physics, biology, science fiction and mythology. In our current reality in which the planet is heading towards its destruction due to human’s relentless movements, the project generates thoughts and speculations on stopping and inertia as radical ways of existence.

Details: SAHA Studio | Burcu Yağcıoğlu

Yusuf Sevinçli's special report commissioned by SAHA for WWN is a series of photographs documenting the urban ecology and the fast-eroding nature of the peripheries of Istanbul, recording their ever-changing topography due to heavy industry and construction projects. The series are accompanied by a text in which the artist shares his experiences and encounters on this three-day expedition.

Details: SAHA x WWN | Yusuf Sevinçli

With the participation of:

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, Luz María Bedoya
Cloud Forest, Luz María Bedoya with Lucía Bottger, Álvaro Hurtado, Eduardo de la Cadena

NEON | 112, Climate Tone, Athens
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

World Weather Network 
ARTANGEL, London
ARTINGENIUM, San Sebastián
ART JAMEEL, Dubai
ARTSONJE CENTER, Seul
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 CENTRE, 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 Zelanda 
UCCA, Beijing / Qinhuangdao 
YINKA SHONIBARE FOUNDATION, Lagos / Ijebu
32 DEGREES EAST, Uganda