Do fictive images have tangible consequences? [Kurmaca imajlarin fiziksel sonuclari mi var?]
Screening and talk with visual artist and video-maker belit sağ. Organized by the PCAP (Post Conceptual Art Practices Study Program) and the Studio Art and Digital Media.
Moderated by Betül Küpeli and Cana Bilir-Meier.
Languages: English and Turkish
belit sağ will talk about overarching themes in her video practice, such as images of violence and violence of images. She will also talk about the censorship of her recent video Ayhan and Me (2016) in Turkey.
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belit sağ is a videographer and visual artist from Turkey, based in Amsterdam. She recently finished a residency program at International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York. During 2014-2015 she was in residency at Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten. She studied mathematics in Turkey, and art in The Netherlands. Her video background is rooted in alternative video-activist/artist groups in Ankara and Istanbul, where she co-initiated groups such as VideA, Karahaber, and Videoccupy. sağ’s work has been exhibited, amongst others, in EYE Film Institute, Rotterdam International Film Festival (The Netherlands), Tütün Deposu, Documentarist Documentary Days (Turkey), Oberhausen Short Film Festival ( Germany), DMZ Documentary Festival (Korea), CEAC (China)
Betül Shayma Küpeli studied Architecture. She is currently enrolled in the Post Conceptual Art Practices Study Program at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Lives and works in Vienna.
Cana Bilir-Meier , lives and works in Vienna, she is filmmaker, cultural producer, author and curator. Studied Art and Education. She is currently enrolled in the Art and digital media class at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.