In collaboration with local artist Nurtane Karagil, we made video representations of her text series in public locations for the Temporary Public Art scheme by EMAA (Eastern Mediterranean Arts Association) with photographer and visual artist Ozan Tezvaran.
“Quarantine Hugs” by ABsDE (Ahmet Özgünel, Behiye Koçanoğlu, Selin Akbıçak, Dize Kükrer, Ecem Sınay) Exhibition currently on at Art Rooms, ARUCAD Professional pictures will be available soon
Final film can be found here: https://ecemsinaygoldsmiths.wordpress.com/prince-ali/ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GizuuCAOmiY “Prince Ali” is a light-hearted interactive, performative documentary seemingly tackling the deteriorating relationship between me and my dog. Ali is a tiny Chihuahua with a strong sense of self and constant need for attention, who usually forgets he is a dog in the first place.…
IPE for Goldsmiths – Please make sure the video starts at 00:30 to avoid the colour bars/soundcheck. Please note there is no audio editing done for this version and a newer version is available. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avA7RrlG9Zs&t=0m30s
https://youtu.be/kCan9MupdVs Artist Statement: Fal (Fortune of a country) is a 7-minute, split screen film regarding the history of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus narrated as a Turkish coffee fortune reading, made for the degree show in my final year at Reading. The film is presented in a specific setting/atmosphere of a psychic café, created with…