Category: Portfolio
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Public Sorrow
Public Sorrow, 2024 Video Performance, 8 Mins Diren Demir “Public Sorrow” is an exploration of the complex interplay between individual emotions and societal norms in our contemporary world. Cloaked entirely in black, the performer, stripped of their conventional emotional defenses, undertakes an act of profound vulnerability. As tears stream down their face, they grant themselves
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Mirror
Mirror , 2023 Installation 160x65cm Diren Demir The installation “Mirror” treats the mind as an eye looking at the body from the outside, the physical space where human beings experience life. The body is experienced, defined and labeled by the mind. In this process, the pure experience of the body, which has its own consciousness,
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The Unseen Poem
The Unseen Poem, 2024 Installation Diren Demir // There is a poem in the installation that cannot be seen. This poem was rejected and not read by the person for whom it was actually written. The installation invites viewers to scratch the surface of the poem with their nails and reveal it. In this way
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Story of an Envelope
Story of an Envelope, 2023 Participatory Sound Installation Diren Demir // One of the similar steps towards rendering the democracy system dysfunctional in many geographies where dictatorship mechanisms are seen is to manipulate individual votes and election statistics. Dictatorship regimes are on the way to gather power, and Democracy is used as a cover to
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Art of Disclosure
Art of Disclosure: Producing Disclosures That Transcend Textuality 2023 / 2024 Research Documentation Diren Demir // The main goal of the “Art of Disclosure” project is to develop methods in which disclosure is used as an art method or art as a method of disclosure. Revealing the points where disclosure and contemporary art come into
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Rhetorical Violence
Rhetorical Violence, 2023 Illustrations, Red Ink on Paper 30 x 84 cm, 8 Pieces Diren Demir // “Rhetorical Violence” work documents the soundwaves of the dictator Erdogan’s public hate speeches and humiliations. People in Turkey had to be exposed to the physical, mental and economical violence of the 21 years of dictatorship. We witnessed a
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Grave to the stolen days
Grave to the stolen days, 2023 Installation Diren Demir // Osman Kavala was unlawfully arrested in the Gezi Park trials and held in prison for more than 2000 days. The installation “Grave to the Stolen Days” marks the days when Osman Kavala was held in prison. The kites, which are the symbol of freedom, were
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Scratchcard Series
Scratchcard Series, 2023 Interactive Archive Diren Demir Videos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C25Ba8iMVUF/?igsh=bzJkN2JzNjdsOXcx // A series of historical or political revelations that were censored by the Turkish media were hidden in the Scratchcard Series. These censored news did not gain sufficient visibility, were not discussed, and were forgotten. The installation aims to influence the viewer in an interactive way
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Arrival
Arrival, 2023 Intervention Diren Demir https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwa0ZWeIWQ4/ // “Arrival” is a space intervention and performance that reminds colonial history and the right of “arrival” of immigrants. The intervention sheds light on the realities faced by immigrant families who have to risk their lives while attempting to escape from war-torn regions and challenging conditions of overseas voyages
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Map of the Seas
Map of the Seas, 2022 Performance & Installation Diren Demir // The Map of the Seas performance deals with the melting of the polar ice caps due to global warming. Arctic glaciers have been significantly destroyed for many reasons, including greenhouse gas emissions, the search for oil and natural gas, and increased human activity in
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