On The Road
Solo Exhibition
Diren Demir
9 – 13 November 2021, 18:00
Magacin Cultural Centre MKM4, Belgrade

Influenced by the Beat Generation movement, queer artist and traveler Diren Demir’s exhibition “On The Road” takes its name from Jack Keruac’s book of the same name. The exhibition includes places and portraits from natural and cultural heritage sites that Diren visited between 2016 and 2020. The photographs, in which analog and experimental techniques are at the forefront, present moments from ancient Greek temples and human tribes that took refuge in nature. The exhibition also includes a series of portraits of local people Diren met on his journeys to find the legendary holy cities mentioned in ancient inscriptions. Diren, whose art production is mostly about creating routes and performance art, is constantly inspired by the state of being “on the road” in his spiritual pursuit and art practice. Diren thinks that being on the road is one of the most sincere ways to embrace the universe and he aims to reflect this in his photographs. The “On The Road” exhibition can be seen at Magacin Central Space from November 9th to November 13th.