Diren Demir

Interdisciplinary Artist & Independent Curator

Portfolio


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This portfolio showcases Demir’s work from 2017 to 2024. To explore more, just click “next page” and keep discovering.

  • Spells

    Spells, 2022 Sound Installation Diren Demir // The audio recordings sent by individuals who were displaced and whose life and emotional state changed due to the conflicts that broke out after February 24 explain how the war was experienced at an individual level. The “Spells” sound installation offers a space of expression that gives visibility…

  • Goddess

    Goddess, 2022 Holographic Installation Diren Demir Idols were figurines that people used to represent the deities they worshiped in ancient times. The oldest of these are the statuettes of the Goddess Cybele, the representative of concepts such as “fertility” and “abundance”, found in Göbeklitepe. From a pagan perspective, the Goddess symbolizes the feminine energy of…

  • Entropy Series

    Entropy Series, 2022 Ink and Mold on Canvas Diren Demir “The entropy of an object is a measure of the amount of energy which is unavailable to do work. “ Diren had to live in his grandmother’s garage at the age of 17 due to their family’s homophobia. Artist consider this as their very first…

  • Letter from the Other Side

    Letter from the Other Side, 2022 Interactive Installation Diren Demir // The installation marks the Reunification period in Germany. Since the space plan established by Kollektiv Plus is quite in line with the principles of communicative aesthetics and art in the public sphere, the work “Letter from the Other Side” aims to create experimental dialogues…

  • Skin is Holy

    Skin is Holy, 2022 Video Performance Diren Demir // Influenced by Allen Ginsberg’s precious work “Howl”, Diren questions the themes of “Holyness” and “Body” through this poem by writing the word “Holy” on their own skin. This act is accompanied by repetitive sounds where Diren turns the word “Holy” into a mantra and carries their…

  • Temple of the Virgins

    Temple of the Virgins, 2022 Performance & Installation Diren Demir The Temple of Virgins was a piece of land located in the middle of the sea in Maltepe 75 years ago, which people could reach by swimming 50 meters in the sea. Although it’s image has remained as the logo of the municipality for years,…