Theuringer Allgemenie Weimar
(2024)
“DENUNCIATION” Exhibition at ACC Gallery Weimar, 2024.
Medyascope
(2021)
“Diren is trying to create a space where everyone can experience the different areas and different contexts of the struggle, Demir summarized the conceptual framework of the exhibition as follows:
Especially in this region. Over time, I realized that this is actually a condition that has spread to many parts of life. We experience struggle in many ways, with our bodies, our identity, our gender, and our ethnicity…”
by Edanur Tanış
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
(2020)
“Karantina sürecinde filmler evden izlendi, konserlere evden dahil olundu, hatta müze ve sergiler bile evden gezilir hale geldi. Peki ya bu süreçte evine kapanmak zorunda kalan performans sanatçıları üretimlerini nasıl devam ettiriyor? İşte bu soru, “canlı sanat” alanında üretim yapan sanatçıları bir çatı altında toplayan Performistanbul’un internet üzerinden yaptığı çağrıyla yanıt buldu. “Stay LIVE at HOME”, yani “EV’de CANLI kal” isimli proje, tüm dünyadan sanatçıları performanslarını evlerinden ve canlı yayınla izleyiciyle buluşturmaya 17 Mart’ta başladı.”
Kadın ve Kadın
(2020)
“Diren is a young artist. “I prefer not to go into a stable life unless I have to,” they says. Inspired by Paulo Coelho’s Hippie book, they kept their memory by looking at the places of two cities during their trip. They published the exhibition digitally. This stand published on Gazetesanat.com is about to expire. Take a look before you miss it.
Now I leave you alone with the pleasant conversation we had with Diren about the memory of cities and places. I also recommend you to read the conversation that will add flavor to the weekend with a cup of coffee.
Happy reading…”
by Damla Karakuş
Gaia Magazine
(2019)
“In fascist processes where human reality is not recognized, an unplanned resistance awaits at every point in history, a natural rebellion waiting to be revealed. Stonewall Revolution, one of the turning points of sexual freedom, was perhaps the most influential, radical and sharpest turning point in the history of all these unplanned revolutions; Within 3 nights, it constituted a brave stance against heteronormative hegemony that would spread all over the world. “
by Avni Onur Sevinç
Gaia Magazine
(2018)
“We talked with Diren Demir about STAR, which was translated by them and has its place in bookstores this month…”
by Avni Onur Sevinç
Diren Demir 