{"id":5852,"date":"2017-05-24T15:16:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T19:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=5852"},"modified":"2017-05-24T22:57:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T02:57:36","slug":"free-speech-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/free-speech-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Speech Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Free Speech Zone”: Damla \u00d6zdemir
\n26 May-23 June 2017<\/h2>\n

Opening reception: Thursday, 25 May, 6-8PM<\/p>\n

“Free Speech Zone\u201d is Damla \u00d6zdemir’s latest project. \u00d6zdemir distinguishes herself among the younger generation of artists with collages based on stop-motion animation techniques and digital art practices.<\/p>\n

Presenting a selection from \u00d6zdemir\u2019s most recent works, the show focuses on the existential possibilities of expression. It is a result of the artist\u2019s questioning of the connections and contrasts between individuals\u2019 sense of belonging and freedom. Identity, gender, cultural codes, war and civilization are among the themes addressed.<\/p>\n

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The artist\u2019s use of the collage technique, which brings together various elements that appear as if they wouldn\u2019t work together, let alone create a visually pleasing composition, also makes use of the unlimited possibilities offered by today\u2019s digital world, which constantly bombards our senses. \u00d6zdemir\u2019s work does not lose touch with the world\u2019s events while making us question our existence; and though they may look as if they depict a dystopian world, they make real the concepts that exist in the digital realm in the form of codes, thus exploring the possibilities offered by this new language. Things that once were meaningful within their contexts turn into simple constructions through \u00d6zdemir\u2019s actions of detaching and reattaching, cutting and dispelling, and combining to create new contexts.<\/p>\n

By breaking apart, recombining and layering surfaces in order to create three dimensional forms, the artist creates fictional realities. And though viewers may focus on the work as a whole, this structure of intertwined elements provide her with new ways of expression.<\/p>\n

In \u00d6zdemir\u2019s works, we see a parade of figures depicted with gestures that create the emotional context of the works which coexist with surreal images the scales of which have been modified, cityscapes the center of which have been extended, nature and urbanization, plants and animals.<\/p>\n

(adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/p>\n

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INFORMATION<\/h3>\n

Galeri Ilayda<\/strong>
\nH\u00fcsrev Gerede Cad. No:37
\nTe\u015fvikiye
\nIstanbul, Turkey
\n+90 212 227 92 92<\/p>\n

Hours:
\nTuesday-Saturday, 11AM-7PM<\/p>\n

MAP<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n

Image (top):<\/strong>
\nSava\u015f ve Toplum Serisi I<\/i> (War and Society Series I)
\nby Damla \u00d6zdemir
\n35.4″x47.2″
\nthree-dimensional collage
\n2017
\nImage courtesy of the artist and Galeri Ilayda, Istanbul<\/p>\n

Image (centre):<\/strong>
\n\u0130stanbul<\/em>
\nby Damla \u00d6zdemir
\n51″x39.4″
\nthree-dimensional collage
\n2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Free Speech Zone”: Damla \u00d6zdemir 26 May-23 June 2017 Opening reception: Thursday, 25 May, 6-8PM “Free Speech Zone\u201d is Damla \u00d6zdemir’s latest project. \u00d6zdemir distinguishes herself among the younger generation of artists with collages based on stop-motion animation techniques and…<\/p>\n

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