STAY HOME, STAY SAFE

Since the pandemic took control of our lives, we have adjusted to a new normal both in our personal and professional lives. Remote work has become permanent in some sectors while others struggled to find alternatives to offices. Artists, meanwhile, have been cramped in their homes, trying to make sense of their experiences and translate them into their work. But as the saying goes, there’s always sunshine after the rain. Here are some views from artists on the pandemic era.

Tidal Waves

Independent art platform Mixer presents Leyla Emadi’s first solo exhibition. Bringing together installations where phrases first spill onto paper and then into their surrounding spaces, the exhibition guides visitors through the artists own process of confronting the world over the past year. Emadi’s work forces us to leave our comfort zones and step into the unknown and the uncertain.

The exhibition is available at Mixer from Tuesday to Saturday between 11am and 7pm.

Of Paper

Ferda Art Platform’s new group exhibition explores the myriad ways in which paper has woven itself into our lives. Curated by Selin Akin, the exhibition presents works by 12 artists that treat paper as a subject matter as well as a primary material.

The exhibition is available at Ferda

Art Platform from Monday to Friday between 11am and 7pm.

Stamp 2

Cigdem Sensoy’s new solo exhibition celebrating her 20th year as an artist is available at Fular’t Art House. The artist aims to shed a light on stamps, which were a crucial part of letters at one time, evoking a sense of nostalgia.

The exhibition is available at Fular’t

Art House from Tuesday to Friday between 1pm and 6pm.

Level 3

Zilberman Gallery presents a new digital exhibition, that was originally exhibited at its Berlin space in which artist Manaf Halbouni addresses global developments in politics as well as shifts in power relations. A mosaic shaped like a QR code shows “fragments of the faces of some of the world’s most powerful politicians today” according to Zilberman.

The exhibition is available at zilbermangallery.com.