Melike Kara Burns Photographic Archive for Kunsthaus Hamburg Installation

At Kunsthaus Hamburg, Melike Kara has set fire to portions of her photographic archive, integrating the remnants into an expansive installation entitled 'Whispers.' This piece is envisioned as a garden landscape, emphasizing themes of release and the sensory journey of perpetual change. Kara's artistic endeavors have consistently navigated the realms of personal archives, collective history, and painterly interpretation. In this installation, specifically created for Kunsthaus Hamburg, she takes a bold step by incinerating photographs from her own collection for the first time. The aftermath reveals traces: fragments, condensed materials, and relics of images that resist permanence. She embraces a broader interpretation of photography, viewing it not merely as static images but as an evolving process.