Istanbul Modern's 'Timeless Curiosities' Explores Technology's Impact on Memory and History Through Digital Art
Istanbul Modern is showcasing 'Timeless Curiosities,' an exhibition that highlights the works of 16 Turkish artists and collectives who utilize digital media to examine how technology influences historical narratives. Cihad Caner's video from 2020, 'I, The Green Marble; The (Hi)story Of My Witness and Memory,' addresses issues of political hypocrisy and the land dispossession of the Lenape people. Beste İleri's 'SENTIMAP İstanbul' (2024) crafts an emotional map based on newspaper articles, while Yasin Arıbuğa-Toprak Fırat's 'Coincidence' (2024) produces real-time collages from camera feeds. Additionally, Alican İnal's 'Museum for Disappearing Sounds' (2024) and oddviz's 'Kadıköy I' (2018) delve into sound and urban furniture. Ebru Kurbak's 'Reinventing the Spindle' (2023) confronts gender biases in technology. The exhibition is open until August 11.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Timeless Curiosities' at Istanbul Modern features 16 Turkish artists and collectives in digital media
- Show runs through August 11
- Cihad Caner's 2020 video work animates serpentinite stone from UN General Assembly Hall
- Beste İleri uses AI to create emotional map of Istanbul from newspaper articles
- Yasin Arıbuğa-Toprak Fırat's software generates real-time collages from Istanbul camera feeds
- Alican İnal and oddviz focus on Kadıköy municipality with sound and urban furniture installations
- Ebru Kurbak's work involves flax spinning experiments during parabolic flight with MIT Space Exploration Initiative
- Exhibition explores technology's impact on memory, history, and historical narratives
Entities
Artists
- Cihad Caner
- Beste İleri
- Yasin Arıbuğa
- Toprak Fırat
- Alican İnal
- Ebru Kurbak
- oddviz
Institutions
- Istanbul Modern
- United Nations General Assembly Hall
- MIT Space Exploration Initiative
- ArtReview
Locations
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- New York City
- New York
- United States
- Crete
- Greece
- Kadıköy
- Bosporus