TIME OF OTHERS
Artist talk & drawing session with Rojda Tugrul
Saturday: February 1st 2025, 14:00
Location: < rotor >, Volksgartenstraße 6a, Graz
Language: English

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In this talk, Rojda Tugrul explores the impact of decades-long war on the ecological and cultural heritage of Kurdistan within its socio-political context. Focusing on Earth phenomena such as rivers, villages, mountains, and liminal spaces in upper Mesopotamia, she examines how the transformation and deterioration of the land and the dispossession of habitats reflect shifts in cultural identity and the collective psyche. Her analysis also delves into the politics of art, the autonomy of artistic representations, and the power of images.

As part of her talk, the artist will show video footage, photographs and animations whose protagonists are drawn animals from Mesopotamia: Flamingo, cricket, rabbit and river turtle.

Rojda Tugrul’s presentation will be followed by a short drawing session that invites participants to engage with the concepts discussed in the talk, such as 'displacement', 'migration' and 'unease', providing a tactile and embodied experience.

Registration is requested: rotor@mur.at, 0316/688306

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This workshop takes place in the frame of the exhibition SEDIMENT.

Curated by: Dicle Bestas & Basak Senova
Duration: 15.11.–21.12.2024 + 7.1.–8.2.2025

Admission free!

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The exhibition Sediment is organised in cooperation with Loading Archive, Diyarbakir. In spring 2024, Dicle Bestas worked on the project in the frame of the Styria Artist-in-Residence (St.A.i.R.) programme. Sediment is part of the project Art Space Unlimited co-funded by the European Union.

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