* * * * * * * * * * * * * * For the Conversation: Beyond Extractivist
Aesthetics, moderated by Eray Cayli, participants will engage in a discussion
that draws from his book The Aesthetics of Extractivism in Turkeys Kurdistan.
The talk will reconstruct and compare artistic perspectives from Diyarbakir
on the theme of extractivism, reflecting on Caylis research from his
trips to the region in 2013 and 2019. This conversation will bring together
the artists and the curators of the exhibition, fostering a critical dialogue
on how art addresses and reflects the environmental and socio-political
issues of extractivism.
The Sediment exhibition reflects on the impact of socio-political, ecological,
and economic issues on the environments we inhabit. This exhibitions
starting point is based on comprehensive curatorial research in the archive
of Loading, a non-profit art space focused on Diyarbakir and its surrounding
areas in southeastern Turkey, which provides a layered perspective on
the local art scene along with the socio-political and environmental issues
affecting the Kurdish-inhabited regions.
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.
