Coastal Memory Exhibition Opens to Visitors at Decollage Art Space
An exhibition bringing together works produced by nine artists during an artist-in-residence program on the Şile coast meets art enthusiasts.
Bringing together works created by nine artists during a seven-day artist-in-residence program on the Black Sea coast of Şile, the 'Coastal Memory' exhibition meets audiences at Decollage Art Space between October 6 and November 15.
Scope and Dates of the Exhibition
The works produced by nine artists during a seven-day artist-in-residence program on the Black Sea coast of Şile are presented to the audience at Decollage Art Space. The exhibition can be visited between October 6 and November 15.
Participating Artists
Zahit Büyükişleyen, Özlem Üner, Serap Atala, and Atilla Atala take part in the project. Additionally, Devabil Kara, Veysel Günay, Fevzi Karakoç, Yalçın Gökçebağ, and Resul Aytemür contribute to the exhibition with their works.
Production Experience and Spatial Relationship
The exhibition brings together the works produced during the artist-in-residence program with the artists' previous creations. This approach examines how space, urban rhythm, and human relationships transform the production experience.
Coastline and the Problem of Perception
The coastline examines geographical boundaries and instability, akin to Lewis Fry Richardson's measurement problem. Human perception, much like the coastline, carries a similar instability that continues to move while being observed.
Şile's Unique Identity
Although a part of Istanbul, Şile develops a cultural identity with generations of life along the Black Sea coast. The sea represents much more than just the surrounding landscape in this geography.
A New Set of Conditions
The artists are not asked to document Şile or produce nine different representations of the same coast. Instead of being a subject to be painted, the region is presented as a new set of conditions upon which production will take place.
Memory of the Coast
The exhibition offers neither a record of Şile nor a documentary narrative of the stay. The resulting outcome takes shape as the memory of the coast—selective, variable, and inseparable from human perception.