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BODY AND MEMORY: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MEHTAP BAYDU’S GÖKÇEN SCULPTURE
This article offers a critical examination of artist Mehtap Baydu’s sculpture Gökçen, from her Republic Women Series, wh...
THE VISUAL MEMORY AND EXPRESSIONIST TRACES OF A LOST GEOGRAPHY
In this article, Evrim examines how Expressionism, which emerged in the twentieth century, was not merely an aesthetic c...
ENDURANCE A MANIFEST TO RESILIENCE, ART AS A STRATEGIC UTILIZATION FOR SURVIVAL
The deepest core of art is not a mere reflection of reality. But rather it is a radical conscious action that uses the s...
MAKE A NOISE
The singers in Leyla Yenirce’s chimerical choir all have something important to say. The Kurdish‑born artist talks to Lo...
KRAS Û FISTAN / DA SEVE: A FORM OF RESISTANCE
The conceptual point of departure for Kras û Fistan / Da Seve is the govend. A collective dance tradition of Êzîdî Kurdi...
THE WOUNDED MYTHOLOGIES OF MEDUSA AND SHAHMARAN: A FEMINIST READING
Medusa's serpent hair and Shahmaran's half-woman, half-serpent body are two powerful images in mythological narratives t...