Ece Gökalp, Haus am See, 2020, Ece Gökalp
Name
Ece Gökalp
Biography
Ece Gökalp (1988 in Istanbul, Turkey) completed her master’s degree at the Art in Context Institute of UdK, Berlin, after studying photography in Istanbul. Her practice focuses on the theory of photography and research in different topics such as geopolitics, ecosystems, memory, and mental health. She participated in solo and group exhibitions in art institutions like Depo Istanbul, nGbK Berlin, Apartment Project Berlin, Poşe Art Space, Sanatorium, and Halka Art Project. She lives and works in Berlin since 2014.
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Artist Statement
"My artistic practice focuses on nature and geopolitics, as well as mental health, and between which there are great similarities and connections. Regardless of the issue at hand, my projects always start with personal feelings; fascination, anger, helplessness, grief, and determination, they quickly become political. Conflicting feelings one has in the middle of a mesmerizing landscape get disrupted by the reality of it. The collective trauma of genocide and yearning manifest themselves as Mount Ararat; the isolation and despair can be seen through an entire lake region that is facing drought as the result of eco-politics, just to count a few.
Agency of Nature, ownership, conflicting histories, and appropriation and exploitation of land and culture are often the focus of my work. Through photography, installations, deconstructing and reconstructing, research, fieldwork, and archival material, my experiences and observations become a new artistic language with each project".
www.ecegokalp.com
Agency of Nature, ownership, conflicting histories, and appropriation and exploitation of land and culture are often the focus of my work. Through photography, installations, deconstructing and reconstructing, research, fieldwork, and archival material, my experiences and observations become a new artistic language with each project".
www.ecegokalp.com