Angsthase, insertion; single channel video (6.06 minutes), rabbit/chicken object, furry cat painting, 2022

Angsthase, insertion; single channel video (6.06 minutes), rabbit/chicken object, furry cat painting, 2022

Angsthase, insertion; single channel video (6.06 minutes), rabbit/chicken object, furry cat painting, 2022

Name
Gökçen Dilek Acay
  • Artist
    • Biography
    Gökcen Dilek Acay was born 1983 in Istanbul. She is a musician and an artist. She studied music, majoring in violin, at Yildiz Technical University (Istanbul) and at Bauhaus University Weimar, MFA Program. Acay received the 3rd Mension Prize for ‘Young Generation Turkish Artist’ organized by Maçka Art Gallery and Sainte Pulchérie, Istanbul 2015. Acay participated in the Biennale for Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean (BJCEM) in Milan in 2015. She was an artist in residence at Cité des Arts Paris in 2015 with the support of IKSV Istanbul. Acay participated in the Artist Residency Program at Taipei Artist Village 2020 and in 2022 TRA/Travel Artist Program in Japan with the support of SAHA Istanbul. She was awarded the Thuringia State Fellowship for Visual Artists in 2021 and Stiftung Kunstfonds Neustart Kultur in 2022. Exhibited in Museum Arter Istanbul, Kunsthalle Erfurt, Acc Gallery Weimar at Kunstfest 2022. Acay has been at BBK studio fellowship program in Berlin since 2020. She works as an independent artist within AIR programs and independent projects and lives in Weimar and Berlin.
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    Artist Statement
    "I deal with social conflicts using physical means of expression. Because these themes are very difficult to grasp and act on, I want to develop a performative narrative language on a metaphorical level for a counter-reality. I use different postures and positions in my work. I collage human behavior through depicting animals. This hybrid view gives me more play in how I want to tell the story. An aesthetic starting point of my work is the classic body language of gods, saints and heroes in the depiction of ancient stories. The hand signals and body language in such images are often theatrical and performative. Through my work I am also looking for an ideal human image on a transcultural level."

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