kırılganlar/vulnerables

Anne Schülke and Coşkun Demirok focus on living spaces from two different perspectives in this joint project:

During Anne's stay in Ankara, she explores various forms of urban development. Using an instant camera, she visits places that have been settled and shaped under difficult and often illegal conditions, settlements from the 1970s that provided housing for many people, as well as contemporary profit-driven construction projects of the city. Throughout her explorations, she collects materials for an installation combining images, text, and sound. This process document will also include material from settlements in Florence (IT), Seoul (KOR), Eisenhüttenstadt (GER), and Ratingen (GER).

In the work featured in this exhibition, Coşkun observes with deep sorrow the ongoing, subtle destruction and transformation taking place in his still-unspoiled neighborhood — seen through the eyes of an individual who defines himself through his surroundings. Rather than aiming to create a documentary, his intent is to express an awareness of the strong bond between people and their surroundings. He is profoundly shaken by how rapid economic transformations—such as processes labeled 'urban renewal'—affect personal lives and stories without taking them into account. He follows, with growing concern, how the natural relationship between individuals and their immediate environment is increasingly being pushed carelessly into the background.

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Anne Schülke ve Coşkun Demirok, bu ortak projede yaşam alanlarına iki farklı perspektiften odaklanıyorlar:


Anne, Ankara'da kaldığı süre boyunca kentin çeşitli gelişim biçimlerini araştırıyor. Instant Camera aracılığıyla, zorlu ve çoğu zaman yasa dışı koşullarda kurulmuş yerleşim yerlerini, 1970'lerde birçok insana barınak sağlamış mahalleleri ve kentin kâr odaklı inşa edilen günümüz projelerini ziyaret ediyor. Bu keşifleri sırasında görüntüleri, metinleri ve sesleri birleştiren bir yerleştirme çalışması için malzemeler topluyor. Süreç belgesine ayrıca Floransa (İtalya), Seul (Güney Kore), Eisenhüttenstadt (Almanya) ve Ratingen (Almanya) kentlerinden de yerleşimlerle ilgili materyaller dahil edilecek.

 

Coşkun ise bu gösteride yer alan çalışmasında, hâlâ bozulmamış olan çevresini, mahallesinde aralıksız süren sinsi yıkım ve değişimi, kendini çevresiyle tanımlayan bir bireyin gözünden, derin bir hüzünle izliyor. Amacı bir belgesel oluşturmaktan çok, insanlarla çevreleri arasındaki güçlü bağın farkındalığını dile getirmek. Özellikle hızlı ekonomik değişimlerin ve dolayısıyla 'kentsel dönüşüm' gibi süreçlerin kişisel yaşamları ve öyküleri hesaba katmadan etkilemesi, onu derinden sarsıyor. Bireylerle onların yakın çevreleri arasındaki doğal ilişkinin gitgide kayıtsızca arka plana itilmesini yoğun bir kaygıyla takip ediyor.​​​

Anne Schülke

lives and works as a media artist with a curatorial practice in Düsseldorf. She studied literary studies and philosophy and earned her doctorate with a dissertation on autofiction. She works with various media including text, artist books, video, video installation, and audio. Her works are exhibited both nationally and internationally, in galleries and public spaces. She often initiates independent projects and enjoys collaboration. After receiving numerous project and exhibition grants, she was awarded the Visual Arts Advancement Award of the City of Düsseldorf in 2022.​​

Coşkun Demirok

was born in Ankara and has been living in Düsseldorf since 1971. From 1999 to 2017, he was one of the partners of the "DGM-Architekten" office in Krefeld. In addition to architecture, he has continuously maintained his identity as an artist. Düsseldorf, where he realized a series of joint projects with Turkish artists. In recent years, with the reestablishment of his connection to Ankara, he has created "garage" as his workspace and further „artspace for experience“. In recent years, his areas of interest have expanded to include not only plastic arts but also text collages, performance, installation, and acoustic art.​​​​