Final Exhibition, Izmir
We shared the final results of our Tandem Turkey adventure which began at the summer of 2015 on our exhibition “Wood Tales” opening on Wednesday February 22nd, at K2 Contemporary Art Center, Izmir.
Wood Tales – “A visit to Eser family”
Shot by Devrim Taban for “Wood Tales” project focusing “Tahtacı” culture within Tandem Turkey program on July 2016 in Turkey Izmir. Visiting the “Tahtacı” Eser family living in the Beydağ mountains, working as woodcutters, talking with Adil and Güllü Eser about their memories, traditions, past and present lives. Song played is “Denizin dibinde Hatçam”. Denizin dibinde Hatçam…
Wood Tales – Çınarköy
Shot by Devrim Taban for “Wood Tales” project focusing “Tahtacı” culture within Tandem Turkey program on July 2016 in Turkey Izmir. This Franco-Turkish cultural visual art partnership explores contemporary rural issues and creates ties between artists and rural communities highlighting cultural activity in rural areas. The Alevi Woodcutter community villages and the Basque town of Hazparne…
Wood Tales – “Cutting”
Shot by Devrim Taban for “Wood Tales” project focusing “Tahtacı” culture within Tandem Turkey program on July 2016 in Turkey Izmir. “Tahtacı” woodcutter family members from Kemalpaşa, Nif mountain, working in the thick forest, cutting wood and preparing it to be delivered.
Wood Tales – “A day in the forest”
Shot by Devrim Taban for “Wood Tales” project focusing “Tahtacı” culture within Tandem Turkey program on July 2016 in Turkey Izmir. “Tahtacı” woodcutter family members from Kemalpaşa, Nif mountain, starting their day with routine preperations for a day in the forest. We see them around their cabins, cutting wood and preparing it to be delivered.
Wood Tales – “Mengi”
Shot by Devrim Taban for “Wood Tales” project focusing “Tahtacı” culture within Tandem Turkey program on July 2016 in Turkey Izmir. “Tahtacı” woodcutter family members from Kemalpaşa, Nif mountain, playing “mengi” in the forest where they work and live. Song played is “Ağlar Da Gezerim Dağlar Başında”. Ağlar Da Gezerim Dağlar Başında Beni Boş Yerlere…
Meeting other local artists
Emre from NomadMind met Yana, Luc and Judith from the printmaking collective LaboEstampe based in Boucau. Together we visited the future exhibition site…a hill top !
WOOD TALES / BASO-MUTILAK / TAHTA ÖYKÜLER / CONTES DES BOIS 