Curated by Eda Berkmen, Rounded by Sleep showcases artwork from various local and international artists around the theme of sleep. The exhibition explores the most essential pastime shared among all species in terms of its ties to vulnerability and connection, birth and death, consciousness and eternal bliss. Available until Sunday, 29th of January in Gallery 0 at Arter. More information available via the official exhibition page.
From the organizer:
In the beginning, it was in their mothers’ wombs that babies slumbered; later, they slept in rooms, cribs, orphanages, on the ground, in caves, tents, trenches, at inns, in garrisons, dormitories, bars, prisons, hotels, buses, planes, ships, on rooftops, in rooms – eventually, the elderly slept too, up until their last sleep.
Sleep is an indispensable part of life, an unknown that we surrender to and a compulsory form of submission imprinted in our DNA. As the only part of the day that remains out of reach for purposes of productivity and efficiency, can sleep go beyond its status as a basic necessity and raise the possibility of resistance?
The works which form the exhibition Rounded by Sleep revolve around such concepts as intimacy and sharing, the individual and society, care and control, resistance and submission, and progress and repetition, all linked to the theme of sleep. The connection that sleep builds with the past and the unconscious is brought to the exhibition space through a selection of contemporary artworks as well as historical representations and archaeological artefacts.
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Image sourced via the organizers.
More information available via the official exhibition page.
Yenişehir, Irmak Cd. No:13, 34435 Beyoğlu/İstanbul
