Gender equality and sustainability—two challenges that might seem separate at first but are deeply connected. Over time, I’ve come to realise that many people don’t see this connection. Often, sustainability is seen purely in environmental terms, leaving out its social and governance dimensions. But these factors are tightly intertwined. Advancing one often supports progress in…
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Limbo, Canan Tolon @Cocoon, Fişekhane
Bu hafta, Contemporary Istanbul Vakfı’nın Fişekhane’deki Cocoon’da ev sahipliği yaptığı Canan Tolon’un eseri “Limbo”yu ziyaret ettim. Eserin küratörlüğünü Ayça Okay üstleniyor. Aklıma gelen ilk soru: “Limbo” nedir? Enstalasyonunun fotoğrafını ilk gördüğümde bu kelimenin yaşamın akışı ve döngüselliği ile ilgili olduğunu düşünmüştüm. Limbo; araf, geçiş, kontrol edilemeyen ve ilerleme sağlanamayan belirsizlik durumu anlamlarına gelen yabancı bir…
Myth, Culture and Fashion
Oxford Dictionary describes myth as ‘A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events’; or ‘A widely held but false belief or idea’. In contrast, Roland Barthes in his book ‘Mythologies’ analyze myth semiologically and describes it as…
Panopticon and Social Media: Are you inside the tower or the cell?
I do not know how often you use or engage in social media but I have a question for you:
Do you feel like you are being watched?
I do; and, it is very frightening that in a way this is not only a feeling but reality.
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